COUNTRY RESEARCH
Forex brokers in Kenya: CMA licences and account entities
Compare the documented Exness Kenya route with CMA records for Exness and Pepperstone, without treating a licence as account approval.
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What the evidence says
Exness identifies its Kenya website as serving Kenyan residents and Kenya-incorporated entities. The CMA lists Exness KE Limited under licence 162 and Pepperstone Markets Kenya Limited under 128 in its non-dealing online forex category. The Exness residence statement and the two regulator records are different kinds of evidence; the Pepperstone record alone does not establish a resident’s onboarding route.
Official source: Exness Kenya — Contact and legal disclosure · CMA Kenya — Exness licence record · CMA Kenya — Pepperstone licence recordThis is a selected comparison, not the entire CMA register. Individual acceptance, product availability and your final contract remain separate checks.
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Entities and regulatory records
Selected evidence, not a complete market list. Names are alphabetical, not a recommendation or paid ranking.
Exness
Provider-documented residence route- Legal entity
- Exness (KE) Limited
- Regulatory record
- CMA Kenya · 162Official source: CMA Kenya — Exness licence record
- What is documented
- The provider expressly identifies Kenyan residents and Kenya-incorporated entities as its audience. The authority lists the company as Exness KE Limited.
- Still to check
- Audience scope and a regulator entry do not guarantee an applicant’s approval.
FXTM
Regulator verification incomplete · current status unconfirmed- Legal entity
- Exinity Capital East Africa Ltd
- Regulatory record
- CMA_KE · 135Official source: CMA_KE · 135
- What is documented
- Public entity/licence records grouped by the regulator’s country.
- Still to check
- This does not establish resident eligibility. Check the contracting entity and access conditions separately.
Pepperstone
Regulator-listed entity; residence route unconfirmed- Legal entity
- Pepperstone Markets Kenya Limited
- Regulatory record
- CMA Kenya · 128Official source: CMA Kenya — Pepperstone licence record
- What is documented
- Listed in the CMA non-dealing online forex broker category.
- Still to check
- A residence-specific onboarding statement was not established by this record. Confirm the entity in the application.
Keep the licence check and residence check separate
An authority entry identifies a listed company and category. A broker’s residence statement describes whom a particular service is aimed at. For Exness, both are available in the sources cited here. For Pepperstone, this note records the CMA entry but leaves the residence-to-contract step unconfirmed rather than filling it from the company’s name.
Official source: Exness Kenya — Contact and legal disclosure · CMA Kenya — Exness licence record · CMA Kenya — Pepperstone licence recordUse the final agreement to close the gap
Our suggested check is to retain the legal agreement shown after selecting your real residence, then compare its company name with the Kenya record. Ask the broker to resolve differences before funding. Do not assume the group’s other licences are additional protection for the same account: Exness’s global regulation page describes several separate companies.
Official source: Exness — Regulation · Exness Kenya — Contact and legal disclosureQuestions before opening an account
Why is one route documented and the other unconfirmed?
The cited Exness page explicitly states a resident audience; the Pepperstone register entry records licensing, not onboarding. This difference describes the collected evidence, not a ranking of broker quality.
Official source: Exness Kenya — Contact and legal disclosure · CMA Kenya — Pepperstone licence recordOfficial source
A consultation date records our review of the cited material, not continuous monitoring or a fresh approval of your account.
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- Exness Kenya — Contact and legal disclosureBroker’s own disclosureSources consulted:
- CMA Kenya — Exness licence recordRegulator / public authoritySources consulted:
- CMA Kenya — Pepperstone licence recordRegulator / public authoritySources consulted:
- Exness — RegulationBroker’s own disclosureSources consulted:
- CMA_KE · 135Broker’s own disclosureSources consulted:
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