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Plain-English answers on FSCA licensing, FAIS Act obligations, Board Notice 194 fit-and-proper, FICA/AML programmes, POPIA, TCF and CASP crypto compliance — written for South African FSPs, Key Individuals and Compliance Officers. Every article is question-led, statute-anchored, and reviewed against the current FSCA position.
Foundations
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Licensing
Getting FSP licensed
Ongoing compliance
After you’re licensed
- FSP compliance requirements in South Africa
- The FSP Annual Compliance Report (due 15 September)
- The monthly compliance pack for Compliance Officers
- Section 45 Conflict of Interest Management (FAIS General Code)
- Treating Customers Fairly (TCF): the six outcomes
- Debarment under FAIS sections 14 and 14A
- Section 17 irregularity reports coming soon
- CPD, Class of Business and competence coming soon
FICA / AML
Money-laundering & terrorist-financing controls
- Risk Management and Compliance Programme (RMCP)
- PEP and sanctions screening in South Africa coming soon
- Cash-threshold reports (CTR) and suspicious-transaction reports (STR) coming soon
- PCC guidance and how to apply it coming soon
CASP (crypto)
Crypto Asset Service Provider compliance
- How to get a CASP (crypto) licence in South Africa
- FIC Directive 9 of 2024: the Travel Rule for CASPs
- Custody and asset-segregation for CASPs coming soon
- AML/CFT programme for a crypto business coming soon
POPIA
Data protection for FSPs
- POPIA for FSPs: obligations and data-breach notification coming soon
- PAIA manual: what an FSP must publish coming soon