System Operator — South Africa

The South Africa category mapped to process payments (no float) and payment switching / interoperability infrastructure. Regulator: South African Reserve Bank. SARB Directive 2 of 2007: the SO definition ('services to two or more persons in respect of payment instructions') is SA's single umbrella at this layer - it spans processing services AND operating clearing/PCH infrastructure, hence dual-mapped per the dual-map rule. SA has no separate operator-vs-provider statutory split (contrast UG/ZM). Mapping human-reviewed and approved in the Phase-2 plan, 2026-07-02 (dual-map rule: maps_to follows the statutory definition; dual only where the definition itself spans both activities).

As of 2026-06-01 · source: South African Reserve Bank (register administered by PASA) · 92 entities