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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Nigeria\u2019s financial sector fraud surged by 496.96 per cent from 2019 to 2023 amid the rise of electronic payment.<\/p>\n

Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System disclosed this in its recent \u2018Annual Fraud Landscape\u2019 report.<\/p>\n

The report said Nigeria\u2019s Bank customers lost N59.33 billion between 2019 and 2023, with losses increasing from N2.96 billion in 2019 to N17.67 billion in 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe amount lost to fraud has increased over the past five years along with the growth of financial transactions in the digital payments sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mobile channel was statistically the most profitable channel for fraudsters in 2023 with a Fraud Interest Index of 34 per cent. It is followed by Internet Banking and POS with 33.99 per cent and 26.37 per cent, respectively\u201d, NIBSS stated.<\/p>\n

The development comes amid the 463 percent surge in electronic transactions, which will reach N611.06 trillion in 2023 and N108.42 trillion in 2019.<\/p>\n

In the same period, mobile subscriptions have grown by 21.68 per cent, from 184.43 million as of the end of December 2019 to 224.41 million as of 2023.<\/p>\n

Electronic payments hit N234 in the first quarter of 2024.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Nigeria\u2019s financial sector fraud surged by 496.96 per cent from 2019 to 2023 amid the rise of electronic payment. Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System disclosed this in its recent \u2018Annual Fraud Landscape\u2019 report. 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