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FinTech Legal - Kenya
What the Team is Known For
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr in Kenya regularly advises on regulatory and compliance matters. Its clients include banks and non-banking FinTech companies.
FinTech Legal
FinTech Guide 2026 : Kenya
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Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
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FinTech Legal
About
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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.
Work Highlights
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr advised US-based payments platform Conduit on its expansion into Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria.
Strengths
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Cliffe Dekker has strong understanding of the FinTech industry and its relation to regulators. They also have a good understanding of the unique constraints start-ups face and how to work with them.
Strong client relationships and a deep understanding of niche legal areas make the firm stand out. The team is highly responsive, knowledgeable, and provides practical advice and support.
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The firm's ability to bridge international investor expectations with local legal frameworks has made it a valuable partner in navigating Africa’s evolving financial landscape.
Cliffe Dekker has strong understanding of the FinTech industry and its relation to regulators. They also have a good understanding of the unique constraints start-ups face and how to work with them.
Strong client relationships and a deep understanding of niche legal areas make the firm stand out. The team is highly responsive, knowledgeable, and provides practical advice and support.
The firm's ability to bridge international investor expectations with local legal frameworks has made it a valuable partner in navigating Africa’s evolving financial landscape.
Notable Practitioners
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Njeri Wagacha
Head of FinTech Legal
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 stands out for her ability to distil complex legal issues into clear, actionable guidance, taking into account her wealth of knowledge on a variety of legal matters.
Sammy Ndolo
Sammy Ndolo is adept at offering regulatory advice particularly to clients providing digital payments and lending services.
Sammy is a very sharp guy.
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