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An Alabama senator files legislation to legalise several forms of gambling.

Lawmakers from both Polish parliamentary chambers are developing a draft bill to open up the country’s poker market to allow Polish-based consumers to play outside casinos and online in a move intended to lure players away from the black market.

The UK’s financial services regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a new five-year strategy for regulatory oversight, intended to improve trust in the country’s financial services sector, create the right environment for growth, and address the growing threat of financial crime.

A coalition of payments and crypto groups wants the UK government to adopt a more crypto-friendly stance, warning that rival jurisdictions are taking the lead in the global race to attract investment and innovation in digital assets.

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has unveiled a set of new remedies in response to its conclusions that the UK card market is not working well.

Republican lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee aim to rescind several Biden-era financial regulations, citing concerns over their impact on competition, innovation and consumer access to digital payments and fintech services.

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is a new European Union (EU) directive that requires small, medium and large companies operating in Europe to disclose their environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts on society as part of an annual non-financial reporting duty. This report assesses the transposition status of the CSRD across EU member states, as well as European Economic Area and European Free Trade Association jurisdictions. This report also analyses a number of jurisdictions that have significantly expanded the application and scope of the EU’s CSRD, including Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Sweden and Norway.

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is a new European Union (EU) directive that requires small, medium and large companies operating in Europe to disclose their environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts on society as part of an annual non-financial reporting duty. This map outlines the transposition of the CSRD across EU member states, as well as European Economic Area and European Free Trade Association states.

New Zealand social media influencers are being read the riot act over affiliate-style promotion of foreign gambling websites, with the gambling regulator warning it will prosecute and fine violators.

Controversy over sports prediction markets continues, as another key state has sent cease-and-desist letters to three prediction exchanges and an additional state regulator has confirmed an investigation.

New York regulators are taking note of the blurring of lines between sports-betting content on broadcast outlets and advertisements that require specific disclosures.

Social media influencers would need to disclose when they are paid to make posts by sports-betting operators under new rules being considered by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.

The Norwegian Gambling Authority has blocked 57 websites operated by 23 companies since the start of the year when it was given new powers to carry out domain name system blocking.

The US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a new alert warning financial institutions about bulk cash smuggling and repatriation operations conducted by Mexico-based Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs).

A new report from the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) that outlines the breadth and impact of serious and organised crimes (SOC) in the country should prompt payments firms to consider the systems and protections they have in place.

A week after a UK lawmaker warned that social media companies are in a "last chance saloon", some of the biggest names in technology, banking and telecommunications have joined forces to crack down on fraud.

Southern European payment solutions have announced the expansion of the European Payments Alliance (EuroPA) initiative, building interoperability between national payment systems.

Ohio’s gaming commission became the latest state regulator to take action against sports event contracts, sending cease-and-desist letters to the three exchanges offering them.

An EU lawmaker has asked the European Commission if it will ban gambling advertising and open an infringement proceeding against Malta to address a “breach of EU law” through a bill to block player-refund lawsuits.

Hong Kong has become the latest jurisdiction to open up opportunities for financial institutions to share intelligence in a bid to combat fraud and money laundering from being able to take place.

A Labour member of parliament (MP) has questioned the tangible benefit of scrapping the expectation for firms to have a Consumer Duty champion position on their boards in a new public hearing with the Treasury Select Committee.