SA’s ‘future state bank’ risks losing Payment System access because of Sassa security issues

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SA’s ‘future state bank’ risks losing Payment System access because of Sassa security issues

The Postbank has a month to tell the Reserve Bank how it will sort out "serious" card security issues – and a year to implement it, or else.

Source: Business Insider South Africa

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