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CBN gives PoS operators one month to use aggregators

POSTED ON September 13, 2024 •   Breaking News      BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed that all Point of Sale (PoS) operators must route transactions through licensed payment terminal service aggregators.

A circular posted on the CBN’s website on Thursday stated that the move was aimed at enhancing the tracking and management of electronic transactions in the country.

The apex bank noted, “As part of efforts to mitigate the concerns regarding channelling all Point of Sale transactions through a single aggregator, the CBN on April 19, 2024, granted a second PTSA licence to Unified Payment Services Limited.

“In furtherance of the above, the CBN hereby directs as follows: Acquirers are henceforth required to route all transactions from PoS terminals at merchant and agent locations, whether on physical or electronic PoS terminals, through any CBN-licensed Payment Terminal Service Aggregators (PTSAs) are required to send PoS transactions to only Processors certified by the relevant Payment Scheme, nominated by the Acquirer and licensed by CBN."

It noted that the Nigeria Interbank Settlement System Plc was granted a PTSA licence in 2011 to handle the aggregation of PoS transactions.

However, to address concerns about routing all transactions through one aggregator, the CBN granted a second PTSA licence to Unified Payment Services Limited earlier this year in April.

The CBN said, “To achieve the objective of tracking electronic transactions in Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria in August 2011, granted a Payment Terminal Service Aggregator licence to Nigeria Interbank Settlement System Plc.

"As part of efforts to mitigate the concerns regarding channelling all Point of Sale transactions through a single aggregator, the CBN on April 19, 2024, granted a second PTSA licence to Unified Payment Services Limited.”

The CBN has instructed that all acquirers, the institutions responsible for processing payments from PoS terminals, must channel transactions through any of the two licensed aggregators.

In addition, licensed processors are required to integrate with both PTSAs to give acquirers the flexibility to choose their preferred service providers.

It noted that payment terminal service providers, responsible for deploying and managing PoS terminals, must ensure their devices and applications are configured to work with any PTSA chosen by the acquirers.

According to the CBN, PTSPs are also required to submit monthly reports to the CBN, detailing the number of merchants and agents they manage, as well as the PTSA services used.

Similarly, the CBN has mandated that each PTSA submit monthly reports of all transactions processed through their platforms.

According to the apex bank, the reports must be submitted to the Director of the Payments System Management Department within seven days after the end of each month.

The CBN urged all PSPs to regularise their operations with the PTSAs within 30 days, warning that non-compliance with the directive would attract appropriate sanctions.

Recall that the Corporate Affairs Commission announced on July 7 that all Point of Sale operators in the country must register with it before September 5.

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