Francis Opene (Nigeria)

Francis U. Opene is a policy analyst at the central bank of Nigeria. He is also an economist. He has worked extensively in payment system activities. He specializes in areas of electronic payments adoption; central bank digital currency; digital financial inclusion; payment system licensing. Previously, he has worked on several initiatives of the central bank. He has also worked with various working groups in the payment space to increase adoption of electronic payments in the education sector, agricultural sector, and in the real time gross settlement system. Currently, he provides assistance on economic policy at the Central Bank of Nigeria.