FinTech Legal
FinTech Guide 2024 : Kenya
Band 2
About
Provided by Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
CDH offers clients a full-service fintech law solution across Kenya, South Africa and cross-border. Areas of expertise include advising bank and non-bank fintech companies on the Kenya and South African regulatory implications of the products and services they develop. Our firm is closely involved in bringing new fintech products to market. Kenya’s fintech landscape represents one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing areas in Africa. Our expertise in practice areas including corporate & commercial, finance & banking, real estate, competition, tax & exchange control, M&A, private equity, employment and TMT enables our team to provide market-leading advice on the full range of legal matters most relevant to the fintech industry. We advise clients on financial regulatory aspects; corporate law and governance; the legal aspects of commercialising technology and intellectual property; customer-facing contracts and technology procurement contracts; data protection; and financing (borrower-side).Our ability to provide market-leading legal, strategic and technical counsel in combination with the skills of an experienced, sector-specialist team of thought leaders brings an impressive body of innovative and repeat work for the firm, which is unique among legal services providers in Kenya.
Chambers Review
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr in Kenya regularly advises on regulatory and compliance matters. Its clients include banks and non-banking FinTech companies.
Work Highlights
- Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr advised Investisseurs & Partenaires and Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II on their investments into Fortem Holdings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The FinTech team at Cliffe Dekker are responsive, thorough and very approachable and collaborative."
"They have meticulous attention to detail and a deep knowledge of the subject matter."
"The firm are able to handle complex matters with a lot of professionalism."
"The FinTech team at Cliffe Dekker are responsive, thorough and very approachable and collaborative."
"They have meticulous attention to detail and a deep knowledge of the subject matter."
"The firm are able to handle complex matters with a lot of professionalism."
Notable Practitioners
Njeri Wagacha is a dual-qualified lawyer, qualified to practise law in Kenya and in England and Wales. Wagacha focuses her practice on private equity, venture capital investments, M&A and general corporate commercial matters. Her clients include banks, digital platforms and payments providers.
"Njeri Wagacha has a very competent legal mind."
"It was good to work with Njeri. I would use her services again."