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Nigeria’s central bank data localisation push is about more than local servers

Nigeria’s central bank data localisation push is about more than local servers
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Data localisation is often framed as keeping data in-country and protecting it, but the Central Bank of Nigeria’s new rules are about whether banks and fintechs can access critical data, recover services, and keep processing payments when their infrastructure fails. “Localisation is not the same...

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