South Africa: FinTech

South Africa's 2026 Budget, delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on 25 February, signals a period of relative fiscal stability after several years of pressure on public finances...

The Financial Intelligence Centre (the "FIC" or the "Centre") published two new Public Compliance Communications ("PCCs") on 30 March 2026, with significant implications for South Africa's anti-money laundering...

The growing interest in stablecoins is not difficult to understand. Most market participants are not looking for volatility. They are looking for the efficiency of digital assets without the instability that has come to define much of the crypto market.

The recently delivered judgment in Standard Bank v South African Reserve Bank, which concluded that cryptocurrencies do not constitute "capital" for purposes of Regulation...

The recent judgment in Standard Bank v South African Reserve Bank addresses a long-standing debate in South African law: namely, whether cryptocurrencies constitute "capital" for purposes of Regulation 10(1)(c)...

IP Valuation is a specialised field, as was explained in our previous article. In summary, our IP Valuation hypothesis is rooted in sustainability, illustrated by two interdependent trend lines...

Discover the future of cryptocurrency regulation in our latest ESG series episode. Explore the latest developments and gain insights into how emerging regulations...

Cyber criminals have developed new ransomware techniques to improve the efficiency and profitability of their attacks. These include targeting large and high-value entities such as governments...

The surge in impact investing, domestic structuring and more diverse family offices are cited as the top new trends amongst private clients in the Middle East which are being driven...