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Press Release: Debt Counselling Is a Last Resort, Not a Savings Tool, CASA Warns Consumers

Press Release: Debt Counselling Is a Last Resort, Not a Savings Tool, CASA Warns Consumers

Press Release: Debt Counselling Is a Last Resort, Not a Savings Tool, CASA Warns Consumers

(Pretoria, 02 February 2026) – The Credit Association of South Africa (CASA), the national industry body representing South Africa’s non-bank credit sector, is calling on consumers to approach debt counselling responsibly and to engage their credit providers as a first step before entering a formal legal process. CASA emphasises that debt counselling is a vital consumer-protection mechanism for genuinely over-indebted households, but it is not designed as a convenience or co

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Buy Now, Pay Later and over-indebtedness: Micro Finance South Africa calls for proactive cooperation

Buy Now, Pay Later and over-indebtedness: Micro Finance South Africa calls for proactive cooperation

Buy Now, Pay Later and over-indebtedness: Micro Finance South Africa calls for proactive cooperation

PRESS RELEASE (Johannesburg, 22 September 2025) – MicroFinance South Africa (MFSA) has expressed concern about the rapid growth of Buy...

Sep 22, 20253 min read

MFSA Calls for Urgent Review of Credit Rates and Fees

MFSA Calls for Urgent Review of Credit Rates and Fees

MFSA Calls for Urgent Review of Credit Rates and Fees

PRESS RELEASE MicroFinance South Africa (MFSA), the national body representing over 1,800 registered credit providers, has welcomed the...

Sep 12, 20252 min read

Exacerbated by frozen credit rates and fees, South Africa’s youth and MSMEs continue to struggle

Exacerbated by frozen credit rates and fees, South Africa’s youth and MSMEs continue to struggle

Exacerbated by frozen credit rates and fees, South Africa’s youth and MSMEs continue to struggle

PRESS RELEASE [Johannesburg, South Africa, 08 September 2025] MicroFinance South Africa (MFSA) is calling on policymakers to urgently...

Sep 8, 20253 min read

A wake-up call: Unregulated Buy Now, Pay Later could trigger a financial crisis

A wake-up call: Unregulated Buy Now, Pay Later could trigger a financial crisis

A wake-up call: Unregulated Buy Now, Pay Later could trigger a financial crisis

[11 August 2025, Johannesburg, South Africa] MicroFinance South Africa (MFSA) is calling on regulators to act swiftly on the unchecked...

Aug 11, 20253 min read

New data reveals that South Africa’s non-bank lenders are at the forefront of financial inclusion

New data reveals that South Africa’s non-bank lenders are at the forefront of financial inclusion

New data reveals that South Africa’s non-bank lenders are at the forefront of financial inclusion

The International Committee on Credit Reporting (ICCR) Spring Plenary 2025 recently held in Cape Town spotlighted the urgent need to...

Jul 10, 20253 min read

The compliance crisis: Increased ID verification fees proposed by Department of Home Affairs threaten legal credit access and progress towards financial inclusion

The compliance crisis: Increased ID verification fees proposed by Department of Home Affairs threaten legal credit access and progress towards financial inclusion

The compliance crisis: Increased ID verification fees proposed by Department of Home Affairs threaten legal credit access and progress towards financial inclusion

MicroFinance South Africa (MFSA) is urging immediate engagement by national policymakers following the Department of Home Affairs’ (DHA)...

Jun 26, 20254 min read

Cash-strapped consumers under fraudulent fire – scammers on the rise

Cash-strapped consumers under fraudulent fire – scammers on the rise

Cash-strapped consumers under fraudulent fire – scammers on the rise

( 09 June 2025, Johannesburg ) South Africans are more digitally connected than ever, but with this convenience comes growing risk. The...

Jun 9, 20254 min read

Impact of Increased VAT on Microfinance Consumers

Impact of Increased VAT on Microfinance Consumers

Impact of Increased VAT on Microfinance Consumers

By Leonie van Pletzen – CEO of MicroFinance South Africa An increase in VAT has a disproportionate and regressive impact on low-income...

Apr 3, 20253 min read

Unlocking development finance: how fair credit pricing fuels economic growth

Unlocking development finance: how fair credit pricing fuels economic growth

Unlocking development finance: how fair credit pricing fuels economic growth

MicroFinance South Africa (MFSA) is calling for urgent reforms to South Africa's credit regulations, emphasising that fair credit pricing...

Mar 14, 20253 min read

Press Release: Vulnerable consumers suffer at the hands of Mashonisas as legal credit providers close down

Press Release: Vulnerable consumers suffer at the hands of Mashonisas as legal credit providers close down

Press Release: Vulnerable consumers suffer at the hands of Mashonisas as legal credit providers close down

Vulnerable consumers suffer at the hands of Mashonisas as legal credit providers close down (Johannesburg, Gauteng – 4 October 2024) –...

Oct 4, 20243 min read

Press release: Consumers urged to choose registered credit providers amid rising concerns over illegal lending practices

Press release: Consumers urged to choose registered credit providers amid rising concerns over illegal lending practices

Press release: Consumers urged to choose registered credit providers amid rising concerns over illegal lending practices

(Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August 2024) As the South African economy continues to face challenges, consumers are increasingly...

Aug 26, 20243 min read

Press Release: Financial exclusion fuels the growth of informal borrowing

Press Release: Financial exclusion fuels the growth of informal borrowing

Press Release: Financial exclusion fuels the growth of informal borrowing

Financial exclusion fuels the growth of informal borrowing (17 July 2024, Johannesburg) Amidst rising living costs and an increase in...

Jul 17, 20244 min read

Press Release: Microfinancing industry body calls for review of outdated credit pricing regulations

Press Release: Microfinancing industry body calls for review of outdated credit pricing regulations

Press Release: Microfinancing industry body calls for review of outdated credit pricing regulations

Microfinancing industry body calls for review of outdated credit pricing regulations (05 June 2024, Tshwane) Financial products drive our...

Jun 5, 20243 min read

NCR ANNOUNCEMENT: APPOINTMENT OF ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

NCR ANNOUNCEMENT: APPOINTMENT OF ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

NCR ANNOUNCEMENT: APPOINTMENT OF ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

The National Credit Regulator (NCR) wishes to inform all stakeholders and the public, of the appointment of Ms. Lynette De Beer (CA) SA),...

May 15, 20241 min read

NCR Media Release: Credit extension seasonally increases marginally.

NCR Media Release: Credit extension seasonally increases marginally.

NCR Media Release: Credit extension seasonally increases marginally.

Media Release For Immediate Release ...

Apr 17, 20244 min read

NCR Media Release: Borrow wisely this January

NCR Media Release: Borrow wisely this January

NCR Media Release: Borrow wisely this January

Media Release ___________________________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release ...

Jan 9, 20243 min read

Bring back the ‘happy’ in ‘happy holidays’ by getting out of the generational debt prison.

Credit Ombud & MFSA For immediate release: 11 December 2023 As soon as the 1st of December hit, there was already a festive buzz in the...

Dec 11, 20232 min read

NCR Media Release: Investigations in the Cape Town

NCR Media Release: Investigations in the Cape Town

NCR Media Release: Investigations in the Cape Town

For Immediate Release ...

Aug 18, 20232 min read

NCR Circular 01 of 2023 - Contact Details

NCR Circular 01 of 2023 - Contact Details

NCR Circular 01 of 2023 - Contact Details

Apr 24, 20230 min read

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