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Kenya
Developing
Travel Rule: Proposed
FATF Grey list
FrameworkVASP Bill (joint CMA/CBK regime)
Travel RuleProposed
FATF statusGrey list
Overview
Kenya has advanced a Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill creating a licensing regime shared between the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), with AML obligations and a Travel Rule threshold. Kenya is currently on the FATF grey list.
Regulatory framework
The proposed VASP framework licenses exchanges, custodians and stablecoin issuers under joint CMA/CBK oversight.
Licensing & authorisation
VASPs would be licensed under the new regime once enacted.
AML & Travel Rule
The bill sets a Travel Rule threshold of USD 1,000 for transfers.
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