Jordan Securities Commission

What Jordan Securities Commission does

The Jordan Securities Commission (JSC) is the statutory regulator of Jordan's capital market, established in 1997 under Securities Law No. 23 and now operating under Securities Law No. 18 of 2017. It is a financially and administratively independent government entity directly linked to the Prime Minister, governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners appointed by the Cabinet for renewable four-year terms. JSC regulates and supervises the Amman Stock Exchange, the Securities Depository Center, 74 licensed financial services companies, 217 public shareholding companies, 3 investment funds, and 127 authorized auditors, and it is responsible for investor protection, market development, disclosure oversight, and alignment with IOSCO, IFRS, ISA, OECD, and FATF standards.

JSC's core technology stack centers on an XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) electronic disclosure system adopted in 2020, a Single Window Platform for unified electronic services such as VASP initial approval and licensing examinations, and electronic document verification capabilities for capital market institutions. Its product portfolio is regulatory in nature — securities licensing, securities issuance registration, disclosure and transparency monitoring, investment fund supervision, and (newly) virtual asset service provider oversight under the 2025 Virtual Assets Law. JSC does not have a commercial revenue model; it is funded through government appropriation and regulatory fees/service charges under a published Fees and Service Charges System, and it distributes guidance via its website, the FINAPP financial awareness platform, and investor education campaigns rather than commercial go-to-market motions.

Name

Jordan Securities Commission

Legal name

Jordan Securities Commission

Website

https://jsc.gov.jo

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Jordan Securities Commission is the statutory regulator of Jordan's capital market, established in 1997, supervising the Amman Stock Exchange, 74 licensed financial services companies, and 217 public shareholding companies through an XBRL-based disclosure system and a Single Window licensing platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Securities Regulation

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Services Regulators (Banking, Securities, Insurance) (BPAIAOAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Research Compliance & Governance (FSACAGAK)

Keywords

• Securities regulation
• Capital market oversight
• Financial services licensing
• Investor protection
• Market supervision

Headquarters

HQ city

Amman

HQ country

Jordan

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Jordan Securities Commission (JSC) is the statutory regulatory body that regulates, supervises, and develops Jordan's capital market. It licenses and supervises financial services companies, public shareholding companies, investment funds, and authorized auditors; registers securities issuances; monitors corporate disclosure; and oversees the Amman Stock Exchange and Securities Depository Center. It also regulates virtual asset service providers under Virtual Assets Law No. 14 of 2025.

