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Policy & Regulatory Affairs

We don’t just interpret the rules — we help write them. Working with regulators and the African Union’s digital agenda, we shape startup legislation, data-protection and fintech-licensing frameworks across East Africa and beyond.

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What we do
Startup-act & legislative drafting
Fintech & payments regulatory strategy
Data-protection & privacy frameworks
Regulatory sandboxes & central-bank engagement
Policy papers & reference toolkits
Government & development-partner advisory
Representative matters

Selected work across policy & regulatory affairs.

Startup Act

Rwanda Startup Act

Member of the flagship team constituted to develop the Rwanda Startup Act.

Regulation

Intermediary service platforms

Led the team constituted to create a regulation for intermediary service platforms in Rwanda.

Startup policy

Uganda Startup Act

Member of the technical working group tasked to create the Uganda Startup Policy and Act.

Fintech report

UNCDF Rwanda

Advised UNCDF on creating the fintech regulatory landscape report of Rwanda.

Toolkits

Rwanda ICT Chamber

Developed fintech licensing application toolkits with the Rwanda ICT Chamber.

DFI advisory

JICA, GIZ, LUXDEV & UN

Advised development-finance institutions on accelerator, angel-network and startup-policy mandates across the region.