Kenya: Transitional period for compliance with Virtual Asset Service Providers Act 2025 (Act No. 20 of 2025) including user identification requirement expires
Description
Transitional period for compliance with Virtual Asset Service Providers Act 2025 (Act No. 20 of 2025) including user identification requirement expires
On 4 November 2026, the one-year transitional period under section 47 of the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act 2025 (Act No. 20 of 2025) expires. From this date, all persons providing virtual asset services in or from Kenya are required to be in f…
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
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2025-04-08
under deliberation
2025-10-15
adopted
2025-11-04
in grace period