The Enemy Within: When KYC-Onboarding Due Diligence Fails We often envision the greatest threats to our Kenyan financial institutions and fintechs as external: sophisticated cyber-attackers, organized fraud rings, or ruthless competitors. Yet, a more insidious and often overlooked danger can be silently nurtured within our own walls, through the very process meant to protect us: customer [...]
Background Check Services in Kenya: Ensuring Safe Hiring in High-Risk Industries In high-risk industries, like banking, healthcare, security, energy and manufacturing, one bad hire can have huge costs in fraud, safety and compliance. Background Check Services in Kenya are essential tools to verify that candidates are who they claim to be and have legitimate credentials. Alarmingly, [...]
Are You a Reporting Institution? What You Need to Know About Kenya’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Rules The rules for doing business in Kenya are changing. If you handle money for other people, you are likely what the law calls a Reporting Institution. This comes with serious legal duties under Section 2 of the Proceeds of Crime [...]
The Grace Period is Over: How Kenya’s 2025 AML Amendment Act is Reshaping Fintechs in Kenya Survival The honeymoon phase for unregulated innovation for Fintechs in Kenya is officially over. With the enactment of the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of Terrorism Financing Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025, Kenya’s fintech sector has entered a new era of scrutiny. [...]
The Dream Candidate Who Turned Into a Nightmare: Why Background Checks are Non-Negotiable Picture this: It’s Monday morning. Your coffee is still hot. Your HR Manager walks in beaming, looking like they’ve just discovered the next tech visionary. "We found the ONE," they announce, sliding a résumé across your desk with the kind of reverence usually [...]
