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Yellow Card

Yellow Card: admitted by SEC Nigeria into its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (Approval-in-Principle, not a final licence).

Status

ARIP participant (SEC Approval-in-Principle) · checked 22 Oct 2026
Under the ARIP framework, VASPs get an Approval-in-Principle pending final registration by the SEC.

SEC circular

On 13 Aug 2026 the SEC cleared Yellow Card (YC) Financial Limited for admission into ARIP; admitted entities receive an Approval-in-Principle, which the SEC says is not a final licence. SEC circular, 13 Aug 2026 official

Type

Function not stated by the SEC · global brand (Type)

Public statement

Not applicable.

History

• 13 Aug 2026Cleared by the SEC for admission into ARIP (Approval-in-Principle). — sec.gov.ng official

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