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30 October 2026 Financial Services Intelligence Watch

SA risks returning to FATF's grey list

By Legalbrief Today

SA faces a significant risk of returning to the Financial Action Task Force's grey list barely a year after it secured removal, according to the latest quarterly assessment from business lobby group Business Leadership SA (BLSA), reports Polity. The FATF grey list names countries under increased ...

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Digital identity set to transform South African financial services

South Africa is developing a new digital public infrastructure framework that could fundamentally change how citizens prove their identity and interact with government and the private sector, reports Daily Maverick. Under the Department of Home Affairs’ 2025–2030 digital strategy, citizens would ultimately receive verifiable digital identity credentials held securely on ...

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Anti-terror financing Bill raises concerns over disproportionate regulation of NPOs

By Legalbrief Today

In our scramble to meet international requirements preventing financing of terrorism, SA risks making life unnecessarily difficult for NPOs, warns human rights lawyer Alison Tilley. The General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill, currently before Parliament, intends to keep SA off the Financial Action ...

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Working Smart

By Lee Rossini

Key performance indicators (KPIs) are specific metrics used by businesses to assess how effectively they are achieving their strategic and operational objectives. They translate business goals into measurable outcomes, enabling managers to monitor performance, identify areas for improvement and make informed decisions. In financial services, where profitability, client trust, regulatory compliance and risk management are essential, KPIs provide an important framework for measuring success.

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