Stonebridge Chambers
South Africa
Stonebridge Chambers is a corporate and commercial firm built around cross-border transactions touching Southern Afri…
Sector
Law firms advising Fintech in Africa.
Mobile money, digital banking, payments, lending platforms and financial regulation.
Africa's fintech sector is the fastest-growing in the world, driven by high mobile penetration, large unbanked populations and a regulatory environment that has been more willing to experiment than most. M-Pesa's growth from a Kenyan mobile money service into a pan-African platform is the paradigmatic example; Nigeria's fintech ecosystem — anchored by Lagos — is now the continent's largest by venture investment. Legal issues in fintech include regulatory licensing (e-money institution licences, payment system operator licences), data protection compliance under the NDPA (Nigeria) and POPIA (South Africa), anti-money laundering obligations, cross-border remittance regulation and consumer-protection rules. Equity financings, convertible note rounds and Series A–C investments generate significant corporate and securities law work.
Fintech firms
Firms practising in this sector.
Gerhold and Van Wyk Attorneys
South Africa
Gerhold and Van Wyk Attorneys is a full-service Johannesburg law firm based in Bryanston, Sandton. Founded in 2013, t…
Adisa Legal
Nigeria
Adisa Legal is a Lagos-based corporate and commercial firm advising Nigerian and international clients on transaction…
Abuja Chambers
Nigeria
Abuja Chambers is a full-service Nigerian firm advising on energy, infrastructure, corporate transactions and regulat…
Kigali Partners
Rwanda
Kigali Partners advises on investment, technology, banking and infrastructure within Rwanda's fast-growing regional hub.
Kampala Counsel
Uganda
Kampala Counsel advises on energy, infrastructure, banking and corporate transactions across Uganda and the East Afri…
Pearl Chambers
Uganda
Pearl Chambers is a Kampala commercial firm advising on banking, telecoms, energy and dispute resolution in Uganda an…
Gold Coast Advisory
Ghana
Gold Coast Advisory is an Accra-based commercial firm advising on banking and finance, energy, mining and corporate t…
Beau Bassin Corporate
Mauritius
Beau Bassin Corporate is a Mauritius-based corporate and funds firm that sits at the centre of Africa-focused investm…