NBFIRA 1/9/6 – I (15) Botswana: The Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) has released the Annual Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2021, containing the performance of the Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFI) sector and the Regulatory Authority for the 2020/21...
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The Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (“NBFIRA”) would like to inform members of the public that it has revoked Sacals(Pty) Ltd t/a Sacals Pawnshop (Pty) Ltd (“Sacals”)’s exemption to trade as a pawnshop. The effect of the revocation of exemption is that Sacals shall no longer be...
Annexure B List of High Risk Countries by the FATF: Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring (Grey List) – October 2021 1. Albania 2. Barbados 3. Burkina Faso 4. Cambodia 5. Cayman Islands 6. Haiti 7. Jamaica 8. Jordan 9. Mali 10. Malta 11. Morocco 12. Myanmar 13. Nicaragua 14. Pakistan 15. Panama...
Paris, 21 October 2021 - The threat of terrorism remains serious in many regions of the world. The FATF notes with grave concern a series of terrorist attacks recently in Afghanistan, Iraq and many other regions, including Africa and South Asia. These attacks, either claimed by ISIL (Da’esh) and...
26 October 2021 NBFIRA 3/3/5-I (71) To: AML/CFT Compliance Officers Dear Sir/Madam, FATF PUBLIC STATEMENT ON THE FINANCING OF ISIL, AL-QAEDA & AFFILIATES AND NOTICE ON THE LIST OF HIGH-RISK COUNTRIES 1. Your attention is brought to the above subject matter. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF...
The Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) would like to inform members of the public that it has revoked Trash Cash Loan (Pty) Ltd (Trash Cash)’s licence to trade as a microlender. The effect of the revocation of licence is that Trash Cash shall no longer be permitted to...
The Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) invites suitably qualified individuals to apply for the following vacancies: 1. Head of Financial Stability and Statistics Reports to: Deputy Chief Executive Officer – Professional Services Main Purpose of the job To lead the...
The Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (“NBFIRA”) would like to inform members of the public that it has revoked Longuest Group (Pty) Ltd t/a Wealthy Pawnshop (“Longuest”)’s exemption to trade as a pawnshop. The effect of the revocation of exemption is that Longuest shall no...
The Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (“NBFIRA”) would like to inform members of the public that it has revoked Melubotha Investments (Pty) Ltd (“Melubotha”)’s licence to trade as a microlender. The effect of the revocation of licence is that Melubotha shall no longer be...
The Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (“NBFIRA”) would like to inform members of the public that it has revoked Cashride Pawnshop (Pty) Ltd (“Cashride”)’s exemption to trade as a pawnshop. The effect of the revocation of exemption is that Cashride shall no longer be permitted to...
