CBN AML/CFT Compliance for Nigerian Fintechs
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The Central Bank of Nigeria's AML/CFT regime is enforced against evidence — not intent. StackWeaver engineers the controls that produce that evidence continuously across KYC, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and NFIU (GoAML) filing, so your CBN examination is a verification exercise rather than a reconstruction project.
What CBN AML/CFT actually requires
Under the CBN AML/CFT/CPF Regulations and the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, a licensed fintech must operate a documented AML programme, risk-rate customers on onboarding, screen against sanctions and PEP lists, monitor transactions against typologies, file STRs and CTRs to the NFIU through GoAML within statutory windows, and retain evidence for at least five years. Every one of these is a control that must be provable on demand.
How StackWeaver engineers it
- KYC and CDD as pipeline: BVN/NIN validation, tiered CDD, and Enhanced Due Diligence for high-risk profiles — wired to your onboarding stack with source-captured evidence.
- Transaction monitoring that survives review: tuned rulesets for Nigerian typologies (structuring, layering across wallets, mule accounts, cross-border remittance abuse) with alert-to-disposition trails an examiner can read.
- Sanctions and PEP screening: real-time and periodic re-screening against OFAC, UN, EU, and NFIU lists, with match-review evidence retained.
- NFIU / GoAML workflow: STR/CTR generation, dual review, submission tracking, and retention — designed so filing deadlines are met by the system, not by a person remembering.
- Independent AML audit readiness: the annual audit becomes a walkthrough of live evidence, not a scramble.
Why "consultant + PDF" fails a CBN examination
Traditional AML consulting delivers documents. CBN examiners test whether the controls actually run and whether the evidence is contemporaneous. Documents alone create findings. Engineered controls with continuous evidence — the continuous compliance model — hold up under examination and reduce the cost of every future one.
Outcomes
- CBN AML programme documented, engineered, and evidenced end-to-end.
- NFIU filings on time, with defensible dispositions.
- Board and CCO reporting produced from live data — see the client portal walkthrough.
- Reference evidence: the NovaPay AML case.
Related capabilities
Pair with NDPA for lawful data handling, SOC 2 for investor-facing assurance, and Continuous Compliance for the operating model. Regulator background sits in the Library and diagnostic tooling in the CBN readiness calculator.
Your next step
Start with a 60-second CBN readiness score, or take the TEMM assessment to place your overall maturity. When you are ready, book an assessment and we will map the specific path from your current state to continuous CBN AML readiness.
What this relates to
- Continuous ComplianceA state in which compliance evidence is generated and verified continuously, so readiness is always current rather than reconstructed for each audit.
- Audit ReadinessThe state of being able to satisfy an audit or due-diligence request on demand, with current, mapped, and verifiable evidence.
- Evidence ArchitectureThe three-layer model for how compliance evidence is created, connected, and consumed: Created & Captured → Stored & Connected → Verified & Consumed.
- NDPA Compliance for Nigerian Fintechs and Digital BusinessesNigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) readiness engineered into how your product handles personal data — with continuous evidence the NDPC and your enterprise customers can verify. Build continuous data protection compliance that survives regulatory scrutiny.
- SOC 2 Readiness for African Fintechs and B2B SaaSSOC 2 Type I and Type II readiness delivered as an evidence pipeline — engineered controls that run in production and generate continuous evidence across the audit period. Achieve audit-ready SOC 2 in weeks, not quarters.
- Continuous ComplianceMove from audit-time scrambles to a live readiness state — engineered controls and evidence pipelines that keep you continuously audit-ready. Achieve permanent compliance readiness through engineered controls and automated evidence.
- CBN AML/CFT Readiness ChecklistA structured, control-by-control checklist covering CDD/KYC, ongoing monitoring, STR/CTR, governance, and record-keeping — mapped to CBN AML/CFT expectations. The CBN AML checklist Nigerian fintechs use to prepare for CBN examination.
- CBN AML/CFT Implementation Guide 2026A practical, control-by-control implementation guide for CBN AML/CFT — CDD/KYC, transaction monitoring, sanctions & PEP screening, STR/CTR filing to NFIU GoAML, governance, and record-keeping, mapped to CBN expectations. The definitive CBN AML implementation guide for Nigerian fintechs.