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.