Banking, Finance & Fintech
Banking, Finance & Fintech
Financing structures that close, and financial products that comply.
- 01 Bilateral, syndicated and club loan facilities, and intercreditor arrangements
- 02 Security documentation: charges, debentures, guarantees, share pledges and registration under the Movable Property Security Rights Act
- 03 Project, asset and trade finance, and export credit agency-backed facilities
- 04 Development finance and impact investment transactions with DFIs and funds
- 05 Islamic finance structures and Shariah-compliant products
- 06 Capital markets: public offers, listings on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, bond issues and Capital Markets Authority compliance
- 07 Licensing and regulatory advice for banks, microfinance institutions, SACCOs, digital credit providers, payment service providers, forex bureaus and money remittance providers
- 08 Fintech product structuring: mobile lending, payments, buy-now-pay-later, remittances, digital wallets and embedded finance
- 09 Virtual assets and virtual asset service provider regulation
- 10 Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing compliance, Financial Reporting Centre registration and reporting obligations
- 11 Consumer credit, data protection and credit reference bureau compliance
- 12 Insurance and pensions regulatory matters
- 13 Restructuring of distressed facilities and enforcement of security
Nairobi is the financial and fintech hub of East Africa, home to the mobile money revolution and a fast-evolving regulatory landscape. We advise lenders, borrowers, investors and technology companies on transactions and regulation across the financial sector.
Our work ranges from bilateral and syndicated lending and security perfection to licensing of digital credit providers and payment service providers with the Central Bank of Kenya. We are used to working with international lenders and development finance institutions financing Kenyan projects, and with foreign fintechs adapting products built elsewhere to Kenyan law.
Who We Act ForCommercial banks and microfinance institutions, DFIs and impact funds, corporate borrowers, fintech start-ups and scale-ups, international payment companies, SACCOs and insurers.
Why GNA- Transactional and regulatory capability under one roof
- Experience adapting international financing and fintech models to Kenyan law and regulators
- Enforcement and recovery expertise if a facility goes wrong
Exceptional legal expertise is a conversation away.
Our team provides strategic, innovative, and tailored legal solutions for your unique requirements.