Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the enforcement of Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal geo-fencing to August 1, 2026.

According to the regulator,the decision is intended to give financial institutions and payment service providers more time to comply with the regulatory requirement aimed at strengthening oversight of electronic payment channels.

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The directive was contained in a circular dated May 29, 2026, signed by the Director of the Payments System Supervision Department, Dr Rakiya Yusuf, and obtained from the CBN’s website on Friday.

Addressed to Deposit Money Banks, Microfinance Banks, Mobile Money Operators, Switching and Processing Companies, Payment Terminal Service Providers, Payment Solution Service Providers, Super Agents, and other licensed operators in the Nigerian payments ecosystem, the circular announced a revision to the policy’s implementation timeline.

The CBN informed that the decision followed engagements with stakeholders and considerations arising from the operationalisation of an earlier circular issued on August 25, 2025, which covered migration to ISO 20022 standards for payments messaging and the mandatory geo-tagging of payment terminals.