South Africa: FinTech

Telecom operators are evolving beyond connectivity into digital finance infrastructure, leveraging their existing assets like customer reach, SIM-linked identity, and distribution networks.

This comprehensive legal briefing examines critical developments across African jurisdictions, from constitutional interpretation in Ghana and AI policy governance in South Africa...

This comprehensive legal update covers recent developments across South African law, from pharmaceutical naming regulations and copyright platform liability to VAT amendments affecting insurance and digital services. The collection explores emerging challenges in intellectual property protection, cryptocurrency regulation, and data brokerage compliance.

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

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority ("FSCA") and the Prudential Authority ("PA") released a first of its kind report on the use of artificial intelligence ("AI") in the South African financial sector on 24 November 2025...

The South African Reserve Bank's November 2025 draft Directive in respect of specific payment activities makes a subtle but material change to the way "e‑money" is defined and supervised.

The phrase "wills and estates" often evokes thoughts of traditional wealth and assets, typically encompassing physical possessions and financial holdings stored in investment accounts...

Establishing guidelines for technology use within the business is important as it ensures consistent and secure practices among employees.

In the metaverse, users have digital avatars which they can customise and use as a virtual proxy to interact with the metaverse environment and other users.