Tag: #Fintech

The Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”) has granted an Approval-In-Principle (“AIP“) to Appglobal Technologies Limited, a fintech company in Nigeria, to operate three types of payment services or businesses under the Payment Solutions Service Licence Category. The CBN is the apex regulator of the Nigeria’s …

Introduction Payments Terminal Service Provider (“PTSP”) companies are some of the major drivers of the Nigerian payments sub-sector. According to a 2022 report by Insider Intelligence, Nigeria (with record 3.7 billion transactions) ranked 6th amongst top 10 countries in the world (and the 1st in …

This article highlights, in a question-and-answer format, the purpose of International Money Transfer Operator (“IMTO”) licence for inbound cross-border payment services including the requirements, costs and procedures that a potential investor in the sub-sector in Nigeria will undertake in order to incorporate and get the …

The financial sector in Ghana has grown rapidly since 2010 and continues to evolve with the aid of technology. Fintech businesses in Ghana span the insurance, agriculture, banking and investment sectors. The number of Ghanaians with access to formal financial services has equally improved considerably. …

The data on fintech payment released by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Systems (“NIBSS”) has revealed that payment transactions worth N33.2 trillion were performed electronically in August through the NIBSS Instant Payment platform (NIP). This brings the total value of e-payment deals in the last 8 months to N238.7 trillion! …

Introduction Digital lending is on a steady rise in Nigeria and has potentially risen to N1.7 trillion as at December 2021 following the adverse effect of Covid-19 pandemic, the rising interest rates, inflation and unemployment rates. However, the regulatory framework for digital lending in Nigeria …

Aggressive Regulatory Enforcement against Unregistered Money Lenders In our earlier Koriat’s Update on Fintech Lending Law in Nigeria (January 2022), we provided update that the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (“FCCPC”) had announced that a Joint Committee (comprising federal regulators and law enforcement agencies) was set …

How important is a trademark and why must a trademark be protected? According to a speaker, “A trademark is a company’s persona and identity in the marketplace”. There is nothing truer. Every aspect of a company’s business or product or service is a mark of its identity, …

Introduction There is an increasing demand for fintech credit products in Nigeria for obvious reasons. The traditional financial institutions have failed the community of young entrepreneurs with their stringent conditions and slow procedure for access to funding. The money lender’s business leveraging the use of …

Introduction Globally, one of the recognized economic development strategies of national and municipal governments is their respective commitment to financial inclusion. This is because financial inclusion is a veritable tool for poverty reduction, employment generation, wealth creation and improvement of welfare and standard of living.  …