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FXPesa: CMA licence 120

Issuing authority
The Capital Markets Authority
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Licence type
Dealing in futures contracts

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RecordModified Sep 7, 2026

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The Capital Markets Authority 120

Recorded from the firm's own disclosure. Not yet checked against the register.

Holder
FXPesa
Issuing authority
The Capital Markets Authority
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Licence type
Dealing in futures contracts

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What we checked

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Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 3
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
120
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Dealing in futures contracts
The authority

About CMA

The Capital Markets Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Kenya.

Full name
The Capital Markets Authority
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Strength
Tier 3Lighter-touch supervision; protections vary and are often limited.
Established
1989
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
1 firm
Licences it issues
Online Forex Broker (Dealing/Non-Dealing) licence
Typical cost of a licence
Minimum capital requirement KSh 50 million
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
Medium
Protection

What this licence protects

CMA's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • Compensation schemeInvestor Compensation Fund covers up to KSh 50,000 per investor
  • Complaints routeCMA complaints
  • Maximum leverageVaries by firm
This describes the authority's regime, not how FXPesa applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

The licence above is recorded against FXPesa. Wikilix holds no separate company records for this holder, so we cannot say which legal company the register issued it to.

Broker
FXPesa
Based in
Kenya
Wikilix score
51.9the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence
Provenance

Where this record came from

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Last checked by Wikilix
Never — nobody has looked this entry up yet
Record last edited
When this entry was last changed in our database, which may be a correction rather than a change at the register.
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Also on record

Other licences FXPesa holds

3 other licences are on record for FXPesa.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

Answered from this register entry and the authority’s own record.

Most Popular Questions
FXPesa offers customer support via phone, live chat during business hours, email, and social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Support is available primarily in English, and contact details include a regional phone number and WhatsApp.
the maximum leverage varies by firm but can go up to 400 times. Specific leverage levels depend on the broker's policies and regulatory requirements.
FXPesa supports various funding methods including bank wire transfer, Visa/Mastercard, Neteller, Skrill, KoraPay, and Apple Pay. Deposits and withdrawals generally have no fees except for a 1% withdrawal fee on Neteller and Skrill, with minimum deposit amounts starting from 5 USD or equivalent.
FXPesa provides access to MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms, which are available on desktop, web, Android, and iOS devices. These platforms support advanced charting, automated trading, and multi-asset trading capabilities.
FXPesa is regulated by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) in Kenya and holds an onshore license for dealing in futures contracts. Client funds are protected by the Investor Compensation Fund, which covers up to KSh 50,000 per investor. The broker operates under medium transparency with a public license list.
Licence 120 was issued by The Capital Markets Authority (CMA), the financial authority for Kenya.
FXPesa holds this CMA licence. A licence on record means the authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement.
Nobody at Wikilix has looked this entry up on the CMA register yet, so treat it as claimed rather than confirmed. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding against the licence.
Wikilix rates CMA tier 3. Supervision is lighter-touch and client protections vary.
FXPesa has 3 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 3 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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