ARAIB-20: PASS
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🇿🇦[ZAF]//SOUTH AFRICA STATUTE DESK
South Africa Stablecoin Issuance & Settlement Regulations (2026 Statutory Guide)
JURISDICTION: South Africa
SCHEMA: FinancialProduct
STATUS: ENACTED BINDING LAW
AUDIT AS-OF: 2026-10-04
Rules governing fiat-referenced tokens, payment processing, reserve asset custody, and interbank settlement accounts.
Operational Meaning in Practice
Cross-border purchases of crypto and stablecoins are subject to SARB Exchange Control limits (Single Discretionary Allowance of ZAR 1M/year). Transactions over ZAR 5,000 must comply with FIC Directive 9 Travel Rule.
Entities Affected
- Accountable Institutions
- Brokers
- Cross-Border Remittance Operators
Statutory Evolution
FIC Directive 9 gazetted in April 2023 mandating Travel Rule counterparty disclosures.
Statutory Licensing & Governance Tree
Supervising Regulator(s)
Financial Sector Conduct AuthorityFSCA
South African Reserve BankSARB
Financial Intelligence Centre South AfricaFIC
South African Revenue ServiceSARS
Primary Enacted Statute / Gazette
Directive 9 on Travel Rule Implementation
REF: FIC Directive 9
EFFECTIVE: 2023-04-14 / STATUS: enacted_binding
Audited Permission States
Fiat Crypto BrokeragePermitted
FAIS Fit and Proper requirements apply
Verbatim Statutory Evidence (Ground Truth)
GN 1350 of 2022 / Schedule Section 1, Page 2
“A crypto asset is hereby declared as a financial product for the purposes of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, 2002 (FAIS Act).”
Source: Declaration of a Crypto Asset as a Financial Product
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