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The Central Bank of Nigeria has formally embedded AI and machine learning into its anti-money laundering compliance framework, requiring banks and licensed fintechs to deploy automated transaction monitoring with documented human oversight. This is the first time the CBN has made AI explicit in its AML rules.
[Content placeholder: full explainer to be inserted by Technology Reporter — what the CBN AI/AML rule requires, which fintechs are in scope, and what compliance looks like in practice. Cross-link to Nigeria’s National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill (BETA-179) as the broader AI governance context.]— Technology Desk, BETAR.africa
