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CMA licence 162

Holder
Exness
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Last checked
Aug 26, 2026

This is Wikilix's record of a licence issued by The Capital Markets Authority. It sets out what the register says, what we checked, and what the authority's own rules protect.

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RecordModified Sep 7, 2026

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The Capital Markets Authority 162

Wikilix read the CMA register on Aug 26, 2026. This is what it said.

Issuing authority
The Capital Markets Authority
Holder
Exness Technologies Ltd
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Register status
active

Checked Aug 26, 2026

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wikilix.com/licenses/the-capital-markets-authority/exness/162Fields on file 7 / 11

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Our check
Checked

What we checked

We found this licence on the issuing authority's own register.

Wikilix check
Confirmed on the register
Authority strength
Tier 3
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Last checked
Aug 26, 2026
Register says
active

Finding

Confirmed on the CMA-Kenya register as Exness KE Limited (Non-Dealing Online Foreign Exchange Broker (category id 5) - the agency / STP online foreign exchange brokerage permission). The register's own published Website cell for the row reads "https://www.exness.ke/contacts/", the Exness brand's Kenyan country domain (a group domain of our broker's mainWebsite exness.com), and the printed Name is "Exness KE Limited", i.e. the brand plus this register's standard Kenyan subsidiary suffix, on a Kenyan register. Licence-number corroboration was not available because our DB holds n

Exhibit

Register screenshot, captured Aug 26, 2026
The register

What the authority publishes

Printed as the register prints it. A field that is missing here is one nobody has recorded, not one the register leaves blank.

Licence number
162
Register status
active
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 Exness applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
Exness Technologies Ltd
Based in
Cyprus
Operating
10-15 years
Wikilix score
63.0the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence
Provenance

Where this record came from

Every date below has already happened. We do not publish a promised next-update date, because we do not schedule per-licence re-checks.

Official source
The issuing authority’s registerPublished by the authority, not by Wikilix.
Last checked by Wikilix
Record last edited
When this entry was last changed in our database, which may be a correction rather than a change at the register.
Evidence held
A screenshot of the register entry is on file.
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Also on record

Other licences Exness holds

4 other licences are on record for Exness.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Yes, Exness prohibits clients from the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. This restriction is consistent with the regulatory requirements of their licensing authorities.
Clients can reach Exness customer support via phone at +357 25245730 or +44 0800 014 852. Support is also available through live chat during business hours and by email at support@exness.com. The support is provided primarily in English.
Exness offers leverage up to 100:1 according to the provided trading conditions. However, regulatory limits such as those from CySEC and FCA restrict the highest leverage to 30:1 for retail clients.
The minimum deposit amount to open an account with Exness is 200 USD. This requirement applies across their trading accounts, allowing access to their offered instruments and platforms.
Exness offers the MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms. MetaTrader 4 is popular for Forex and CFDs with features like advanced charting and automated trading. MetaTrader 5 supports multiple asset classes including Forex, stocks, and futures, with faster execution and advanced analytics.
Exness Technologies Ltd is regulated by multiple authorities including CySEC in Cyprus, FCA in the UK, FSCA in South Africa, and FSA in Seychelles. Client funds are insured up to €20,000 under CySEC and up to £85,000 under FCA. The broker operates with high transparency and offers complaint mechanisms such as the Cyprus Financial Ombudsman and the UK Financial Ombudsman Service.
Licence 162 was issued by The Capital Markets Authority (CMA), the financial authority for Kenya.
Exness holds this CMA licence. A licence on record means the authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement.
We located this entry on the CMA register. Note that confirming a register ENTRY is not the same as confirming a live licence — the register’s own wording on this page is what states its current standing.
Wikilix rates CMA tier 3. Supervision is lighter-touch and client protections vary.
This page links straight to the CMA register. Search it for 162, and for the name Exness rather than the trading brand.
Exness has 4 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 4 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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