Circular on the Framework for the Enrolment of Nigerian Banks Customers in Diaspora for BVN Issuance

BANKING AND PAYMENTS SYSTEM DEPARTMENT REF: BPS/DIR/GEN/05/009 CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA Central Business District P.M.B. 0187, Garki, Abuja.

+234 - 0946238445 Tuesday, 18 August 2015 To: All Deposit Money Banks / General Public CIRCULAR ON THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE ENROLMENT OF NIGERIAN BANKS' CUSTOMERS IN DIASPORA FOR BANK VERIFICATION NUMBER (BVN) ISSUANCE As part of its efforts towards the full implementation of the BVN Project, the Central Bank of Nigeria, in collaboration with key stakeholders in the Nigeria banking industry, has finalised the guidelines for the enrolment of Nigerian banks' customers in diaspora.

Nigerian banks' customers in diaspora could present themselves for enrolment for the BVN, without travelling to Nigeria, through the following ways:

1. Use Of Foreign Based Nigerian Banks

The first option is for the customers of Nigerian banks to present themselves to the offshore branches/ subsidiaries of any Nigerian Deposit Money Bank (where such facilities have been made available) for the enrolment for the BVN. The deployment of scanners and other devices to these locations have started in earnest.

Nigerian banks abroad are expected to capture necessary data, generate a BVN and communicate same to the customers. Thereafter, the Customers are expected to forward the assigned BVN to their banks, for linkage with their accounts. A web portal to achieve this linkage to bank accounts has been developed and deployed, while the process of such linkage will be made available by NIBSS to all those enrolled abroad.

All Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) with branches/subsidiaries abroad, are by this Circular enjoined to work with NIBSS to ensure a seamless implementation of this option.

2. Use Of A Consultant- Online Integrated Solutions (Ois)

The above mentioned company has been engaged to establish stations for data capture and generation of BVN at a fee of GBP 30 (thirty pounds or its equivalent) per transaction, payable by the customer. The company is expected to capture necessary data for online transmission to NIBSS, who would thereafter generate the BVN and communicate same to the customer. The customer may approach OIS for the BVN, where the communication from NIBSS is not received within 48 hours after the enrolment. Thereafter, Nigerian Banks' Customers in diaspora are expected to forward their BVN to their banks for linkage with their accounts, as in option 1 above. The plan is to rollout this operation in twelve (12) locations in the first phase. These locations are: London, Leicester, New York, Atlanta, Washington DC, Houston, Johannesburg, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dubai and New Delhi. The second phase will include locations with a high demand for service, based on online feedback, while remote locations with lower concentrations of Nigerians will be accommodated through scheduled sessions for defined periods.

The addresses of the enrolment centers for phase 1 and possible Go-Live dates are as stated below:

S/No.	City/Country	Address	Possible	Go-
	Live Date
1	Washington	Washington (11900 Park Lawn Drive, Suite 160,	Aug. 24th, 2015
DC, USA	Rockville, MD)
2	Dubai,UAE	Dubai (2907 Platinum Tower Cluster 1, Jumeirah,	Aug. 19th, 2015
	Lake Towers)
3	Johannesburg,	No. 6 Bolton Road, Rose Bank, Johannesburg. SA	Sept. 7th, 2015
South Africa
4	Beijing, China	Unit 1, Suite 1801, Kun Sha Building, 16XIN Yuan Li	Sept. 7th, 2015
	Str. Chaoyang District, Beijing, PRC
5	Shanghai,	(RM 2025, 22/F, Catic Building, 212 Jiangning Road,	Sept. 7th, 2015
China	Jing'an District, Shanghai, PRC).
6	Guangzhou,	Unit 27/28, 41st Floor, R&F To-Win Building, 30	Sept. 7th, 2015
China	HUAXIA Rd, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, PRC
7	New	Delhi,	Plot No. 4, Ground Floor, Institutional Area, Malcha	Sept. 7th, 2015
India	Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021, India
8	Atlanta, USA	918 Holcomb Bridge Roswell, Atlanta	Sept. 14th, 2015
9	London, UK	56-57 Fleet Street, City of London EC4Y 1JU	Enrolling
	already
10	Leicester, UK	The Peplum Center, Orchardson Avenue,	Enrolling
	Leicester LE4 6DP	already
11	New	York,	To be determined (TBD)	TBD
USA
12	Houston, USA	To be determined (TBD)	TBD

For updates on the go-live dates, please visit the following websites: www.nibss-plc.com.ng or www.bvn.com.ng. Please note that information on other enrollment centres not listed above will be communicated soon.

All customers intending to register through Online Integrated Solutions (OIS) must first book and confirm an appointment at www.oisservices.com, in order for them to be attended to at the OIS offices.

Please be guided. 'DIPO FATOKUN

Director, Banking and Payments System Department