Financial Technology

February 2025

September 2023

Fintech Centre Podcast 10

2023-09-26T09:19:48+01:00

In this privacy-themed episode, Ifeoluwa Ebiseni (Associate, AELEX), talks with Femi Daniel about the role he played in the development of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR), Nigeria's first data protection legislation. Although the Nigeria [...]

Fintech Centre Podcast 102023-09-26T09:19:48+01:00

July 2023

Fintech Centre Podcast 9

2023-08-02T10:54:48+01:00

In this episode, Nenjom Asuk (Associate, AELEX), has a sit-down with Nancy Ezeonugo, the Head of Legal/Company Secretary at JumiaPay.  Recorded during the heat of the currency swap a few months ago, the discussion here [...]

Fintech Centre Podcast 92023-08-02T10:54:48+01:00

February 2023

Impact of Extant Legislations on Metaverse Applications in Nigeria | Focus on Gaming

2023-02-22T05:45:34+01:00

The metaverse in today’s world has increasingly become the newest domain for artists and art enthusiasts, crypto enthusiasts, and gamers. The global metaverse market is worth half of Nigeria’s tech ecosystem, GDP-wise. With this in [...]

Impact of Extant Legislations on Metaverse Applications in Nigeria | Focus on Gaming2023-02-22T05:45:34+01:00

January 2023

Trading in international stocks and securities with Fintechs – the present state of play

2023-01-24T15:53:18+01:00

There has been a lot of interest in the activities of investment technology companies (investTech) as some of them have been utilising platforms offering securities of foreign companies to investors in Nigeria. However, these [...]

Trading in international stocks and securities with Fintechs – the present state of play2023-01-24T15:53:18+01:00

AELEX 2022 FINTECH REPORT

2023-01-11T09:52:01+01:00

Nigeria witnessed significant regulatory and legal developments that impacted on the fintech sector in 2022. Indeed, the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC), the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) [...]

AELEX 2022 FINTECH REPORT2023-01-11T09:52:01+01:00

December 2022

CBN’s Introduction of National Payment Cards– Examining Its Impact on The Financial Services Sector

2022-12-29T11:59:35+01:00

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) have indicated that they will be launching a Domestic Card Scheme on 16th January 2023. The implication of this would be that [...]

CBN’s Introduction of National Payment Cards– Examining Its Impact on The Financial Services Sector2022-12-29T11:59:35+01:00

Fintech Centre Podcast 8

2022-12-16T15:30:52+01:00

In the recent episode of the AELEX Fintech Centre podcast, our Ifeoluwa Ebiseni interviewed Oladiwura (Diwura) Oladepo, Executive Director at Tech4dev. In the podcast, we discuss Oladiwura's experience as a woman in tech, her MBA journey, and [...]

Fintech Centre Podcast 82022-12-16T15:30:52+01:00

November 2022

Regulation of Cryptocurrencies in Nigeria: A New Wrinkle

2022-11-29T17:07:23+01:00

Cryptocurrencies have largely received conflicting treatment by regulators in Nigeria. While the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”) has increasingly been hostile towards cryptocurrencies, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has, for the most part, adopted [...]

Regulation of Cryptocurrencies in Nigeria: A New Wrinkle2022-11-29T17:07:23+01:00

A Consideration of CBN’s Guidelines on Contactless Payments

2022-11-22T11:34:55+01:00

Contactless payments offer a convenient and, where proper safeguards are introduced, significantly safer payment method. With projections that Contactless Payments will reach a global value of USD164.15 billion by 2030 and major players in the [...]

A Consideration of CBN’s Guidelines on Contactless Payments2022-11-22T11:34:55+01:00

October 2022

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Arrangements | Legal, Structural and Regulatory Considerations

2022-10-21T15:47:07+01:00

In recent times, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) arrangements have witnessed a huge surge, recording almost 400% global growth between 2019 – 2021, and expected to further increase by over $480 billion between 2021 – 2026

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Arrangements | Legal, Structural and Regulatory Considerations2022-10-21T15:47:07+01:00

Blockchain and the Law of Contract ~ Determining the Role of Law in Automated Transactions

2022-10-14T16:55:54+01:00

Determining the Role of Law in Automated Transactions Smart Contracts, a blockchain-based solution that ensure automatic performance of the terms of contracts, hold a great deal of potential in redefining the [...]

Blockchain and the Law of Contract ~ Determining the Role of Law in Automated Transactions2022-10-14T16:55:54+01:00

August 2022

July 2022

VIRTUAL ASSETS – LEGAL AND PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF STABLECOINS IN NIGERIA

2022-07-20T17:57:34+01:00

Cryptocurrencies have risen to prominence in recent times and are expected to remain a fixture in the fintech landscape.    Stablecoins are perhaps the most promising category of cryptocurrency as they combine the innate advantages/promises [...]

VIRTUAL ASSETS – LEGAL AND PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF STABLECOINS IN NIGERIA2022-07-20T17:57:34+01:00
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