Nigerian Banking
Collection
20 Nigerian banking datasets for ML research, fraud detection, and financial analytics.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POS-00935356
|
TRM-00935356
|
Business 935356
|
retail
|
Kano
| 1,447,936.087217
| 487
| 2020-12-25T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00511309
|
TRM-00511309
|
Business 511309
|
food
|
Rivers
| 107,753.356758
| 518
| 2020-06-28T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01279232
|
TRM-01279232
|
Business 1279232
|
food
|
Oyo
| 10,231,332.633546
| 497
| 2024-10-25T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01432534
|
TRM-01432534
|
Business 1432534
|
transport
|
Kaduna
| 490,159.413127
| 524
| 2021-03-13T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01069765
|
TRM-01069765
|
Business 1069765
|
food
|
Jigawa
| 125,671.146825
| 518
| 2020-11-15T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00037339
|
TRM-00037339
|
Business 37339
|
services
|
Rivers
| 285,777.089905
| 507
| 2020-04-15T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01047916
|
TRM-01047916
|
Business 1047916
|
retail
|
Lagos
| 98,760.073571
| 503
| 2021-06-06T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01173017
|
TRM-01173017
|
Business 1173017
|
services
|
Plateau
| 74,242.998274
| 513
| 2020-02-24T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00950366
|
TRM-00950366
|
Business 950366
|
services
|
Lagos
| 1,206,483.96863
| 530
| 2021-12-29T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01235025
|
TRM-01235025
|
Business 1235025
|
services
|
Lagos
| 191,604.849035
| 480
| 2020-10-31T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00337395
|
TRM-00337395
|
Business 337395
|
food
|
Kogi
| 67,330.908739
| 535
| 2020-10-20T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00327920
|
TRM-00327920
|
Business 327920
|
services
|
Kaduna
| 647,971.780801
| 513
| 2020-11-25T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00802536
|
TRM-00802536
|
Business 802536
|
retail
|
Ogun
| 6,185,961.442201
| 502
| 2020-01-01T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01571597
|
TRM-01571597
|
Business 1571597
|
food
|
Anambra
| 1,225,208.966576
| 508
| 2023-04-25T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00631012
|
TRM-00631012
|
Business 631012
|
food
|
Kano
| 7,926,159.10646
| 515
| 2024-09-28T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00774026
|
TRM-00774026
|
Business 774026
|
transport
|
Lagos
| 245,384.829297
| 455
| 2024-03-06T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00701468
|
TRM-00701468
|
Business 701468
|
retail
|
Lagos
| 11,957,109.097546
| 488
| 2021-12-11T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01410115
|
TRM-01410115
|
Business 1410115
|
retail
|
Ogun
| 1,993,766.260178
| 512
| 2024-08-23T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00419538
|
TRM-00419538
|
Business 419538
|
food
|
Plateau
| 2,431,660.784493
| 526
| 2020-05-27T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01743778
|
TRM-01743778
|
Business 1743778
|
food
|
Oyo
| 976,143.438678
| 495
| 2022-11-15T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00285646
|
TRM-00285646
|
Business 285646
|
transport
|
Abuja (FCT)
| 5,816,504.272925
| 510
| 2024-01-07T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01474242
|
TRM-01474242
|
Business 1474242
|
food
|
Imo
| 4,831,716.765766
| 494
| 2020-06-23T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01224232
|
TRM-01224232
|
Business 1224232
|
food
|
Lagos
| 564,111.630167
| 471
| 2022-10-21T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00229771
|
TRM-00229771
|
Business 229771
|
services
|
Oyo
| 3,457,031.747458
| 528
| 2020-08-12T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00752423
|
TRM-00752423
|
Business 752423
|
retail
|
Ogun
| 21,577.521746
| 498
| 2021-07-18T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01926004
|
TRM-01926004
|
Business 1926004
|
food
|
Lagos
| 223,889.714352
| 523
| 2024-03-19T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00646230
|
TRM-00646230
|
Business 646230
|
retail
|
Edo
| 2,910,474.332318
| 513
| 2022-08-09T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00804748
|
TRM-00804748
|
Business 804748
|
services
|
Bauchi
| 525,846.462715
| 515
