Franchising has become an increasingly popular business model. As such, it is necessary for franchisors to ensure that their businesses are adequately protected and their intellectual property rights (IPRs) are secured before a franchise is [...]
Stableoins are unique cryptocurrencies that peg their value to external resources such as fiat currency (central bank issued currencies), commodities and other cryptocurrencies. The AELEX FinTech Centre considers this crypto asset in an article written [...]
Over the past few weeks, the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”) issued circulars amending and clarifying the procedure for receipt of diaspora remittances (“the Circulars”) in Nigeria. In accordance with the new policy introduced by [...]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently released the Framework for Regulatory Sandbox Operations and the Framework for Quick Response (QR) Code Payments in Nigeria. According to the CBN, the frameworks are aimed at strengthening [...]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has extended the timeline for filing the 2021 data audit report from 15 March 2021 till 30 June 2021. In 2019, the National Information Technology and Development Agency [...]
In celebration of the International Women's Day, 2021, the ǼLEX Fintech Centre (“the Centre”) has published as part of its interview series, the podcast themed ‘Choose to Challenge in the Fintech Sector’. In this podcast, Katharina Dalka [...]
With the potential that exists to raise funds through the primary market, there are projections that initial public offerings (IPOs) may be on the rise in 2021. In this article, our Rapheal Irenen examines the regulatory [...]
The objective of open banking is to have a payments and markets infrastructure which provides customers with the ability to review all their banking and financial information seamlessly. Open banking will lead to a [...]
Our Davidson Oturu has been listed as a recommended expert in the 2021 edition of the World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000. According to WTR, "Davidson knows what it takes to secure the right results". [...]
A Senior Associate in our Intellectual Property Practice Group, Tiwalola Osazuwa, has been listed as a recommended expert in the 2021 edition of the World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000. According to WTR, our Tiwa is [...]
ǼLEX is delighted to announce that ithas been recognised as a recommended firm in the 2021 edition of the World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000. The WTR 1000 2021 reveals the leading international trademark practitioners from [...]
AELEX is pleased to have advised AFEX as it launched Africa's first Warehouse Receipt Backed Commercial Paper, raising over $50 million for Agri-SMEs in Nigeria. The financing deal, which is arguably the first of its [...]
With the recent growth in technology, the storage of information online has become a common phenomenon. Though this method of storing information has proven to be very effective, the challenge of cyber breaches and data [...]
We are pleased to announce that our Davidson Oturu has been ranked as a leading lawyer by Chambers and Partners in its 2021 Fintech Guide.
We are pleased to announce that AELEX has been ranked by Chambers and Partners as a leading law firm in its 2021 Global Fntech Guide.
Opeyemi Araromi is an associate in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice group at AELEX. She provides legal advisory services to Nigerian and international corporate structures on data privacy and protection, and also provides regulatory [...]
In December 2020, the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”) issued series of circulars in furtherance of its new policy on diaspora remittances. The older circulars and the CBN policy have been discussed in our earlier article on this subject and can be read here
The majority of people with a mobile phone or access to the internet have received unsolicited emails or calls from telemarketers (cold marketing). While the practice of cold marketing is decades-old, the recent awareness in data protection and privacy has affected this concept in recent times, particularly in relation to access to the data of consumers. In this article, our Opeyemi Adeleke discusses the implication of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulations on cold marketing.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently released the Framework for Regulatory Sandbox Operations and the Framework for Quick Response (QR) Code Payments in Nigeria. According to the CBN, the frameworks are aimed at strengthening the payment systems [...]
Our Davidson Oturu, Opeyemi Adeleke and Kehinde Takuro recently contributed to OneTrust DataGuidance, an in-depth and up-to-date privacy and security regulatory research platform supported by decades of global privacy law research.