Product overview

Jordan Securities Commission (JSC) operates as a regulatory body overseeing Jordan's capital market, providing a suite of regulatory technology services including an XBRL-based electronic disclosure system, a single window platform for licensing services, securities issuance registration, and virtual asset regulation. The commission's core offerings consist of regulatory supervision of securities trading, licensing of financial services companies and investment funds, corporate disclosure monitoring, and increasingly, virtual assets regulation following the 2025 Virtual Assets Law. The portfolio is organized around regulatory compliance and market oversight rather than commercial product lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• XBRL Electronic Disclosure System Electronic disclosure system using eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) that enables standardized digital reporting and information exchange between the commission and listed public shareholding companies for periodic financial reports, annual statements, and material disclosures.
• Single Window Platform Unified electronic portal providing centralized access to JSC regulatory services including Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) initial approval requests, examination applications, and licensing services for financial services companies.
• Securities Licensing Services Comprehensive licensing and authorization services for financial services companies, investment fund managers and custodians, and individual registered persons (financial brokerage, financial consulting, issuance management, investment management).
• Securities Issuance Registration Services Registration and management of securities issuances including shares, treasury bonds, treasury bills, and Islamic sukuk, covering public offerings, capital increases through capitalization, and merger-related share registrations.
• Disclosure and Transparency Oversight Monitoring and review of periodic financial reports, annual statements, preliminary results, and material disclosures submitted by public shareholding companies, plus oversight of authorized auditors' compliance with qualification and audit standards.
• Investment Funds Regulatory Services Regulation and oversight of mutual funds, investment companies, and Islamic financing sukuk instruments, including registration of fund managers, custodians, and ongoing supervision of fund operations.
• Virtual Asset Service Provider Regulation Regulatory framework for Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) including initial approval, licensing, compliance requirements, and AML provisions, administered through the Single Window Platform.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Abu Dhabi Securities ExchangeflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Electronic linkage was activated between the Jordanian financial market and Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, enabling cross-market trading and enhancing competitiveness of Amman Stock Exchange while attracting new capital flows.
• Amman Stock Exchange (ASE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 March 2026ASE is the primary market for securities trading in Jordan. JSC collaborates with ASE on various initiatives including the annual 'Ring the Bell for Gender Equality' event, ESG guidelines development, and electronic linkage with Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. ASE is one of the key entities under JSC supervision.
• UN WomenflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN Women collaborates with JSC on gender equality initiatives in capital markets, including the annual 'Ring the Bell for Gender Equality' event celebrating International Women's Day, focusing on addressing structural barriers to gender equality.
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJSC cooperates with IFC on ESG training for ASE20 index companies and listed companies regarding international sustainability standards (IFRS S1, S2). IFC provides expertise on environmental, social, and governance frameworks.
• Ernst & Young (EY) JordancoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEY Jordan cooperates with JSC to conduct specialized workshops on IFRS updates, particularly IFRS 18, providing professional training to JSC staff and capital market professionals on international financial reporting standards.
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEBRD collaborated with JSC in preparing the final version of the 'Roadmap Plan for the Development of the National Capital Market'. The roadmap aims to develop Jordan's capital market in cooperation with the European bank.
• International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJSC is a member of IOSCO, aligning its regulatory framework with international principles and standards. The organization enables JSC to stay updated on the latest developments in financial market regulation.
• Union of Arab Securities Authorities (UASA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJSC is a member of UASA, representing Jordan in Arab securities regulatory cooperation. UASA provides a platform for Arab regulators to coordinate on capital market development and investor protection.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): The SEC is the global benchmark securities regulator with a mandate and IOSCO-aligned architecture JSC explicitly references; useful as a broad-incumbent reference point rather than a direct competitor.
• UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA): The FCA regulates UK securities markets and conducts alongside prudential supervision, providing a mature-jurisdiction reference point for JSC's supervisory framework and IOSCO-aligned conduct rules.
• European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA): ESMA coordinates securities regulation across the EU and is an IOSCO member — relevant as a broad-incumbent peer for JSC's cross-border linkage and regulatory-convergence initiatives with EBRD-partner jurisdictions.

Direct peers

• Israel Securities Authority (ISA): ISA regulates Israel's securities markets, capital-market intermediaries, and reporting issuers; comparable to JSC in function and in supervising a relatively concentrated domestic issuer base within a Middle East / Mediterranean context.
• UAE Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA): The UAE SCA regulates securities markets, brokers, and funds across the UAE mainland with a mandate and supervisory architecture directly comparable to JSC's, including cross-border cooperation with regional exchanges.
• Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA): QFMA supervises Qatar's capital market, licensing brokers and issuers and enforcing disclosure — a regional securities regulator comparable to JSC and a likely counterpart in future GCC integration initiatives.
• Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA): EFSA is the consolidated non-banking financial regulator overseeing capital markets, insurance, and mortgage finance in Egypt, providing a MENA comparator with overlapping capital-market supervisory responsibilities similar to JSC's.
• Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA): The Saudi CMA is the securities regulator of the largest GCC capital market, with parallel mandate to license issuers, intermediaries, and funds, and to enforce disclosure and market-conduct rules — making it the closest regional structural peer to JSC.
• Capital Markets Board of Turkey (CMB / SPK): Turkey's CMB regulates securities markets, issuers, and intermediaries within an emerging-market economy context — a useful peer for JSC given similar issuer-base scale and regulatory-development trajectory.

Regional players

• Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA): DFSA regulates the Dubai International Financial Centre, with a cross-border and virtual-asset regulatory framework that is more advanced than JSC's but operates in the same regional market JSC's Abu Dhabi linkage connects to.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JSC_Securities
• Facebookfacebook.com/Jordanian.Securities.Commission
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jordan-securities-commission

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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