Legal Implications of Electronic Banking in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOrifowomo, Odunola Akinwale
dc.coverage.geographicalNigeriaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-12T13:56:51Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-27T23:09:45Z
dc.date.available2015-05-12T13:56:51Z
dc.date.available2018-10-27T23:09:45Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-12
dc.degree.awardMaster of Philosophy in Lawen_US
dc.departmentLawen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study critically, examined the various components of electronic banking (e-banking) and their impact on the industry. It analysed the legal issues generated by electronic banking in Nigeria, the existing legal and institutional frameworks for the banking industry, and highlighted their inadequacy in meeting the challenges of electronic banking. It also developed an appropriate legal framework for e-banking in Nigeria The study relied on primary and secondary sources of information. Judicial decisions and legislation, including the Central Bank of Nigeria Act and the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act, relating to the banking system constituted the primary sources. The secondary sources of information were journal articles, textbooks from local and foreign jurisdiction, and official documents from banking institutions. Information gathered from these sources was subjected to content analysis. The study revealed that the traditional conceptions of the relationship between the banker and the customer did not anticipate the evolution of the electronic banking system. This necessitated a shift in the delivery channels, using applicable information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure, and a re-orientation in the parties. The shift had to do with the workings of the relationship between the parties, inter se, and with respect to third parties such as ICT service providers. The study further revealed the peculiar challenges engendered by e-banking and the inadequacies in existing institutional, regulatory and legal frameworks. First, the principal statutes regulating the banking system — the Central Bank of Nigeria Act and the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act, were enacted before the advent of e-banking. Secondly, the "Guidelines on Electronic Banking in Nigeria 2003" are purely guidelines, rather than enforceable statutory provisions. Besides, the parties still relied mostly on "agreements", fashioned before the advent of e-banking, with provisions overly protective of the banker, against the customer. The customer, in the circumstances, appeared helpless. The study concluded that the relationship between the banker, the customer and the service providers required careful definition, and to ensure a true and proper harnessing of the capabilities of e-banking products and delivery channels, there is an imperative need to have in place, appropriate laws to regulate e-banking in Nigeria.en_US
dc.facultiesLawen_US
dc.format.filetypePDFen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3093
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.matric.numberLP01/02/H/2530en_US
dc.subjectElectronic bankingen_US
dc.subjectElectronic banking in Nigeriaen_US
dc.subjectLegal framework for e-banking in Nigeriaen_US
dc.subjecte-bankingen_US
dc.subjecte-banking productsen_US
dc.subjecte-banking delivery channelsen_US
dc.titleLegal Implications of Electronic Banking in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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