Sovereign by design: How AWS helps Nigeria’s financial services industry protect data and drive innovation

This article explains how AWS supports Nigeria's financial services industry with sovereign-by-design cloud infrastructure that meets strict data residency and regulatory requirements.

• AWS provides verifiable control over data location, access, encryption, and cloud resilience for regulated institutions
• AWS Local Zones and Outposts infrastructure in Nigeria meets highest global security standards
• AWS holds 143 security and compliance certifications including SOC 2/3, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS Level 1
• AWS Nitro System uses specialized hardware to prevent unauthorized data access during processing
• Customers can use AWS KMS external key stores to retain exclusive control over encryption keys
• AWS trained over 180,000 Nigerians in cloud skills since 2017 and supports government digital talent programs
• AWS accepts Nigerian Naira payments and operates Lagos office supporting local fintech ecosystem
• Resilience testing tools help financial institutions validate disaster recovery continuously

AWS delivers sovereign-by-design, secure-by-default cloud infrastructure built for the demanding operational resilience requirements of financial services in Nigeria and globally.