WorldFinancial.Center is a verified business ecosystem built on transparency, integrity, and international cooperation. These Terms govern your access to SouthAfrica.WorldFinancial.Center and its associated services.
Welcome to SouthAfrica.WorldFinancial.Center – a curated digital ecosystem that connects verified entrepreneurs, companies, and institutional partners. Our mission is to foster transparent, compliant, and mutually beneficial business relationships across Africa and the globe, in cooperation with foreign chambers of commerce, WorldExpo.Center, UNiOnWorldTrade.Center, and other aggregated partner organizations.
By registering and using this platform, you accept these Terms & Conditions in their entirety. Please read them carefully.
Every entrepreneur, professional, or company must provide real and verifiable information:
The platform may request additional documentation before approving an account.
WorldFinancial.Center reserves the right to perform Know Your Business (KYB) procedures. For South African companies, verification of registration with CIPC and, where applicable, beneficial ownership information may be required.
For significant economic collaborations, investor searches, Joint Ventures, financial transactions, or international partnerships, the member may be required to declare their Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO).
South Africa specific: The CIPC Beneficial Ownership register has been operational since 2023. Compliance is an essential part of corporate transparency.
The entrepreneur is personally responsible for the accuracy of all information, documents, photographs, projects, offers, and opportunities published.
It is forbidden to:
The member declares that their activity is legally established and operates in compliance with applicable regulations in their country and in the markets where they operate.
Members must maintain professional, transparent, and respectful behavior. The following are not permitted:
It is prohibited to use WorldFinancial.Center to offer, request, or facilitate bribes, hidden commissions, illicit payments, or other undue advantages.
WorldFinancial.Center may conduct KYC/KYB checks, sanctions screening, and reputational controls proportionate to the type of transaction.
For high-risk operations, the platform may request information regarding:
South Africa: For activities falling within the FIC/FICA perimeter, customer due diligence follows a risk-based approach.
Registration does not automatically grant the right to become a member or partner. WorldFinancial.Center reserves the right to:
any membership application.
Being registered on the platform does not mean being an official partner of WorldFinancial.Center. The following levels are established, assigned exclusively by WorldFinancial.Center:
No member may declare that they:
without a specific written mandate.
Platform membership does not automatically create:
These relationships must be regulated through separate agreements.
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, any relationship arising through the platform shall be considered non-exclusive. Exclusivity may only be granted by means of a specific contract, defining:
Entrepreneurs may present:
WorldFinancial.Center reserves the right to verify or remove non-compliant opportunities.
When WorldFinancial.Center introduces two parties, the introduction does not constitute a guarantee of solvency, reliability, or execution capability of the parties. Each party must conduct their own due diligence before concluding any agreement.
A Non-Circumvention clause applies. A member shall not use a relationship introduced directly by WorldFinancial.Center to knowingly circumvent economic or commercial agreements previously accepted with the platform.
Any commissions must be established by a specific agreement.
Platform registration does not automatically attribute commissions to any party. Any referral fee, success fee, commercial commission, revenue sharing, or advisory fee must be agreed in writing before the transaction to which they refer.
Mere membership does not constitute a mandate to WorldFinancial.Center to raise capital. A company wishing to use structured investor introduction or capital raising services must sign a separate mandate compatible with applicable regulations.
Unless expressly authorized services are provided, WorldFinancial.Center does not operate as a bank, depositary, asset manager, broker, investment fund, or regulated financial advisor.
South Africa: The FSCA regulates the conduct of financial institutions and financial services providers. Regulated financial activities require proper authorization. We maintain a clear separation between business networking / investor introductions and regulated advisory or intermediary activities.
As a general principle, WorldFinancial.Center does not receive or hold capital intended for investments between members. Transactions must take place directly between the parties or through:
Each member remains responsible for their own assessment—legal, commercial, financial, fiscal, technical, and reputational—before entering into any transaction.
WorldFinancial.Center may facilitate relationships and opportunities, but does not guarantee:
Members undertake not to disclose confidential information received through the platform. For sensitive operations, a specific NDA / NCNDA may be required.
Each member retains ownership of their own trademarks, projects, and materials. By publishing on the platform, they grant WorldFinancial.Center a limited license necessary to display and promote the relevant profile or content.
No member may use the logo, trademark, name, certifications, badges, or official documents of WorldFinancial.Center without authorization.
The Verified Member badge indicates exclusively that certain information has been verified. It shall not be interpreted as a financial guarantee, investment recommendation, or certification of the quality of the business.
WorldFinancial.Center shall establish:
South Africa: For activities subject to South African law, the provisions of POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act) must be considered. The Information Regulator oversees its application.
Email, telephone, and personal data of an entrepreneur shall not be used by other members for mass campaigns or for purposes unrelated to the authorized commercial relationship.
Each member must comply with platform rules regarding marketing, email, messaging, commercial offers, and use of data obtained through WorldFinancial.Center.
Projects or offers relating to activities that are illegal, fraudulent, subject to international sanctions, contrary to applicable law, or that violate third-party rights shall not be permitted.
A Report / Compliance system must be available through which members and users can report fraud, suspicious behavior, false documents, abuse, or violations of the platform.
If a rating system is introduced, it shall be specified that the rating represents information and indicators collected by the platform and does not constitute a financial guarantee.
WorldFinancial.Center may suspend an account immediately when there are reasonable elements relating to:
The platform shall provide for both:
Confidentiality, intellectual property, accrued commissions, and prior liability obligations may survive termination.
Each member is responsible for their own taxes, VAT, duties, filings, and tax obligations arising from their activities.
To the extent permitted by law, WorldFinancial.Center shall not be liable for commercial obligations autonomously undertaken between members. The platform facilitates the ecosystem but does not automatically become a party to contracts concluded between members.
By registering and selecting “I Agree / Accept Terms & Conditions”, the user accepts these Terms & Conditions and any other policies referenced by the platform. Evidence of the accepted version and date shall be retained.
South Africa: Online transactions and acceptances should be structured also considering the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act (ECTA).
WorldFinancial.Center may update these Terms for regulatory evolution, new services, new markets, security, or compliance. Substantial changes shall be communicated to users according to the methods provided by the platform.
These Terms shall specify clearly:
Every member shall accept a fundamental principle:
WorldFinancial.Center is a platform for economic cooperation based on verifiable identity, transparency, responsibility, commercial integrity, and international collaboration.
Through its partnership with foreign chambers of commerce, WorldExpo.Center, UNiOnWorldTrade.Center, and other aggregated organizations, the platform provides a trusted gateway for cross-border business development.