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Regulation for frontline staff

Module 03 / 5 · 55 min

The rules a frontline officer must know: who is licensed to do what, transaction limits and KYC tiers, agents, consumer protection and customer data.

In this module you will learn to

Explain who may offer digital financial services in Ethiopia and under which laws
Apply wallet limits and the idea of KYC tiers to a customer's request
Describe what an agent may and may not do, and why the bank remains responsible
Apply consumer protection and data privacy duties in everyday service

Built on

Erudite Africa Ethiopian context module, topic 1.h Digital Banking and Fintech Integration, Level 1 Beginner (October 2026)
NBE Proclamation No. 1359/2025, NBE Directive ONPS/09/2023 and NBE Instruction FCPED/142/26, as cited in the lessons
National Payment System Proclamation No. 718/2011 as amended by No. 1282/2023, and the payment system operator, consumer protection, electronic transaction, data protection and national ID texts marked reported in the lessons
NBE Risk Management Guidelines (May 2010)
National Financial Inclusion Strategy II (2021 to 2025) and the Digital Ethiopia 2025 strategy

Examples and companies are fictional. Bank practices are shown as typical Ethiopian practice, not as any one bank's policy. Always apply your own institution's approved policy and the current NBE directives.