FinTech Legal - Nigeria
Band 1
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie has walked the walk. It has thorough, hands-on experience with clients in the FinTech sector, whether through fundraising, due diligence, M&A or strategic partnerships.
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie has a deeply, dynamically and diversely experienced team.
UUBO is extremely pragmatic and commercial and has deep expertise in the market. It has a great insight into how the local regulator works and is well connected to help navigate difficult situations.
The FinTech team at UUBO has consistently delivered outstanding legal and strategic support across complex and highly regulated matters.
Work Highlights
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie advised Boku, a global merchant payment acquirer, on the legal and regulatory considerations for offering its services in Nigeria.
Notable practitioners
Yinka Edu is head of the capital markets and FinTech team at Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie. She advises clients on a wide range of complex issues involving mobile lending, cryptocurrencies and crowdfunding. Edu often advises blue-chip FinTech businesses and also acts for startup companies.
Yinka is a deeply professional lawyer with depth of knowledge and qualifications in the practice.
Yinka demonstrates deep understanding of Banking 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0. She is also very connected within the Nigerian market and deploys that resource on our behalf.
Yinka is very pragmatic and supportive and quick to understand our issues and provide pragmatic advice.
Folake Elias Adebowale is a partner in UUBO's private equity and corporate advisory practice. She is well versed in handling local and international acquisitions, divestments and restructuring mandates. She has additional experience in counselling startups, especially in relation to the use of blockchain technology.
Folake is a deeply professional lawyer with in-depth of knowledge and qualifications in the practice.
Joseph Eimunjeze handles transactional matters including FinTech investment transactions. He also assists with regulatory licensing applications and cryptocurrency matters.
Joseph has deep expertise, knowledge and understanding. He is a great adviser.
