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.
Legal and regulatory support for payment providers, merchants, forex and gaming businesses, and growing companies. We help you assess a launch, negotiate the contract and manage the obligations that follow.
RegulatoryLicensing and compliance
AfricaCross-border legal & compliance experience
NairobiKenyan practice, regional perspective
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.
Risk-based frameworks that convert AML/CFT, onboarding, screening, monitoring and reporting obligations into clear operating controls.
Support across formation, governance, transactions, shareholder arrangements, contracts and regional structures designed around the commercial relationship.
Advice on registrations, privacy governance, lawful processing, technology and data agreements, DPIAs, incident response and regulatory engagement.
02 / Common starting points
Start with the decision in front of you.
Choose the support you need now. Each route explains the scope, preparation and next steps.
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PSP licensing and payments
Assess your payment model, prepare application evidence and plan the Kenyan operation.
VASP licensing and readiness
Map your virtual-asset business, assess the applicable requirements and prepare a readiness plan.
Commercial and payment contracts
Review settlement, reserves, liability and exit terms before you commit to an agreement.
Company formation and market entry
Coordinate incorporation, ownership, governance and the approvals your business needs.
AML/CFT and compliance
Build or review risk assessments, onboarding controls, monitoring and reporting procedures.
Trusts and succession planning
Explore trust formation, trustee responsibilities, family governance and continuing compliance.
Considering a regulated launch or business decision?
Start with a focused, non-confidential conversation.
Request a 20–30 minute introductory consultation, subject to assessment, conflicts and availability. If a fee applies, it will be confirmed before a time is reserved. We ordinarily respond within one business day.
03 / 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.
04 / 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.
Our practice combines financial-services regulation, commercial transactions, corporate governance and cross-border advisory. We support clients from initial structuring and negotiation through documentation, implementation and continuing compliance.
Regulatory advisoryCommercial transactionsMarket entry
Explore the firm’s experience 01Commercial clarity
02Integrity without compromise
03Precision with purpose
05 / Insights
Practical thinking for regulated businesses.
Practical guides for founders and operating teams. Explore all six Kenya business guides ↗
06 / 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 448WhatsApp the firm ↗Westpark Towers, 11th Floor, Mpesi Lane, Westlands, Nairobi