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May 11, 2022

Newsletter on SEC Proposed Rules for Registration of Virtual Asset Service Providers

In 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) expressed its intention to regulate the virtual assets when it released the “Statement on digital assets and their Classification and Treatment”. However,...

October 27, 2021

Newsletter on the CBN Revised Regulatory Framework for Bank Verification Number (BVN) Operations and Watch-List for the Nigerian Banking Industry

Pursuant to a circular dated 12th October 2021, the CBN has issued a revised Regulatory Framework for BVN Operations and Watch-List for the Nigerian Banking Industry (the Revised Regulatory Framework)....

October 18, 2021

Newsletter on the eNaira Draft Regulatory Guidelines

In an attempt to provide legal and regulatory clarity on the proposed eNaira, the CBN has prepared the draft Regulatory Guidelines on eNaira (Draft Guidelines). Upon its issuance by the...

October 13, 2021

Digital Banking in Nigeria: The State of Play and Legal Framework

In Part A of this Article, we examined the value proposition and factors driving the adoption of digital banking in Nigeria including the challenges facing the sector. Part B of...

August 9, 2021

FAQs on the CBN Guidelines for Licensing and Regulating Payment Holding Companies 2021

In 2020, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) published the CBN Circular on New Licence Categorisations for the Nigerian Payments System wherein it mandated financial technology companies desirous of operating...

July 15, 2021

Newsletter on the new CBN Supervisory Framework for Payment Service Banks in Nigeria.

In addition of the Guidelines for the Licensing and Regulation of Payment Service Banks (PSBs) by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2018 and revised in 2020, the CBN...

July 12, 2021

Newsletter on the Revised MMO Guidelines and Regulatory Framework

In an effort to reflect the current operational realities of Mobile Money Operators (MMOs) in Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on 09 July 2021, issued an updated Regulatory...

June 23, 2021

GUIDELINES ON SHARED SERVICES ARRANGEMENTS FOR BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently issued the Guidelines on Shared Services which apply to financial institutions (including Fintech companies). Specifically, the Guidelines regulate the shared services arrangements within...

June 23, 2021

SEC RULES CREATE A NEW LICENSE CATEGORY FOR DIGITAL SUB-BROKERS

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently created a new category of operators in the capital market by creating a new licence category for Digital Sub-Brokers. This move is in...

June 7, 2021

Newsletter on the Regulatory Framework for Non-Bank Acquiring Services in Nigeria

In 2020, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued the Circular on New Licence Categorisation for Nigerian Payments System wherein the CBN signaled that the scope of permissible activities of...

May 11, 2022

Newsletter on SEC Proposed Rules for Registration of Virtual Asset Service Providers

In 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) expressed its intention to regulate the virtual assets when it released the “Statement on digital assets and their Classification and Treatment”. However,...

October 27, 2021

Newsletter on the CBN Revised Regulatory Framework for Bank Verification Number (BVN) Operations and Watch-List for the Nigerian Banking Industry

Pursuant to a circular dated 12th October 2021, the CBN has issued a revised Regulatory Framework for BVN Operations and Watch-List for the Nigerian Banking Industry (the Revised Regulatory Framework)....

October 18, 2021

Newsletter on the eNaira Draft Regulatory Guidelines

In an attempt to provide legal and regulatory clarity on the proposed eNaira, the CBN has prepared the draft Regulatory Guidelines on eNaira (Draft Guidelines). Upon its issuance by the...

October 13, 2021

Digital Banking in Nigeria: The State of Play and Legal Framework

In Part A of this Article, we examined the value proposition and factors driving the adoption of digital banking in Nigeria including the challenges facing the sector. Part B of...

August 9, 2021

FAQs on the CBN Guidelines for Licensing and Regulating Payment Holding Companies 2021

In 2020, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) published the CBN Circular on New Licence Categorisations for the Nigerian Payments System wherein it mandated financial technology companies desirous of operating...

July 15, 2021

Newsletter on the new CBN Supervisory Framework for Payment Service Banks in Nigeria.

In addition of the Guidelines for the Licensing and Regulation of Payment Service Banks (PSBs) by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2018 and revised in 2020, the CBN...

July 12, 2021

Newsletter on the Revised MMO Guidelines and Regulatory Framework

In an effort to reflect the current operational realities of Mobile Money Operators (MMOs) in Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on 09 July 2021, issued an updated Regulatory...

June 23, 2021

GUIDELINES ON SHARED SERVICES ARRANGEMENTS FOR BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently issued the Guidelines on Shared Services which apply to financial institutions (including Fintech companies). Specifically, the Guidelines regulate the shared services arrangements within...

June 23, 2021

SEC RULES CREATE A NEW LICENSE CATEGORY FOR DIGITAL SUB-BROKERS

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently created a new category of operators in the capital market by creating a new licence category for Digital Sub-Brokers. This move is in...

June 7, 2021

Newsletter on the Regulatory Framework for Non-Bank Acquiring Services in Nigeria

In 2020, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued the Circular on New Licence Categorisation for Nigerian Payments System wherein the CBN signaled that the scope of permissible activities of...