Benin
Everything Afriset holds on fintech regulation in Benin: who's licensed for each activity, the cross-border money-movement rules, and the regulators — normalized and dated to official sources.
Licence registers
Who's licensed in Benin, per licence type — provider counts, source and last-checked date.
E-money issuance
| Licence category | Regulator | Providers | Source date | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Établissement de monnaie électronique | Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) | 3 (count only) | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-04 |
Payment processing
| Licence category | Regulator | Providers | Source date | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Établissement de paiement | Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) | 2 | 2026-02-28 | 2026-08-04 |
Cross-border rules for Benin
What may move across the border, and under what rule — 13 recorded rules. Rules, not rates.
See the cross-border rulebook →Answers
E-money issuance
Payment processing
Cross-border rules
- Licensed-channel requirement across markets →
- Outward-capital approval / restriction across markets →
- Export-proceeds surrender (cede to the state) across markets →
- Remittance-operator scope across markets →
- Cross-border cash-declaration threshold across markets →
- Cross-border payment documentation across markets →
- Travel / discretionary FX allowance across markets →
- Correspondent (nostro) balance cap across markets →