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DPO Group gets regulatory licence to provide payments in Nigeria

Wednesday 26 January 2022 12:38 CET | News

Kenya-based payment service provider DPO Group has been grated a regulatory license by the Central Bank of Nigeria to provide payment services to businesses across Nigeria.

This licence enables the DPO Group to operate as an independent payment solutions services company in Nigeria as it does across over 20 other countries in Africa. DPO offers merchant aggregation services to over 60,000 active merchants, including ecommerce companies, airlines, and travel agents.

According to the company, local and global businesses trust DPO Group because its network allows merchants to accept payments in the currency of their choice. Working across local and international channels, DPO also offers protection against fraud and augments merchants to manage refunds, chargebacks, and more.

Ecommerce has seen significant growth in Nigeria in recent years, due to high levels of internet penetration combined with being one of the largest digital economies on the continent, according to the press release. Digital payments make up most payment volumes in the country, and volumes are expected to reach 7.7 billion by 2025, representing a growth of 45% from 2019, according to data put forth in the press release.


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Keywords: expansion, digital payments, ecommerce, fraud prevention, merchants
Categories: Payments & Commerce
Companies: Central Bank of Nigeria, DPO Group
Countries: Nigeria
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