The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has significantly escalated its efforts to enhance tax compliance in the crypto sector by issuing tax notices and clarifying exchange control regulations.

Blockchain refers to a system that records information in a way that makes it virtually impossible to alter. This technology consists of a block of chains where each chain contains several transactions.

South Africa's National Treasury and SARB have released draft Capital Flow Management Regulations that would fundamentally reshape how cross-border capital flows are regulated, with particular focus on crypto assets. The proposed framework raises critical questions about implementation detail, proportionality, and whether the broad provisions align with the stated policy objective of moving toward a more positive-bias system with fewer pre-approvals and greater reliance on reporting.

In the second part of our series examining Africa's Fintech landscape, Novan Maharahaje, Director of the Corporate Finance Advisory division of Ocorian AMEA

Globally, the traditional financial landscape as we know it will be radically changed with the advent of Open Banking and Open Finance.

South Africa's 2026 Budget marks a significant step forward in the regulation of crypto assets, particularly in relation to cross-border capital flows.

Traditionally banks provided the function of acting as an intermediary between a client and endpoint chosen by such client.

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The South African Reserve Bank's dispute with fintech Kastelo has evolved from an account freeze into a pivotal test case for how exchange control regulations apply to crypto arbitrage platforms. As the litigation moves beyond procedural questions to substantive regulatory compliance, businesses operating cross-border digital asset models face critical uncertainty about when client foreign exchange allowances can legitimately support platform-based crypto transactions. The unresolved merits may fundamentall

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The 2008 Global Financial Crisis ("GFC") fundamentally reshaped the world's approach to financial regulation. One of its most enduring lessons was the danger posed by systemically...

Most virtual currencies are privately issued, although a number of central banks have expressed an interest in the development of a national virtual currency.

South Africa's Financial Sector Conduct Authority published the Declaration of Crypto Assets as a Financial Product under the Financial Advisory & Intermediary Services Act 2002 on 19 October 2022.

South Africa's cryptocurrency landscape is undergoing a fundamental regulatory shift as draft Capital Flow Management Regulations formally bring crypto assets within the country's exchange control framework. The proposed changes would replace the 1961 Exchange Control Regulations entirely, positioning licensed crypto asset service providers as mandatory intermediaries for significant transactions and requiring residents to declare cross-border crypto holdings within strict thresholds.

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Although the Blockchain and the various Crypto Assets used on the system are viewed as immensely useful, the official regulatory position of the South African legal system has not yet been established.

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...

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Crypto assets have been on the radar of the South African Regulators for quite some time.

In part one of a string of articles examining Africa's evolving Fintech landscape, Novan Maharahaje, Director of the Corporate Finance Advisory division of Ocorian AMEA