
Temporary RE exemption for crypto FSPs expires in three months
FAIS Notice 25 of 2023 exempts crypto asset FSPs and KIs from the regulatory examination requirements for 18 months.

FAIS Notice 25 of 2023 exempts crypto asset FSPs and KIs from the regulatory examination requirements for 18 months.

Not meeting the operational ability and competency requirements are the main reasons the Authority rejected licence applications.

The ‘travel rule’ means CASPs and FSPs cannot initiate a crypto asset transfer unless they can transmit prescribed information.

The inherent risk of money laundering and terrorist financing for CASPs in South Africa is high, the report says.

As global jurisdictions, including South Africa, gear up to implement the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework by 2027, a new era of tax compliance and intensified efforts to combat crypto-related tax evasion is on the horizon.