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  "title": "SARB announces major changes to South Africa’s payment system – what you need to know",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/sarb-announces-major-changes-to-south-africas-payment-system-what-you",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-11T12:25:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/2026-08-11-sarb-announces-major-changes-to-south-africas-payment-system-what-you-need-to-know/"
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  "summary": "The South African Reserve Bank has announced significant changes to the management of the national payment system, taking over key functions from the Payments Association of South Africa.",
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