Regulatory strategy for payment service providers, digital-finance platforms, remittance businesses, forex brokers and technology-led financial products.
Integrity · Precision · Results
Legal clarity for regulated growth.
A Nairobi-based boutique law firm helping fintechs, payment providers, licensed institutions and high-growth enterprises navigate regulation, structure opportunity and move forward with confidence.
6+Years’ legal & compliance experience
6African markets advised across
KENairobi-based, regionally focused
From regulatory question to operating positionOur working lens
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Define the modelProduct, transaction, market
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Secure the positionStructure, licence, documentation
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OperationaliseControls, governance, reporting
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Scale with confidenceContracts, partners, expansion
ClarityComplianceMomentum
01 / Expertise
Focused where law, regulation and business meet.
Fintech and financial regulation lead our practice. Around that core, we provide the corporate, commercial and dispute support businesses need to operate and grow.
Support across formation, governance, shareholder arrangements, investments, restructuring and contracts designed around the commercial relationship.
Practical frameworks that convert AML/CFT, onboarding, screening and transaction-monitoring obligations into clear operating controls.
Advice on registrations, privacy governance, lawful processing, data-sharing arrangements, DPIAs, incident response and regulatory engagement.
Commercial dispute strategy, debt recovery, creditor engagement and insolvency support focused on protecting value and reaching workable outcomes.
Employment contracts, workplace policies, disciplinary processes, separation arrangements, disputes and practical HR compliance support.
Legal support for financing arrangements, security documentation, commercial property, leases and the transactions that underpin business growth.
Administrative and constitutional law, public procurement, PPPs, energy and other regulated-sector matters involving public decision-making.
02 / Legal Toolkit
Useful answers begin with the right questions.
Use the firm’s private, in-browser tools to assess PSP licensing readiness, screen a project for DPIA indicators or generate a fintech partnership review checklist.
Founder & Principal AdvocateSammy Nyaga
03 / About the firm
Legal rigour, shaped by operational insight.
S.N. Nyaga & Company Advocates was built for clients who need more than a recital of the law. We translate complex requirements into clear decisions, workable documents and practical next steps.
Founded by Sammy Nyaga, an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with corporate, regulatory and compliance experience, the firm advises startups, licensed institutions, investors and growing businesses across East and Southern Africa.
LL.B (Hons)PGDip LawAdvocate of the High Court of Kenya
01Commercial clarity
02Integrity without compromise
03Precision with purpose
04 / Insights
Practical thinking for regulated businesses.
Selected guidance from the firm’s existing publications, focused on the regulatory questions founders and operating teams are actually dealing with.
05 / How we work
Clear advice. Decisive execution.
Every engagement is scoped around the decision, deliverable and outcome the client actually needs.
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Consult
Understand the model, mandate, pressure points and intended outcome.
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Strategise
Map the legal position, evidence required, choices and risks.
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Take action
Deliver the documents, applications, negotiations or controls that move the matter forward.
info@snnyagaadvocates.co.ke+254 728 852 448Westpark Towers, 11th Floor, Mpesi Lane, Westlands, Nairobi
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