Albert Chris Puja is currently a teaching assistant and doctoral candidate at the University of the Western Cape. His doctoral research investigates the implications that the institutional structure of financial regulation has for FinTech regulation.

Puja has over 6 years of law practice experience and has worked as an associate in two leading commercial law firms in Nigeria (George Etomi & Partners;  and Jackson, Etti & Edu). Over the course of his law practice career, Puja has been involved in advising both local and international clients on a wide range of legal inquiries, including on corporate finance, technology transfer, data protection, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, tax, and the power sector. Puja’s research interest cuts across SME financing, trade finance, FinTech and financial regulation.