| 2021-02-15T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00936567
|
TRM-00936567
|
Business 936567
|
food
|
Kano
| 1,602,808.870536
| 504
| 2024-04-15T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01700365
|
TRM-01700365
|
Business 1700365
|
retail
|
Plateau
| 677,302.814448
| 492
| 2021-05-09T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01944503
|
TRM-01944503
|
Business 1944503
|
food
|
Sokoto
| 423,055.185173
| 518
| 2021-09-04T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01835430
|
TRM-01835430
|
Business 1835430
|
retail
|
Delta
| 238,212.904888
| 507
| 2020-04-27T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00887284
|
TRM-00887284
|
Business 887284
|
retail
|
Lagos
| 1,199,009.18957
| 505
| 2022-11-02T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01473034
|
TRM-01473034
|
Business 1473034
|
retail
|
Lagos
| 1,350,722.91427
| 483
| 2020-06-04T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01990221
|
TRM-01990221
|
Business 1990221
|
retail
|
Kano
| 100,141.308409
| 511
| 2023-11-15T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00211287
|
TRM-00211287
|
Business 211287
|
retail
|
Lagos
| 64,361.851815
| 519
| 2024-06-14T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00797015
|
TRM-00797015
|
Business 797015
|
retail
|
Lagos
| 1,192,766.572441
| 498
| 2022-10-23T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01867817
|
TRM-01867817
|
Business 1867817
|
retail
|
Abuja (FCT)
| 377,031.371565
| 503
| 2022-07-03T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01206629
|
TRM-01206629
|
Business 1206629
|
food
|
Lagos
| 2,206,415.459438
| 531
| 2022-11-15T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00413577
|
TRM-00413577
|
Business 413577
|
services
|
Ondo
| 3,111,881.792271
| 482
| 2020-09-10T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01685199
|
TRM-01685199
|
Business 1685199
|
services
|
Ogun
| 2,616,591.88584
| 489
| 2020-10-07T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00473168
|
TRM-00473168
|
Business 473168
|
food
|
Edo
| 6,268,945.396155
| 513
| 2021-05-03T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01389008
|
TRM-01389008
|
Business 1389008
|
retail
|
Plateau
| 391,067.883553
| 501
| 2023-07-17T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01675272
|
TRM-01675272
|
Business 1675272
|
food
|
Abuja (FCT)
| 1,801,722.136303
| 523
| 2023-09-03T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01702513
|
TRM-01702513
|
Business 1702513
|
retail
|
Lagos
| 375,910.501382
| 501
| 2020-01-16T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01258454
|
TRM-01258454
|
Business 1258454
|
food
|
Anambra
| 9,477,001.172906
| 483
| 2023-06-15T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00432456
|
TRM-00432456
|
Business 432456
|
retail
|
Lagos
| 1,813,245.251775
| 492
| 2023-02-08T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00395853
|
TRM-00395853
|
Business 395853
|
services
|
Lagos
| 982,057.704903
| 500
| 2021-12-14T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00085516
|
TRM-00085516
|
Business 85516
|
retail
|
Yobe
| 408,888.745529
| 508
| 2020-01-21T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01192839
|
TRM-01192839
|
Business 1192839
|
retail
|
Oyo
| 235,958.38166
| 496
| 2021-11-30T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01540800
|
TRM-01540800
|
Business 1540800
|
services
|
Kano
| 31,931,094.771902
| 494
| 2021-11-10T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01756190
|
TRM-01756190
|
Business 1756190
|
food
|
Kaduna
| 1,144,274.41436
| 520
| 2023-09-25T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01502961
|
TRM-01502961
|
Business 1502961
|
retail
|
Edo
| 1,499,754.600492
| 493
| 2024-10-22T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01591526
|
TRM-01591526
|
Business 1591526
|
food
|
Lagos
| 7,209,878.625831
| 525
| 2020-09-20T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00400694
|
TRM-00400694
|
Business 400694
|
food
|
Oyo
| 1,336,491.281177
| 509
| 2022-02-13T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00040861
|
TRM-00040861
|
Business 40861
|
retail
|
Kwara
| 606,020.036218
| 476
| 2023-05-04T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00633254
|
TRM-00633254
|
Business 633254
|
transport
|
Abuja (FCT)
