In this privacy-themed episode, Ifeoluwa Ebiseni (Associate, AELEX), talks with Femi Daniel, Senior Counsel, Privacy and Data Protection, Mastercard, about the role he played in the development of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR), Nigeria's first data protection legislation. Although the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 has taken the place of the NDPR as the principal data protection law, many of its provisions and the institutional framework supporting privacy in Nigeria were set up in the wake of the NDPR.

The conversation covers:

1. The inspiration for developing the NDPR;
2. Why Data Protection Compliance Organisations (DPCOs) were incorporated into the NDPR;
3. A typical day in the life of a privacy lawyer working with Mastercard;
4. The transition from a regulatory role to a private sector role in data protection and the needed skills;
5. The development of the White List of countries approved for cross-border data transfers under the NDPR.

In this episode, Nenjom Asuk (Associate, AELEX), has a sit-down with Nancy Ezeonugo, the Head of Legal/Company Secretary at JumiaPay. Recorded during the heat of the currency swap a few months ago, the discussion here revolves around the following:

• Nancy's journey in financial services, advising corporations, high net worth individuals, and supporting micro-financing;

• transitioning from traditional finance to fintech and the transferable skills;

• the importance of risk management skills;

• the need to expand the scope of permissible activities for fintech-related licenses;

• the over-arching role of acquiring banks;

• balancing the responsibilities of her job role; and

• the impact of women's economic participation.

Hosted by Ifeoluwa Ebiseni, Associate in the AELEX Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) Practice Group, this episode featured Oladiwura Oladipo, Executive Director at Tech4Dev. The discussion covers Oladiwura's experience as a woman in tech, her MBA journey, work at Tech4Dev, female inclusion in technology, and managing multiple responsibilities and interests as a founder/entrepreneur.

Originally published in September 2022, this episode was hosted by Peretimi Pere, Senior Associate in the AELEX Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) Practice Group. She had a chat with Owen Odia, Country Manager at Luno.

The discussion covered Owen's transition from traditional banking to crypto, the potentials of blockchain, the impact of CBN's stance on cryptocurrencies, the importance of consumer protection, the difference between blockchain technology and internet technology, and gender representation in the crypto space.

Hosted by Ilamosi Ekenimoh and originally published on July 8, 2022, this episode featured Ashley Immanuel, Cofounder/COO at Semicolon. The conversation covers the work done at Semicolon, banking unbanked Nigerians, mobile money adoption, crypto regulation, and getting into tech.

Originally published around May 2022, this episode was hosted by Ilamosi Ekenimoh and featured Adaeze Sokan, Country Director, at UK NG Tech Hub. Their discussion covered the following:

a. democratizing wealth through technology;

b. the role of regulatory sandboxes in policy making, and;

c. how to successfully transition to technology.

To learn more about the recently launched CBN Regulatory Sandbox for fintech and emerging tech, read the AELEX update available here.

Originally published on December 11, 2021 and hosted by Ilamosi Ekenimoh, this episode featured Titi Akinsanmi. Titi is the Global Policy Lead, Google Assistant & Hardware. The discussion covered:

a. public policy strategies that can be used to harness digital opportunities;

b. the role of effective data privacy regulations in building a good digital identity ecosystem;

c. building a career in digital policy

Originally published November 22, 2021, and hosted by Ilamosi Ekenimoh, this episode featured Confidence Staveley (Founder/Executive Director, Cybersafe Foundation). The discussion in this episode revolved around:

a. the best approach for businesses and firms in building cybersecurity systems;

b. emerging trends in malware that individuals and firms should be vigilant of, and;

c. the role of lawyers in the cybersecurity space.