{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"NaijaEyes Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro","author_name":"David","author_url":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro\/author\/1a8a48080e8e45cd\/","title":"Time to Drop the Paper: Why the CBN Must Scrap Current Account Bank References - NaijaEyes Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"54C86sy7hr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro\/cbn-must-scrap-current-account-bank-references\/\">Time to Drop the Paper: Why the CBN Must Scrap Current Account Bank References<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro\/cbn-must-scrap-current-account-bank-references\/embed\/#?secret=54C86sy7hr\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8222;Time to Drop the Paper: Why the CBN Must Scrap Current Account Bank References&#8221; &#8211; NaijaEyes Blog\" data-secret=\"54C86sy7hr\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ef403a97a752abebb60c51bcbb43a99e.jpg","thumbnail_width":680,"thumbnail_height":510,"description":"Time to Drop the Paper: Why the CBN Must Scrap Current Account Bank References The long-standing tradition of requiring bank references for opening a current account in Nigeria is now widely considered an obsolete ritual. For decades, this requirement, which often sees account officers pleading with customers to &#8220;help someone&#8221; by signing a reference form, [&hellip;]"}