FIC Act 38 of 2001General Laws (AML/CTF) Amendment Bill B15-2026FATF RecommendationsNational Treasury & ParliamentPOPIA
FIC Act 38 of 2001General Laws (AML/CTF) Amendment Bill B15-2026FATF RecommendationsNational Treasury & ParliamentPOPIA
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STR (Suspicious Transaction Report)

A report an accountable institution is legally required to file with the FIC when it has reasonable grounds to suspect a transaction is connected to money laundering or terror financing.

An STR is a report an accountable institution is legally required to file with the FIC when it has reasonable grounds to suspect a transaction is connected to money laundering or terror financing, regardless of whether the transaction actually goes ahead.

The obligation to report exists independently of everything else in FICA. Even a fully verified, fully documented client relationship doesn’t excuse a business from filing an STR the moment something about a specific transaction looks wrong.

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