| 777,390.457919
| 531
| 2021-07-14T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01381671
|
TRM-01381671
|
Business 1381671
|
food
|
Lagos
| 84,839.408413
| 513
| 2023-01-30T00:00:00
| true
|
POS-01252758
|
TRM-01252758
|
Business 1252758
|
retail
|
Edo
| 11,432,293.519395
| 505
| 2023-03-01T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00612249
|
TRM-00612249
|
Business 612249
|
transport
|
Anambra
| 1,533,377.656147
| 493
| 2020-02-07T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01048990
|
TRM-01048990
|
Business 1048990
|
food
|
Rivers
| 3,029,232.744503
| 498
| 2021-05-02T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01314386
|
TRM-01314386
|
Business 1314386
|
retail
|
Lagos
| 15,129,975.60791
| 493
| 2020-02-07T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00459448
|
TRM-00459448
|
Business 459448
|
retail
|
Abia
| 852,676.712945
| 554
| 2021-09-09T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01985726
|
TRM-01985726
|
Business 1985726
|
food
|
Rivers
| 2,306,996.725883
| 521
| 2021-10-01T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00764313
|
TRM-00764313
|
Business 764313
|
retail
|
Lagos
| 1,981,433.049038
| 483
| 2023-06-08T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01113838
|
TRM-01113838
|
Business 1113838
|
transport
|
Abuja (FCT)
| 1,213,854.289374
| 483
| 2023-06-29T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01330541
|
TRM-01330541
|
Business 1330541
|
transport
|
Cross River
| 5,945,409.392676
| 498
| 2021-06-07T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01936143
|
TRM-01936143
|
Business 1936143
|
retail
|
Lagos
| 5,076,586.893608
| 442
| 2021-10-02T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01362831
|
TRM-01362831
|
Business 1362831
|
retail
|
Kaduna
| 17,628,759.83594
| 511
| 2022-11-21T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01702361
|
TRM-01702361
|
Business 1702361
|
food
|
Kano
| 63,448.62306
| 508
| 2021-07-06T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01974334
|
TRM-01974334
|
Business 1974334
|
services
|
Imo
| 3,635,102.137804
| 461
| 2022-07-25T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00078289
|
TRM-00078289
|
Business 78289
|
retail
|
Abuja (FCT)
| 4,809,910.193255
| 484
| 2023-07-23T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00657217
|
TRM-00657217
|
Business 657217
|
food
|
Lagos
| 1,117,985.292731
| 469
| 2023-07-04T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01355760
|
TRM-01355760
|
Business 1355760
|
services
|
Kano
| 51,843.882221
| 488
| 2024-03-18T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00940238
|
TRM-00940238
|
Business 940238
|
food
|
Rivers
| 1,999,080.305328
| 535
| 2024-09-27T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01726494
|
TRM-01726494
|
Business 1726494
|
food
|
Abuja (FCT)
| 235,462.768256
| 507
| 2023-12-07T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00477269
|
TRM-00477269
|
Business 477269
|
services
|
Lagos
| 61,011.68846
| 498
| 2022-02-26T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00773721
|
TRM-00773721
|
Business 773721
|
retail
|
Lagos
| 1,192,422.766747
| 493
| 2023-05-15T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01644101
|
TRM-01644101
|
Business 1644101
|
services
|
Katsina
| 490,558.654747
| 487
| 2024-02-22T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01937141
|
TRM-01937141
|
Business 1937141
|
food
|
Kano
| 987,513.624817
| 481
| 2021-08-25T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00152514
|
TRM-00152514
|
Business 152514
|
retail
|
Osun
| 1,938,597.31101
| 525
| 2023-03-22T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01047693
|
TRM-01047693
|
Business 1047693
|
food
|
Adamawa
| 3,284,725.767054
| 478
| 2023-10-06T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00958130
|
TRM-00958130
|
Business 958130
|
transport
|
Enugu
| 2,016,136.109566
| 463
| 2023-06-25T00:00:00
| true
|
POS-00260142
|
TRM-00260142
|
Business 260142
|
transport
|
Rivers
| 3,631,044.530449
| 544
| 2021-11-23T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01622167
|
TRM-01622167
|
Business 1622167
|
food
|
Lagos
| 266,939.456225
| 501
| 2022-06-03T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01869325
|
TRM-01869325
|
Business 1869325
|
retail
|
