The company will apply for a PSB licence from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through a subsidiary.
The current population of Nigeria is 197.9 million as of 4 December 2018, based on the latest United Nations estimate.
The telco launched its Airtel Payments Bank in 2017. It went live with its core banking system in November 2017.
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