The South Africa
KYC Guide
Everything you need to know about compliantly verifying users in South Africa.
Seamlessly onboard users in South Africa
As one of the largest GDPs in Africa and home to the largest stock exchange in Africa — The Johannesburg Stock Exchange, South Africa is widely regarded as Africa’s most advanced economy. To maintain the integrity and stability of its financial ecosystem, South Africa has also implemented one of the most advanced KYC regimes on the continent. The country has multiple regulations that help protect it against money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/FT).
This KYC guide is designed to teach you the key regulations and onboarding best practices you need to know to verify users in South Africa confidently.
In this report you will find
An overview of South Africa's KYC and AML regulations
Explanations of South Africa's most important ID documents for user verification
Tips on what to look for in an identity verification partner in South Africa
This guide is written for:
Founders & C-level execs looking to expand their business into South Africa
Compliance Managers wanting to ensure they are meeting all the requirements for onboarding users in South Africa
Anyone interested in keeping up with business and regulatory trends in South Africa
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