Kenya: President of Kenya signed Virtual Asset Service Providers Act 2025 (Act No. 20 of 2025) including user identification requirement into law
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President of Kenya signed Virtual Asset Service Providers Act 2025 (Act No. 20 of 2025) including user identification requirement into law
On 15 October 2025, the President of Kenya signed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act 2025 (Act No. 20 of 2025) into law. Under Part V of the Act, all virtual asset service providers are required to comply with the full range of anti-money laund…
Scope
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
User identification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
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2025-04-08
under deliberation
2025-10-15
adopted
2025-11-04
in grace period