Overregulation of FinTechs in Nigeria: Myth or Reality
In the last few years, the Nigerian Financial Technology (FinTech) space has witnessed exponential growth and has attracted both local and international investors. Nigeria is home to some unicorns especially in the payments segments of the financial services sector. Like in most jurisdictions, the regulators appear to be playing ‘catch up’ with FinTechs and it has been said that there appears to be an over regulation of FinTechs in Nigeria.