Compliance Focus

By Compli-Serve

Several recent developments across South Africa’s financial sector highlight the increasingly complex regulatory environment facing financial institutions. From major enforcement action linked to the Steinhoff collapse, to cyber-security incidents affecting public financial institutions and new infrastructure financing initiatives supported by international lenders, the direction of travel is clear ...

Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) continues to feature prominently in South Africa’s economic and policy discussions, reflecting its central role in the country’s transformation agenda. The framework remains a key mechanism through which government seeks to address historical inequalities and expand participation in the economy by Black South Africans, defined ...

Fintech firms that embed compliance and risk management early in product development may gain a significant competitive advantage, according to analysis cited by the Wall Street Journal.

The report notes that while product teams often worry that risk controls slow innovation, leading fintechs are increasingly treating compliance and risk management ...