The South African Reserve Bank published settlement statistics and indicators for the South African Multiple Option Settlement (SAMOS) system covering August 2025. SAMOS processed 1,572,961 transactions with a total value of ZAR 16,759,642,583,568.30, averaging 62,918 transactions per day worth ZAR 670,385,703,342.73. Peak activity was recorded on 29 August, when volumes reached 148,722 and value ZAR 1,162,064,407,561.56. Day settlement totalled ZAR 15,371,363,975,558.70 versus ZAR 1,388,278,608,009.53 at night, while RTL payments amounted to ZAR 11,986,409,041,986.60 and retail batches ZAR 1,612,264,080,977.47. Over September 2024 to August 2025, SAMOS processed 17,453,695 transactions worth ZAR 188,200,205,674,386.00, and the publication notes that the 10-year monthly peak volume and peak value were both recorded in August 2023 (1,600,413 transactions and ZAR 18,748,367,133,666.60). Channel-level August totals included EFT credit value ZAR 1,117,588,578,891.38 across 12,268 messages, EFT debit value ZAR 87,338,575,085.11 across 7,545, Real Time Clearing value ZAR 171,441,302,066.22 across 27,434, CLS-related rand settlement for FX deals value ZAR 993,506,608,478.84 across 1,798, and Pay-Shap (RAPI) value ZAR 39,509,000,444.33 across 16,883.
South African Reserve Bank 2025-10-08
South African Reserve Bank publishes August 2025 SAMOS settlement statistics with 1,572,961 transactions worth ZAR 16,759,642,583,568.30
The South African Reserve Bank released settlement statistics for the South African Multiple Option Settlement (SAMOS) system for August 2025, noting 1,572,961 transactions totaling ZAR 16.76 trillion. Peak activity occurred on 29 August with 148,722 transactions valued at ZAR 1.16 trillion. Over the year from September 2024 to August 2025, SAMOS processed 17.45 million transactions worth ZAR 188.20 trillion.