South Africa was on the FATF grey list from February 2023 until it exited on 24 October 2025 and was not relisted at the 17 to 19 June 2026 plenary;it was removed from the EU high-risk list by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/83, reflected in the consolidated list applying from 29 January 2026, and is not in Annex I of the EU tax list as of 17 February 2026.Checked 7 October 2026.
権威South African Reserve Bank (registration functions moved from PASA to the SARB on 2 September 2026)
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National Payment System Act 78 of 1998; SARB Directive No. 1 of 2007 (payments to third persons, Government Gazette 30261 of 6 September 2007); Directive No. 2 of 2007 (system operators)
Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act 37 of 2002, s.7(1) and s.8, read with the FSCA Declaration of crypto assets as a financial product (Government Gazette, 19 October 2022); Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001, Schedule 1 item 22
Payments reform: the SARB published a draft Directive on specified payment activities (May 2026) that would license non-bank payment institutions by activity, with draft initial capital of R8 million for Tier 1 e-money issuers, R5 million Tier 2 e-money, R3 million acquiring, R2 million payment initiation, R2 million Tier 1 and R500,000 Tier 2 TPPPs, and R2 million Tier 1 and R500,000 Tier 2 money remittance.これらはまだ効力を持たない草案の数字であり、支払いに対して min_capital は null です。The SARB still lists its Position Paper 01 of 2009 on electronic money as the current e-money policy;非銀行電子マネー発行者に対する 最初の活動ライセンスを作成しますPASA's recognition as payment system management body was withdrawn and its licensing functions moved to the SARB (transition completed 2 September 2026).OTC derivative providers and market infrastructures are licensed by the FSCA under the Financial Markets Act 19 of 2012;資本金は確認されませんでしたCo-operative banks are registered under the Co-operative Banks Act, 2007;しきい値は検証されなかったＦＳＰの資本・財務健全性要求事項とＦＳＣＡ料金は公式ページから検索できず，ヌルに残されている。The next FATF mutual evaluation of South Africa is expected to start in the first half of 2026 and end in October 2027 (National Treasury).
