After 7 years of working with startups and venture capital in Africa, here are the 7 most effective valuation models I’ve found:
1) VC Method
Most commonly used. Calculates the expected return based on exit, terminal value, and discount rate.
Factors in Africa:
– High political risk
– Currency fluctuations
– Thin volume of comparable transactions
Valuations are lower than in developed markets.
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) released a list of approved digital money lenders in Nigeria on 25 May 2023. Titled ‘The Status of Registration of Fintech/Digital Companies with FCCPC on the Limited Interim Regulatory/Registration Framework and Guidelines for Digital Lending 2022’, the list was published on FCCPC’s website.
In one of our previous updates, we reported that the FCCPC issued the Limited Interim Regulatory/Registration Framework and Guidelines for Digital Lending 2022 (the ‘Digital Lending Framework and Guidelines’). The purpose of this is to protect consumers from “loan sharks” in Nigeria’s digital lending space. This is by virtue of the FCCPC’s statutory duty to protect and promote the interest and welfare of consumers. One of the ways the FCCPC does this is by ensuring the adoption of measures that guarantee that goods and services are safe for intended use. And it is quite commendable to see the support Google has been giving to the FCCPC by ensuring that these “loan sharks” are taken off the Play Store.
Background Law Practice as a Business, a new book on the business of making money in legal practice, has been released by Stephen Azubuike, Partner at Infusion Lawyers. Stephen has a natural inclination to share information with others. Combined with.. Read more
The deadline for filing the Data Compliance Audit Returns for the year ended 2022 in Nigeria has been extended to 30 June 2023 by the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (the “NDPB”). This means Data Controllers and Data Processors who have not filed their returns before the regular and statutory deadline of 15 March of every year now have ample time to do so.
From 1 March 2023, the National Identification Number (NIN) shall be the only acceptable mode of identification for all processes to be filed at the Corporate Affairs Commission (“CAC” or “the Commission”). Consequently, applicants shall be required to enter their NIN in the appropriate fields on the appropriate online-application form provided via the CAC portal.
In this piece, I discuss the investigations of digital money lenders or loan apps and the regulatory measures taken by relevant regulators to curb loan sharks. For both existing and intending digital money lenders, requirements of the FCCPC Framework and deadline for obtaining FCCPC’s approval are also discussed. In addition to other applicable regulatory requirements for digital money lenders in Nigeria, digital money lenders are strongly encouraged to comply—and timeously too—with the registration regime introduced by the FCCPC.
Gabriel Eze, Associate and Tobechukwu Ndunagu, Lead Associate Introduction According to Statista’s startup ecosystem index score, Nigeria is the second-leading country for startups after South Africa, with Lagos as one of the leading cities in Africa. By its February 2022.. Read more
Given the high rate of regulation in the preceding year, 2022 started on a promising note for the crypto industry, with a total market cap of $2.2 trillion on January 1. At the time of writing, global market cap is about $810 billion, representing a drop of over $1.3 trillion. This is huge. And this perhaps demonstrates why crypto regulation is vital. Consumer protection and investor safety must be safeguarded. Here’s a rundown of crypto regulations around the world in 2022.
