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South African Treasury on Crypto Regulations: Amendments to Relevant Laws to Be Finalized in 2022
26.2.2022
The South African Treasury says it expects the amendments to the country’s financial laws — that will see crypto asset service providers being included as accountable institutions — to be finalized in 2022. Aligning Local Laws With FATF Standards The South African Treasury...
Fintech Firm Centbee Graduates From South African Regulatory Sandbox
24.9.2021
Fintech firm Centbee recently announced it has successfully completed the testing of its cross-border remittance application, Minit Money. The testing of the application was carried out within the framework of the South African Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG)’s regulatory...
South Africa Working Group Releases New Position Paper Calling for Regulation of Crypto Asset Providers
13.6.2021
South Africa’s Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) has a released new position paper that calls for the regulation of the country’s cryptocurrency ecosystem. In the document, the IFWG, which is a creation of the South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB), recommends “a staged...