https://cryptobanking.news/jurisdictions/za/Verified crypto-banking items for South Africahttps://cryptobanking.news/item/sarb-cassim-money-in-motion/https://cryptobanking.news/item/sarb-cassim-money-in-motion/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTSARB Deputy Governor Rashad Cassim outlined the SARB's thinking on fast payments, digital assets and CBDC, including lessons from Project Khokha. He said stablecoins in South Africa are mostly used for trading, arbitrage and settlement within crypto markets, and that the SARB is assessing whether existing regulation can be extended to stablecoin arrangements. Source: https://www.resbank.co.za/en/home/publications/publication-detail-pages/speeches/speeches-by-governors/2026/cassim-gibsstablecoinscbdctokenized-depositshttps://cryptobanking.news/item/fsca-casp-licensing-update-2026/https://cryptobanking.news/item/fsca-casp-licensing-update-2026/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTSouth Africa's Financial Sector Conduct Authority said on 15 April 2026 that, as at 31 March 2026, it had received 533 crypto asset service provider (CASP) licence applications under the FAIS Act since licensing began on 1 June 2023, of which 310 were approved, 17 declined and 124 voluntarily withdrawn. It has opened 81 investigations into potentially unlicensed CASPs and conducted 30 AML/CFT inspections of CASPs from April 2025 to March 2026, aiming for 35 in 2026/2027. The FSCA's March 2026 list of licensed CASPs includes First National Bank, a division of FirstRand Bank Limited. Source: https://www.fsca.co.za/_api/cr3ad_newses(d1c95f7a-9b38-f111-88b4-7c1e5277e2b1)/cr3ad_document/$valueregulationcustody