Social Media Handles & Data Privacy Rights of Bank Customers
August 30, 2024
In a recent judgment, a Nigerian Court upheld a new central banking regulation requiring banks
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Balogun Harold’s Technology & Media lawyers have market-leading experience in the technology and media sectors, advising global media and high-growth tech start-ups doing business in Nigeria.
We act as trusted independent and real-time advisors to technology and media start-ups throughout their entire corporate lifecycle from founder-led business to unicorns and global large-cap public companies. We have advised application software companies, media and internet companies, data & information companies, digital banking & payment companies, industrial tech companies, Fintechs, wealthtech and insurtech companies, systems & deep tech companies, infrastructure software & cyber security companies, retail-tech companies, mobility-tech companies, cloud managed service companies, digital health companies, regtech & suptech companies, amongst others
Thought Leadership
Some Compliance Learnings from FCCPC’s $220 million fine on Meta
August 15, 2024
Until FCCPC’s Decision imposing a $220m fine on Meta has been successfully appealed, the legal
Key Competition Law Considerations for SaaS Suppliers and SaaS Resellers in Nigeria
August 14, 2024
A growing area of regulatory risk for SaaS resellers and SaaS suppliers involves the requirement
FCCPC fines Meta Platforms Inc & Whatsapp LLC $220 million
August 13, 2024
The FCCPC’s decision (the “Decision”) to impose a $220,000,000 fine (the “Fine”) on WhatsApp LLC
Fintech Lender not Liable for Breach of Human Rights of Borrower
February 19, 2024
Fintech lenders in Nigeria frequently face legal action from their borrowers. Often, these borrowers, who
CBN Issues New Rules for International Money Transfer Firms
February 5, 2024
Nigeria’s Central Bank ( the “CBN”) is intensifying its efforts to safeguard the Naira from
New Central Banking Regulations for Cryptocurrency Companies in Nigeria
January 3, 2024
In a new 2023 Regulation for the Operation of Virtual Asset Providers in Nigeria, issued
Fintech Lenders: From Unsecured to Secured Lending
November 23, 2023
We have a theory. It’s not original but it works: Fintechs and other lenders will significantly diminish loan losses as well as the risk of loan defaults if they take security over the movable assets of a borrower and if
Why Has the UK Supreme Court Just Decided that Deliveroo Riders are not Employees?
November 21, 2023
A new decision of the UK Supreme Court (“UKSC”), delivered today, will have implications for the contractual relationship between tech platforms, gig workers and other key stakeholders ( the “Decision“). The Decision has implications, not just for food delivery platforms
Raising Money via Securitizations: Key Considerations for Startups
September 28, 2023
Contrary to common belief, the financing round following a Series A financing need not be