{
  "id": 2092700,
  "title": "New CBN data policy: Putting the cart before the horse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/new-cbn-data-policy-putting-the-cart-before-the-horse",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T05:49:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/new-cbn-data-policy-putting-the-cart-before-the-horse/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "On 15 June 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria issued circular PSS/DIR/PUB/CIR/001/004, signed by Dr Rakiya Yusuf, Director of the Payments System Supervision Department, directing financial institutions to localise payment data. The circular signals a new posture of systemic oversight, under which the largest fintechs would be supervised as critical financial infrastructure rather than as […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}