South Africa: Financial Sector Regulation Bill
The National Treasury published a revised draft of the Financial Sector Regulation (FSR) Bill. This …
South Africa: Parliament Passes AML Reforms
On February 28, 2017 the South African parliament passed the Financial Intelligence Centre Bill, which …
South Africa: Financial Intelligence Centre Issues Guidance on Regulatory Reports
On October 2, 2017 the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) published guidance on the regulatory reports …
Addressing the Unintended Consequences of De-Risking – Focus on Africa
SWIFT, the global provider of secure financial messaging services, has published this paper which includes …
South Africa: Reserve Bank Issues National Payment System Framework and Strategy Vision 2025
On March 12, 2018 the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) published the National Payment System …
South Africa: PASA to Facilitate Biometric Authentication on Payment Cards
The Payments Association of South Africa (PASA) has announced a new standardised specification to create …
The 2016 Brookings Financial and Digital Inclusion Project Report
The Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings, which conducts in-depth research and policy solutions and …
South Africa: New Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill Introduced Before Parliament
On February 21, 2017, the South African minister of justice and correctional services introduced the …
South Africa: Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Bill Signed into Law
South African President Jacob Zuma has signed the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment (FICA) bill into …