Reported by: Agande Richard Aondofa | Edited by: Gabriel Osa
During the 2025 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, D.C., the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, held a strategic session with Nigerian fintech CEOs.
The closed-door meeting, themed “Shaping the Future of Fintech in Nigeria: Innovation, Inclusion, and Integrity,” brought together founders, investors, regulators, and policy leaders to strengthen collaboration and co-develop policies that balance financial innovation with stability.
Governor Cardoso reiterated the CBN’s commitment to fostering an environment where new ideas thrive under prudent oversight, and emphasized financial inclusion as a central priority.
“At the CBN, we are committed to creating an environment where new ideas can flourish under prudent oversight, and where inclusion is at the heart of our endeavours,” he said.
“As we embrace new technology, it is our responsibility to uphold the integrity of the financial system – maintaining strong governance, consumer protection, and risk management so that trust in our institutions remains firm.”
The discussions focused on five key areas:
Innovation and responsible growth
Infrastructure and interoperability
Legal and policy enablement
Compliance and financial integrity
Market confidence and sustainable capital flows
The session concluded with a joint commitment to ongoing engagement between the CBN and fintech stakeholders, ensuring regulatory reforms support Nigeria’s broader financial innovation agenda.
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