The challenge is data sovereignty

As geopolitical tensions rise and global data laws tighten, data sovereignty has moved from an IT consideration to a board-level imperative. Lee Syse, director of evoila Africa, previously Routed, says that for organisations operating in regulated industries and...

Ozow and RelyComply join forces

RelyComply has partnered with Ozow to simplify and secure the onboarding process for merchants. South Africa’s payment landscape has undergone significant changes, with account-to-account, mobile, and voucher payments now an integral part of everyday life. However,...

Peach Payments partners with RelyComply

Peach Payments has partnered with the global anti-financial crime platform RelyComply to strengthen its anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) compliance capabilities and support its expansion into new African markets. Peach Payments currently serves...

HR can safeguard your organisation against FIC violations

In February 2023, South Africa was placed on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) “grey list” after the global watchdog found shortcomings in how the country implemented anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) standards. By Sameer...

SearchWorks and Voca empower SA law firms

SearchWorks together with its compliance platform Voca, has announced new initiatives to support attorneys in navigating increasingly complex compliance requirements. Regulatory standards set by the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) continue to raise the bar for...