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South African Firms Launch a Local Currency-Backed Stablecoin
5.2.2026
A consortium of South African firms has launched ZAR Universal (ZARU), a blockchain-based stablecoin pegged to the local currency. Transparency and Reserve Management A consortium of South African financial and fintech firms—Luno, Sanlam Specialised Asset Management, Easyequities, and Lesaka—has...
South Africa Crypto Sector Gains Regulatory Lift as 248 Providers Secure Licenses
16.12.2025
South Africa’s crypto market is accelerating into a higher-confidence phase as the FSCA confirms 420 CASP license applications, approvals stacking up, compliance pathways clarifying, and institutional-grade oversight reinforcing momentum around which firms are positioned to scale under...
South Africa’s Ezeebit Closes $2 Million Seed Round With Founder Collective to Scale Stablecoin Payments
12.12.2025
Ezeebit, a South African crypto payments infrastructure startup, has raised $2.05 million in seed funding to expand its stablecoin-based payment network across South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria. Funding to Drive Product Development and Expansion Ezeebit, a South African stablecoin and cryptocurrency...
South African Reserve Bank Flags Crypto and Stablecoins as Structural Risk
28.11.2025
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has added crypto assets and stablecoins to a new, monitored risk category, citing a massive surge in local crypto adoption. New Risk Category Established The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has added crypto assets and stablecoins to a new, monitored risk...
South Africa’s central bank says no ‘strong immediate need’ for CBDC
28.11.2025
The South African Reserve Bank found no short-term need for a retail CBDC, saying wholesale or cross-border uses should be explored instead
South Africa’s central bank says no ‘strong immediate need’ for CBDC
28.11.2025
The South African Reserve Bank found no short-term need for a retail CBDC, saying wholesale or cross-border uses should be explored instead
South Africa’s central bank says no ‘strong immediate need’ for CBDC
28.11.2025
The South African Reserve Bank found no short-term need for a retail CBDC, saying wholesale or cross-border uses should be explored instead
South Africa’s central bank says no ‘strong immediate need’ for CBDC
28.11.2025
The South African Reserve Bank found no short-term need for a retail CBDC, saying wholesale or cross-border uses should be explored instead
South Africa’s central bank says no ‘strong immediate need’ for CBDC
28.11.2025
The South African Reserve Bank found no short-term need for a retail CBDC, saying wholesale or cross-border uses should be explored instead
South Africa’s central bank says no ‘strong immediate need’ for CBDC
28.11.2025
The South African Reserve Bank found no short-term need for a retail CBDC, saying wholesale or cross-border uses should be explored instead
South Africa’s central bank says no ‘strong immediate need’ for CBDC
28.11.2025
The South African Reserve Bank found no short-term need for a retail CBDC, saying wholesale or cross-border uses should be explored instead
South Africa’s central bank says no ‘strong immediate need’ for CBDC
28.11.2025
The South African Reserve Bank found no short-term need for a retail CBDC, saying wholesale or cross-border uses should be explored instead
South Africa’s central bank says no ‘strong immediate need’ for CBDC
28.11.2025
The South African Reserve Bank found no short-term need for a retail CBDC, saying wholesale or cross-border uses should be explored instead
South Africa’s central bank flags crypto, stablecoins as financial risk
25.11.2025
The bank cited increasing trading volume and the number of users among large exchanges, as well as gaps in South Africa’s regulatory framework on crypto
South Africa’s central bank flags crypto, stablecoins as financial risk
25.11.2025
The bank cited increasing trading volume and the number of users among large exchanges, as well as gaps in South Africa’s regulatory framework on crypto
South Africa’s central bank flags crypto, stablecoins as financial risk
25.11.2025
The bank cited increasing trading volume and the number of users among large exchanges, as well as gaps in South Africa’s regulatory framework on crypto
South Africa’s central bank flags crypto, stablecoins as financial risk
25.11.2025
The bank cited increasing trading volume and the number of users among large exchanges, as well as gaps in South Africa’s regulatory framework on crypto
South Africa’s central bank flags crypto, stablecoins as financial risk
25.11.2025
The bank cited increasing trading volume and the number of users among large exchanges, as well as gaps in South Africa’s regulatory framework on crypto
South Africa’s central bank flags crypto, stablecoins as financial risk
25.11.2025
The bank cited increasing trading volume and the number of users among large exchanges, as well as gaps in South Africa’s regulatory framework on crypto
South Africa’s central bank flags crypto, stablecoins as financial risk
25.11.2025
The bank cited increasing trading volume and the number of users among large exchanges, as well as gaps in South Africa’s regulatory framework on crypto