Regulatory guidance to mitigate SIM risks

  1. Regulatory coordination: - a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) related DFS should be in place between the telecommunications regulator and the Central Bank on SIM swaps. A sample MOU is included at Annex B of the Technical report on SS7 vulnerabilities and mitigation measures for digital financial services transactionsarrow-up-right

  2. Regulators should encourage Mobile network operators to adopt appropriate controls to mitigate SIM risk and Fraud (see Mobile network operator controls and DFS operator controls).

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