
Private markets: SA has the opportunity, but not yet the architecture
Expanding access to private assets could broaden investment and funding options, but South Africa must grapple with valuation, liquidity, data, and regulatory challenges.

Expanding access to private assets could broaden investment and funding options, but South Africa must grapple with valuation, liquidity, data, and regulatory challenges.

The emergence of tokenised assets raises the question whether SA can develop trusted local infrastructure rather than rely on systems built elsewhere.

Research across five countries finds consumers prefer banks over crypto platforms, citing security, regulation, and protection from scams.

Absa, FirstRand, Investec, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE Limited), Nedbank, Standard Bank and Strate. have been selected among the entities that will be trialling Project Khokha 2, a proof-of-concept project which aims to […]