{"id":95433,"date":"2021-10-19T08:51:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T07:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=95433"},"modified":"2021-10-19T08:51:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T07:51:17","slug":"cbn-nigerians-will-use-enaira-without-internet-enabled-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/10\/19\/cbn-nigerians-will-use-enaira-without-internet-enabled-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"CBN: Nigerians will use eNaira without internet-enabled phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that Nigerians without internet-enabled phones will still make transactions on the eNaira platform.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed by the apex bank in a<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/enaira.com\/download\/eNaira_Design_Paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">document<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0title \u2018Design paper for the eNaira\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to the apex bank, eNaira was developed based on simplicity and ease of use to ensure that Nigerians without internet-enabled phones can access the service.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It explained that the approach would not further alienate sections of the population who are uneducated, lack exposure and access to internet services or digital devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cAccording to the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-formal Education (NMEC), it estimated that 35 percent of the nation\u2019s adult population was illiterate (i.e., 37.1million) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/10\/18\/finance-ministry-working-with-cbn-to-close-exchange-rates-gap-zainab-ahmed\/\">CBN<\/a> risks losing adoption to the segment of the population.\u201d the document reads.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cTo mitigate this risk, the bank factored in the need for inclusiveness as part of the core design principle of the eNaira.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThis principle has enabled the Bank to focus on simplicity and ease of use ensuring that Nigerians without internet-enabled phones can access the service.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to CBN, the eNaira will complement existing payment methods such as mobile banking apps, point-of-sale terminals, USSD, fast response code, and Internet banking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe account-based CBDC model at its core mirrors the progress made on the National Financial Inclusion Strategy, which enables access to financial services by leveraging last-mile networks to identify users and to provide banking services through channels such as PoS and USSD.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWith the account-based model, the CBN seeks to enable access by leveraging the existing identity infrastructure in Nigeria such as the BVN, NIN, TIN, etc., to uniquely identify individuals and corporate entities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The bank added that identifying frameworks such as the NIN will enable access for the financially excluded as they can be uniquely identified, thereby enabling the provision of financial services. 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