Could South Africa be FATF grey listed again?
25 Jun 2026
Financial Services Intelligence Watch
SA exited the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list in October 2025. The event was celebrated as a hard-won vindication after 32 months of cross-departmental reform, new legislation, rebuilt institutional capacity and a demonstration the country could clean up ...
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Compliance is no longer a back-office function – ...
25 Jun 2026
Financial Services Intelligence Watch
n a thought leadership piece published by Finance Magnates, Freedom24 CEO Evgenii Tiapkin argues that compliance is rapidly evolving from a traditional control function into the operating system of modern financial services. Rather than acting as a final checkpoint before ...
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Mixirite's FSP licence provisionally withdrawn following investigation into ...
25 Jun 2026
Financial Services Intelligence Watch
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has provisionally withdrawn the financial services provider (FSP) licence of Mixirite, citing concerns that allowing the firm to continue operating presents a real risk of prejudice to clients and the investing public. The provisional ...
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Regulatory treatment of cross-border payment facilitators – comments ...
25 Jun 2026
Financial Services Intelligence Watch
By Compli-Serve The South African Reserve Bank has published an important update on the regulatory treatment of cross-border payment facilitators, signalling a more coordinated approach between its National Payment System Department and Financial Surveillance Department. The development is particularly relevant ...
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