Jimoh Musa Itopa

I hold a BSc in Computer Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria,
and an MBA from Enugu State University of Technology, Nigeria. I also have a certificate
in Public Leadership from the Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
USA. Additionally, I have attended the Advanced Management Program at the Lagos
Business School, Nigeria, and I am a fellow of the Fletcher School at Tufts University,
Massachusetts, USA.
With several years of work experience in the banking and payment services industry, I
have worked at First Bank Nigeria, FSB International Bank Nigeria, ValuCard Nigeria Ltd,
and currently employed at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). I have undergone various
international trainings, including the Payment System and Oversight training by the
Federal Reserve Bank in New York, training on Payment System Policy, Consumer Credit,
and Impact on the Payment System at George Mason University in Washington DC, and
Project Management and Procurement training from the Institute of Public-Private
Partnership (IP3) in Washington DC. I served as Director, Payments System Management
Department (December 2019 to November 2023). During the period I served as the
Chairman of the Nigerian e-Fraud Forum (NeFF) and the Nigerian Payments Initiatives
Coordinating Committee (PICC). I am a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management
and the Nigerian Institute of Directors.
I have been instrumental in implementing various payment system initiatives, such as the
Nigerian Payment System Regulatory Sandbox, Open Banking, Contactless payments,
and more. I played a significant role in the Technical Working Committee on
the Nigerian Central Bank Digital Currency (eNaira), and I led the team that implemented
the CBN's Payments System Vision 2025.
I have also held the position of Director of Capacity Development Department from
November 2023 to December 2024, where I implemented the capacity-building strategy
of the Bank.
I am currently the Director, Payments System Policy Department at the CBN