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1. Introduction The global pandemic of 2020 introduced the world to the increasing importance of digital banking and other online financial services. Thereafter, experts projected that digital banking users will rise to 3.6 Billion globally. Nigeria, for instance, recorded 3.7 Billion real-time transactions 2021, ranking …

Information technology has greatly improved not only the means of disseminating information but has also galvanized innovations in the ways products and services are delivered in the financial service industry. For instance, a new crop of business has emerged in the insurance sector acting as …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”) has issued our Client, LibertyPay Limited, a fintech company in Nigeria, a Payment Solutions Service Licence to operate agency banking business in the country. Super-Agents are Fintech companies with the lowest capital requirement threshold (being N50 Million) in the …

There is major development on the Corporate Affair Commission (“CAC”) online portal which sets a new tune in the registration of companies in Nigeria. The CAC portal is now linked with the National Identity Management Commission (“NIMC”) portal to enforce the use of the National …

Introduction As you commence your entrepreneurship journey into the year 2023, we thought it would be helpful to highlight some of the small and medium businesses in Nigeria which, in our view, have topmost potentials. We have compiled the list based on the frequency of …

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 Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has announced the extension of the deadline for the compulsory registration of online money lenders in Nigeria. The FCCPC has recently focused on the activities of digital lenders in Nigeria especially the illegal lenders, over allegations of …

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (“FCCPC”) has in the exercise of its powers under its enabling law, ventured into the regulation of digital lending business in Nigeria. Recently, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sections 17, 18 and 163 of …

1.0. Why Regulatory Sandbox and Which Fintech Company Should Participate in Regulatory Sandbox? In view of the growing demand for easier and cheaper payment solutions through disruptive technology in the financial services space, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has deemed it pertinent to ensure …

INTRODUCTION Agriculture is a business, a wealth creating sector. It is estimated that Africa may spend close to $110 Billion importing food unless food production is prioritized. According to Statista, Nigeria has vast potentials for thriving agricultural business with an arable land area of 34 …