Draft amendment to Jordan's anti-money-laundering law adds virtual-asset service providers to reporting entities
In short
On 20 September 2026 Jordan's Legislation and Opinion Bureau published on its website the draft amended Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Law for 2026, the Jordan News Agency (Petra) reported on 23 September. The draft adds virtual-asset service providers to the law's reporting entities and allows a recommendation to limit some goods and services to electronic payment or to cap cash payments, without setting an amount.
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What was published, and when?
On 20 September 2026 Jordan’s Legislation and Opinion Bureau published on its website the draft amended Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Law for 2026, according to a Jordan News Agency (Petra) report of 23 September (in Arabic). The draft amends 29 articles of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Law No. 20 of 2021.
Petra says the draft brings virtual assets into wider oversight of money and transactions, and widens the powers to trace, seize, freeze and confiscate funds. For now it is a published draft, not a law in force.
What does the draft change for virtual assets and payments?
| Topic | What the draft says (according to Petra) |
|---|---|
| Virtual-asset service providers | Added to the law’s “reporting entities” and to the definition of “customer” |
| Activities covered | Virtual-asset activities that are licensed or regulated in Jordan |
| Due diligence | Identifying the customer and the beneficial owner, the nature of their business, the purpose of the relationship and the ownership and control structure |
| Cash payments | The National Committee may recommend to the Cabinet limiting some goods and services to electronic payment, or capping cash payments; no amount is set |
| Stopping transactions | The AML Unit may order reporting entities to stop a reported transaction for up to five working days, extendable by the same period if needed |
How does this fit with the current virtual-assets law?
Law No. 14 of 2025 Regulating Dealing in Virtual Assets already makes service providers reporting entities under the anti-money-laundering law. Its Article 8 requires them to get the details of the parties to each transfer, and treats virtual-asset transfers as cross-border operations for this purpose (law text, Arabic). The draft writes the same into the anti-money-laundering law itself.
The draft speaks of “licensed or regulated” activities. As of 23 October 2026, no company holds a virtual-asset service provider (VASP) licence from the Jordan Securities Commission. On 22 September 2026 the JSC stated that no VASP is licensed by it and that applications are still under review (JSC post).
What does this mean for you?
- Nothing changes today. The text is a draft, and it sets no cash cap. Under the draft, any cap would come from a National Committee recommendation to the Cabinet.
- Identity questions are normal. If you buy or sell Tether (USDT) through a company, you may be asked who you are, because the 2025 law requires service providers to collect the details of the parties to a transfer.
- Prefer payments that leave a record. With CliQ, your bank app shows the recipient’s full name before you confirm, so you know who you are paying.
- More detail: is USDT allowed in Jordan?, turning USDT into cash and buying USDT with CliQ.
And at Vexjo?
Disclosure: this site is owned by Vexjo Virtual Assets LLC. About us
Vexjo, which owns this site, is a Jordanian company in Amman. Vexjo applied under Jordan’s virtual-asset law (application no. VASP-20260328-25) and in June 2026 became the first company to complete all of the Jordan Securities Commission’s licensing requirements.
Its payment methods: in the app, CliQ; through Vexjo’s OTC desk, bank transfer (IBAN) or cash. Step by step: how to buy USDT in Jordan.