FinTech Legal
FinTech Guide 2025 : Kenya
Band 2
About
Provided by Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
CDH offers clients a comprehensive fintech law solution across Kenya, South Africa, and cross-border. Our areas of expertise include advising both bank and non-bank fintech companies on the regulatory implications of their products and services in Kenya and South Africa. We are actively involved in bringing new fintech products to market, leveraging our deep understanding of the dynamic and rapidly growing fintech landscape in Kenya.
Our expertise spans various practice areas, including corporate & commercial, finance & banking, real estate, competition, tax & exchange control, M&A, private equity, employment, and TMT. This enables us to provide market-leading advice on the full range of legal matters most relevant to the fintech industry. We advise clients on regulatory aspects, corporate law and governance, the legal aspects of commercializing technology and intellectual property, customer-facing contracts, technology procurement contracts, data protection, and financing.
Our ability to provide market-leading legal, strategic, and technical counsel, combined with the skills of an experienced, sector-specialist team of thought leaders, brings an impressive body of innovative and repeat work for the firm. This makes us 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 is advising IPSL in relation to the regulatory framework in Kenya on the facilitation of cross border payments by payment service providers.
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 is very sharp and has a great commercial acumen. She makes sure she understands the commercial context and what success looks like, versus just delivering on a narrow legal scope."
"Njeri Wagacha is always well-informed and eager to support clients."
"I find Njeri to be super responsive and available. She's got the right temperament, is very personable and always very helpful in thinking about multiple ways to solve complex issues."
Sammy Ndolo is adept at offering regulatory advice particularly to clients providing digital payments and lending services.
"Sammy is very responsive to clients' needs and shows a deep understanding of our business, which is very complex. Financial regulations is not an easy topic, but I receive regular updates from him."
Ranked Individuals at
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Kenya