ENSafrica’s dedicated financial technology (FinTech) team differentiates itself through its deep specialisation across the full spectrum of finance and technology.

Our experienced practitioners, who are drawn from various practices across the firm, are able to provide you with innovative solutions and solid guidance as you face unchartered territory in this rapidly growing market where the opportunities and risks are high.

Our key differentiator is our track record in advising clients, as well as our truly multidisciplinary team, who are market leaders in law, financial services, technology and data. As a result, we understand your business, the FinTech industry and the challenges you encounter, and we are therefore well placed to partner with you on your journey.

Our strong relationship with regulators, banks, insurers and service providers means that we are able to provide the best solutions to the challenges faced by participants in the FinTech ecosystem.

We consistently work on the largest and highest quality transactions on the African continent, including navigating complex regulatory environments for cross-border matters, and our clients include leading African and international banks and corporates, start-ups, investors, insurers, money remitters and credit providers.

Our experts have presented at conferences and conducted lectures and in-depth training courses on FinTech and related topics in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America, and have published extensively on the interplay between financial markets and technology in both foreign and local journals.

We have the unique advantage, as part of Africa’s largest law firm, of being able to harness the expertise of more than 600 practitioners throughout the continent. ENSafrica has a significant breadth and depth of experience and specialist expertise that spans all commercial areas of law, tax, forensics and IP.

As such, we regularly partner with specialists across the firm (in areas such as banking and finance, corporate commercial, data privacy and protection, IP, tax and TMT), meaning that we are able to assist with all aspects of all matters across all sectors in all African jurisdictions, ensuring that your legal requirements are handled quickly and seamlessly.