Fidelity Bank Plc

Administrative fine imposed. NDPC, 21 August 2024.

Record ID: ng-ndpc-2024-0002
Jurisdiction: Nigeria
Regulator: NDPC
Type: penalty notice
Date decided: 21 August 2024
Respondent type: private
Sector: banking
Violations: unlawful processing, collection without lawful basis
Provisions cited: NDPR 2019, NDPA 2023
Outcome: administrative fine imposed
Penalty: NGN 555,800,000 (≈ USD 350,000 at the decision date)
Status: appealed
Source: Official document ↗
Record verified: 14 March 2026

Summary

The NDPC fined Fidelity Bank N555.8 million for collecting personal data to open an account without proper authorisation. The investigation began in 2019 under the legacy NDPR framework and continued under the NDPA 2023. The bank disputed the allegations and contested the fine in court.

BANKING · LAWFUL-BASIS · ADMINISTRATIVE-FINE

Cite this decision

NDPC (Nigeria), Fidelity Bank Plc, penalty notice of 21 August 2024. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/nigeria/ndpc/2024/fidelity-bank-unlawful-collection/ (accessed 22 July 2026).

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