The Nigerian Startup Act, 2022 (the Act) was signed into law on 19th October 2022 by President Muhammad Buhari. The core objectives of the Act are to boost digital operations…
On 4 August 2021, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued the Exposure Guidelines to regulate the activities of Credit Guarantee Companies (CGCs) in Nigeria. The Guidelines are expected to…
On 9th July 2021, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released a single-document circular, setting out the framework and guidelines for the operations of Mobile Money Services in Nigeria (the Guidelines…
On 16 June 2021, the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an imminent roll-out of an Incubation Programme called SEC Regulatory Incubation (RI) programme for FinTechs operating or seeking…
On 30 June 2021, Goldsmiths Solicitors in collaboration with Afriwise, held the first of its Webinar series which examined the regulatory issues for FinTech to be aware of when doing…
In this Article, we shall identify what a FinTech Company is, the Regulatory bodies that control and regulate the FinTech sector in Nigeria and regulatory requirements for FinTech Companies in…