It is “that time” of the year again, during the 2023/24 financial year, the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) delivered on the eight strategic action items, outlined in its annual report,...
Upholding Accountability: The Impending 2024 South African Elections and the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA)
As South Africa gears up for the 2024 general elections, one significant aspect under the spotlight is the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) and its mandate on organisations to...
Draft Directive 9: Travel Rule Relating to Crypto Asset Transfers
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) recently issued a Draft Directive 9 that will require Accountable Institutions that engage in crypto asset transfers for or on behalf of their...
The Significance of FICA Compliance: Why it Matters to All of Us
With a staggering 2 - 5% of global GDP, equivalent to around $800 billion - $2 trillion, being laundered annually, the imperative for robust anti-money laundering and counter...
SA’s Greylisting - A Year in, the Long Road to Redemption
February 2024 marks a year since South Africa (SA) was placed on the greylist by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). We take a look at the progress made in addressing the deficiencies...
2023 Round-Up: A Summary of Greylisting, New FICA Directives & Amendments
2023 has been a year filled with changes to the FIC Act, updates within the financial crime and compliance landscape, and many more. However, it all came down to the “G” word, otherwise...
Webinar Summary: Navigating the Path to FATF Delisting - What you Need to Know
DocFox hosted a webinar on 29 March where Hawken McEwan, Director of Risk and Compliance at DocFox discussed what “greylisting” is, its effects, and how by addressing its deficiencies,...
The FATF Greylists South Africa - What Does This Mean?
“Greylisting” is all the buzz at the moment, but how did we get here and more importantly how do we get out?
New Politically Exposed and Prominent Influential Persons Acronyms in Terms of the FIC Act
The past few months have seen a wide variety of important amendments occurring within the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing (AML/CFT) space as part of South Africa’s...