Enugu
| 218,447.239205
| 501
| 2022-10-07T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00829980
|
TRM-00829980
|
Business 829980
|
retail
|
Delta
| 1,718,547.527515
| 494
| 2020-06-19T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00716984
|
TRM-00716984
|
Business 716984
|
services
|
Lagos
| 1,497,587.770234
| 518
| 2022-03-19T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00730849
|
TRM-00730849
|
Business 730849
|
services
|
Abia
| 79,310.939836
| 495
| 2020-10-24T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01569311
|
TRM-01569311
|
Business 1569311
|
food
|
Kano
| 1,517,608.249474
| 489
| 2021-09-18T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01042204
|
TRM-01042204
|
Business 1042204
|
retail
|
Kwara
| 612,272.425527
| 502
| 2022-10-08T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01246972
|
TRM-01246972
|
Business 1246972
|
retail
|
Benue
| 14,201,476.024498
| 484
| 2020-05-19T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00092890
|
TRM-00092890
|
Business 92890
|
transport
|
Akwa Ibom
| 251,014.294804
| 478
| 2023-11-03T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00529790
|
TRM-00529790
|
Business 529790
|
retail
|
Delta
| 1,054,526.325699
| 509
| 2024-01-09T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00301190
|
TRM-00301190
|
Business 301190
|
services
|
Imo
| 5,787,982.270201
| 541
| 2024-02-10T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01636066
|
TRM-01636066
|
Business 1636066
|
food
|
Abia
| 258,699.882492
| 452
| 2021-09-07T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01910829
|
TRM-01910829
|
Business 1910829
|
retail
|
Lagos
| 7,822,673.939834
| 511
| 2023-12-31T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00280535
|
TRM-00280535
|
Business 280535
|
retail
|
Kano
| 14,339,505.526624
| 498
| 2022-06-01T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-00335283
|
TRM-00335283
|
Business 335283
|
retail
|
Ekiti
| 572,938.223833
| 528
| 2020-08-13T00:00:00
| false
|
POS-01647764
|
TRM-01647764
|
Business 1647764
|
transport
|
Benue
| 1,216,935.140915
| 502
| 2023-12-08T00:00:00
| false
|
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POS Merchants & Terminals Registry
Dataset Description
Nigerian POS merchants and terminals registry with fraud labels
This is a production-grade synthetic dataset with authentic Nigerian banking context, designed for merchant fraud detection, POS network optimization, and terminal risk scoring.
Key Features
- 🇳🇬 Nigerian Context: Real bank names, states, demographics
- 📊 ML-Ready Labels: Fraud flag (2.0% prevalence)
- ⚡ Large Scale: 2,000,000 rows
- 🎯 Realistic Distributions: Lognormal monthly volumes, Poisson transaction counts, merchant type distributions
- 📅 Temporal Coverage: 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Dataset Structure
Splits
- Train: 1,400,000 rows (70%)
- Validation: 300,000 rows (15%)
- Test: 300,000 rows (15%)
Schema
Key columns: merchant_id, terminal_id, business_name, merchant_category, state, monthly_volume_ngn, monthly_transactions, registration_date, fraud_flag
Usage
from datasets import load_dataset
# Load full dataset
dataset = load_dataset("electricsheepafrica/nigerian_pos_merchants")
# Load specific split
train_data = load_dataset("electricsheepafrica/nigerian_pos_merchants", split="train")
Labels
- Type: Fraud flag (2.0% prevalence)
- Use Case: merchant fraud detection, POS network optimization, and terminal risk scoring
Nigerian Context
Nigerian POS merchant ecosystem, business categories (retail, food, services, transport), state distributions, typical transaction volumes, and fraud patterns including POS swap and cloning.
Citation
@dataset{nigerian_banking_pos_merchants,
title = {Nigerian POS Merchants & Terminals Registry},
author = {Electric Sheep Africa},
year = {2025},
publisher = {Hugging Face},
howpublished = {\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/electricsheepafrica/nigerian_pos_merchants}}
}
License
Apache 2.0 - Free for commercial and research use.
Contact
- Organization: Electric Sheep Africa
- Collection: Nigeria Banking & Finance Datasets
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Size of downloaded dataset files:
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Number of rows:
2,000,000