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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 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...

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

Open banking is a term that refers to the practice of allowing third-party financial service providers to access customer data and transaction history held by banks and other financial institutions.

Cryptocurrency is one of the innovative applications of blockchain technology to finance. Using cryptography, this innovation introduces a new way to create, own, store, and...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in partnership with the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has rolled out comprehensive regulatory measures...

A survey conducted by Finder.com in 2021 revealed that Nigeria ranked 6th amongst 20 countries in the world that have adopted Non-Fungible Tokens ("NFTs").

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on 31 January 2024 released its revised guidelines for international money transfer services in Nigeria. The revised guidelines (the "New Guidelines")...

Fintech licenses come with limits and many fast-growing players are now turning to banking licenses as a more scalable path forward. Moniepoint is a prime example. It began as a mobile money operator, transitioned to a microfinance bank, and is now pursuing a full commercial banking license.

Nigeria has been circling round the validity of virtual assets service providers for the past few years.

It is 2026, and it is clear to all by now that Technology and AI are fast reshaping every facet of life, business dispute resolution practices included.

Technological innovation has been deployed into various facets of our lives, and the banking sector is not left behind with the adoption of digitalization-driven models for ease of banking transactions.

On May 22 and 23, 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN"), by a notice published in the official gazette of the Federal Government, revoked the licenses...

In light of ongoing challenges in the Nigerian foreign exchange market, including recent distortions driven by speculators and illicit traders, the need for a robust regulatory...

In recent times, the idea of digital banking has become increasingly popular with the establishment of digital banks. These digital banks like Kuda...

Jack Jackson has been a customer of two reputable Nigerian banks for over four years. He had intended to secure loan financing from one of them to fund a project of his.