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SAMOS

RTGS

South African Multiple Option Settlement System - South Africa's RTGS for ZAR high-value payments. Operated by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). Settles large-value interbank transfers and net obligations from BankservAfrica (ACH), card networks, and securities settlement. Migrated to ISO 20022 in September 2022, first RTGS on the African continent to do so.

NowHours: computing from the published schedule…Service condition: not monitored details

ClearingPost does not assess whether SAMOS is running normally.

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Dated items ClearingPost holds, each with its source and whether the date is confirmed

No supported upcoming items in ClearingPost's records for SAMOS.

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No substantive change recorded for SAMOS in ClearingPost's change records.

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Sources No status page recorded · 9 of 11 fields carry a source and a recorded date · latest sourced entry recorded 8 Sep 2026 · evidence details ↓

Record · SAMOS

Country
South Africa (ZA)
Currency
South African Rand (ZAR)
Operator
SARB
Type
RTGS
Operating Window
24/7/365
Year Established
1998
Daily Volume
ZAR 500B
Tier?
Tier 2
ISO 20022?
Native
Region
Middle East & Africa
Settlement Type?
Gross
Participants
~15 institutions (settlement banks, PCH operators, designated systems)
Availability
Near 24/7 (Sun maintenance 06:00-17:00 SAST)
Notes

SAMOS operates near-24/7, with settlement day running midnight to midnight. Sunday maintenance window 06:00-17:00 SAST. South Africa also operates: BankservAfrica (ACH for EFT credits/debits, salary payments), PayShap (instant payment system launched 2023, SA's first FPS), and the SIRESS (SADC Integrated Regional Electronic Settlement System) for cross-border Southern African settlement. PayShap uses proxy addressing (phone/ID).

Operations · SAMOS

Operational monitoring: not configured. ClearingPost does not monitor operational sources for this system and does not assess its current service condition.

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Intelligence for SAMOS (1)

Coverage whose headline or summary names SAMOS, or names its operator or country together with its system type. Each item quotes that evidence and says whether the source is the SAMOS operator or external.