
MTN Nigeria, led by Karl Toriola, receives approval to launch payment service bank
The approval comes five months after MTN Nigeria received preliminary approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The approval comes five months after MTN Nigeria received preliminary approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
During the year, its service revenue increased by 23.3 percent, from $3.22 billion in 2020 to $3.97 billion.
The development comes hours after the telecom giant closed its first public offering of millions of shares held by MTN Group.
MTN Nigeria is one of Africa’s largest telecom services providers, connecting 68 million people across Nigeria.
Both MTN Nigeria and Airtel Africa have received approval-in-principle for a service bank license.