Who can issue e-money in Niger?
As of 2024-12-31, Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) records 1 e-money issuer in Niger but does not publish their names — a per-state count, not a named register. The sourced figure is below.
Maintained: this official source is re-checked on a weekly schedule — last checked 2026-08-04.
Source: BCEAO Rapport annuel sur les services financiers numériques dans l'UEMOA – 2024 · source date 2024-12-31
“E-money issuance” here is the normalized activity: Issue stored-value / electronic money redeemable at par and hold the customer float. The category of licence that lets a provider keep customers' money.
Activity id (as used by the Afriset MCP): fintech:EMONEY_ISSUE
Établissement de monnaie électronique
Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) · 1 recorded (names not published) · source date 2024-12-31BCEAO's 2024 annual report counts 1 e-money issuer in Niger; BCEAO does not publish a current named EME register (the last named list it published dates to 2017).
Source: BCEAO Rapport annuel sur les services financiers numériques dans l'UEMOA – 2024
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