2021-02-09 | FPR/AML/CON/BOF/006/002

Letter to Banks, OFIs and PSPs: Acceptance of Machine Readable Convention Travel Document (MRCTD) and Refugee Identification Card as Means of Identification

The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued a letter to financial institutions, informing them that the Machine Readable Convention Travel Document (MRCTD) and Refugee Identity Card are accepted as valid forms of identification for refugees and asylum seekers in Nigeria when conducting banking transactions. This is in accordance with the CBN AML/CFT Regulations, 2013, which outline customer due diligence requirements. Banks are reminded to continue implementing effective customer due diligence policies to combat financial crimes.

Nigeria

Central Bank of Nigeria

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