State moves to grow cashless economy
Wallet for citizens to access IDs, driver’s licences and other documents digitally also proposed
02 February 2025 - 08:56
The government has drawn up an ambitious plan to reduce cash transactions through a digital payment platform that can be used by South Africans at no charge.
Business Times has seen a written submission compiled by Operation Vulindlela — a Presidency and National Treasury initiative to speed up the implementation of economic reforms — proposing the introduction of a free real-time digitised payment system. ..
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