Building South Africa’s digital financial rails
The emergence of tokenised assets raises the question whether SA can develop trusted local infrastructure rather than rely on systems built elsewhere.
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Draft manual sets out proposed cross-border crypto regime
Early industry reaction focuses the implications for stablecoin payments and self-custody wallets, and the compliance burden.
Discovery Bank enters next phase of ‘super bank’ strategy
The bank says its AI-driven banking and fraud prevention systems have reduced fraud on flagged transactions by 85%.
Commentators flag key uncertainties in draft exchange control proposals
Exchanges say the draft could affect routine crypto use, while one legal analysis questions whether the framework is truly more permissive.
Discovery Bank adds crypto trading, AI monitoring, and in-app insurance
Clients can link to their existing Luno accounts – or create one in-app – to buy, hold, and sell more than 50 crypto assets.
