Nigeria’s banking sector strengthened its fraud detection framework in 2025, with the number of Bank Verification Numbers (BVNs) on the industry’s fraud watchlist rising by 38.4% to 13,117, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s 2025 Annual Report.
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