Getting off the grey list was compliance. Staying off it will take credibility
By Bradley Elliott, CEO at RelyComply South Africa completed its Financial Action Task Force (FATF) action plan and left the grey list in October 2025. The more telling test now is whether the systems built under pressure remain effective when there is no deadline forcing the issue. For businesses, that makes compliance less a regulatory exercise than part [...]
By hanleigh danielsSouth Africa

AI summary
Sign in to read the summary
By Bradley Elliott, CEO at RelyComply South Africa completed its Financial Action Task Force (FATF) action plan and left the grey list in October 2025. The more telling test now is whether the systems built under pressure remain effective when there is no deadline forcing the issue. For businesses, that makes compliance less a regulatory exercise than part [...]
Follow the story
About this article
- Length
- 59 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 11, 2026
- Byline
- hanleigh daniels
- Source
- SME Tech Guru