Following the CBN’s directive on strengthening Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures for Tier 1 accounts, fintech company, PalmPay, is encouraging users who have not yet complied with the requirements to do so promptly.
Since the introduction of the directive last December, PalmPay has launched a new onboarding flow on its App, which mandates all Tier 1 users to validate their NIN or BVN. Failure to do so means that the user would not be able to complete their registration on the wallet.
All existing users must also validate their BVN or NIN as follows:
1. Existing users who have validated their NIN or BVN previously must revalidate their KYC information by 31 January 2024.
2. Existing users who have not yet validated their NIN or BVN must do so by 31 March 2024.
Defaulting wallets will be frozen by 31 January and 31 March 2024, respectively.
According to PalmPay Nigeria’s Managing Director, Chika Nwosu “We are committed to doing our part to foster a secure financial ecosystem. We urge all PalmPay users to update their KYC information on the app as soon as possible in order to ensure smooth continuation of service for their wallets”.
The company has introduced an incentive payment of up to N500 for users who get ahead of the deadline and validate their information. Also, support operations have been beefed up to help its customers through the process.
