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Fintech is an acronym for financial technology. It has been a thriving aspect of Technology in the past few years. It is a term used to describe the use of technology to improve financial services.

‘SAFE' stands for Simple Agreement for Equity Finance. It is a relatively new type of contract created by the American seed money start-up accelerator YCombinator in 2013.

It is a trite and settled principle under the Nigerian legal system that for a lawsuit to be validly instituted, the Plaintiff must have the capacity to initiate the same.

As many businesses were forced to increase leverage in order to survive the recent economic and financial crisis, the long-standing need to enhance capital structures and reduce reliance...

On 29th March 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the Investments and Securities Bill 2025 ("ISB") into law.

Regulations, when well-conceived and implemented, are almost always good for business. They tend to set a bar that institutionalizes best practices, and signals confidence to investors...

On March 29, 2024, it was reported that stock investors gained Four Trillion, Four Billion Naira (N4,400,000,000,000) as the Nigerian Exchange Group (the "NGX") concluded the month positively...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mandated a significant increase in the minimum capital requirements for commercial, merchant, and non-interest banks operating in Nigeria.

As an accountant working in a legal firm, I have a unique perspective on the financial and legal implications of central bank policies in Nigeria and Kenya.

Nigeria has in recent times, struggled with sustaining the liquidity in the foreign exchange market and stabilizing the value of the Naira. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the apex regulator of financial institutions ..

With the growing demand for faster and more convenient financial services, there are more people looking to solve this problem by setting up a digital bank. We have had startups...

The Finance Act 2021(the "FA 2021") introduced changes that could have significant implications for the Nigerian capital markets and real estate sectors. In this publication, we have addressed...

On July 5, 2022, the Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN") issued an exposure draft of its Digital Financial Services Awareness Guidelines ("Draft Guidelines"). The Draft Guidelines...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on January 31, 2024, issued a circular for the harmonization of reporting requirements on foreign currency exposures of banks...

The Honourable Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning recently issued the Companies Income Tax (Significant Economic Presence) Order, 2020 ("the Order"). The Order, which is effective 3rd February, 2020, defines the ...

The Bill was initially introduced to the Senate on 8 March 2022 for first reading.

As Nigeria transitions to an open banking regime, we anticipate a wave of fintech innovation driven by secure and regulated access to customer data.