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South Africa: Launched Project Khokha Phase 1

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Launched Project Khokha Phase 1

On 5 June 2018, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) launched “Project Khokha”, a proof of concept designed to simulate a “real-world” trial of a distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based wholesale payment system. The project will provide participa…

Scope

Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
Authorisation of goods or services
Regulated Economic Activity
DLT development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central bank

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2018-06-05
under deliberation

On 5 June 2018, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) launched “Project Khokha”, a proof of concept…

2020-08-10
concluded

On 10 August 2020, the South African Reserve Bank's (SARB) Phase 1 of Project Khokha was concluded …

2021-02-11
under deliberation

On January 2021, Phase 2 of Project Khokha was launched by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to…

2022-04-06
concluded

On 6 April 2022, Phase 2 of Project Khokha was concluded. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) iss…