'Profound' changes coming to South Africa's payments industry

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Forthcoming regulatory changes will allow fintech companies to act more like banks, according to Lesaka Technologies.

regulatory landscape in South Africa will lead to greater financial inclusion and the digitisation of payments because banks will no longer be the only institutions allowed to clear transactions from one party to another.CEO Lincoln Mali, who was speaking to the TechCentral Show in an episode to be published soon.

like Lesaka have been a driver of financial inclusion and payment digitisation, particularly in the informal sector, where cash continues to dominate. “Competition in payment systems is vital to ensuring high service levels to end users and for spurring innovation,” the Reserve Bank document stated. “Due to the nature of their business and the related regulatory environment, banks have historically been the primary providers of payment services to consumers and businesses as well as the main conduit in providing access to clearing and settlement infrastructures for non-banks.

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