The Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) eNaira has taken off with over N500m of the currency minted.
The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele said thirty-three banks have been fully integrated on the platform.
At the launch of the eNaira in Abuja on Monday, Emefiele disclosed that over 2.5 million people visit the website daily.
CBN Governor explained that another N200 million has been issued to financial institutions.
He maintained that over 2,000 customers have been onboarded and 120 merchants have successfully registered on the eNaira platform.
Mr Emefiele said “customers who download the eNaira Speed Wallet App will be able to perform the following: onboard and create their wallet; fund their eNaira wallet from their bank account; transfer eNaira from their wallet to another wallet and make payment for purchases at registered merchant locations.
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