Insights Archive

March 28, 2025

Lithuanian Lawmakers, Regulator Eyeing Tougher Gambling Restrictions

Lithuanian lawmakers and the gambling regulator have discussed prevention of gambling addiction amid plans to reduce the attractiveness and accessibility of gambling.

March 28, 2025

Payments Fraud Remains Most Significant Issue For EU Consumers, EBA Finds

The European Banking Authority’s (EBA) Consumer Trends Report 2024/25 has identified payments fraud as one of the most pressing issues affecting EU consumers, alongside consumer indebtedness and unwarranted de-risking.

March 28, 2025

Republicans Laud CFPB's New Era As Democrats Accuse Musk Of Sabotage

Partisan politics dominated a House Financial Services Committee discussion of how the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) could be more accountable to Congress.

March 28, 2025

Lithuania's Payments Sector Continues To Boom, But Big Players Dominate

A new circular from the Bank of Lithuania shows that the country’s payments and e-money sector experienced significant financial expansion in 2024.

March 28, 2025

News In Brief: March 24-March 28, 2025

Arkansas prohibits greyhound racing and simulcasts three years after the last dog race was held in the state.

March 28, 2025

UK's Football Pools Slugged £375,000 Over AML, Customer Failings

The UK Gambling Commission has imposed a de facto fine of £375,000 plus costs on venerable British sports-betting company Football Pools Limited over a string of “serious” anti-money laundering and social responsibility breaches.

March 27, 2025

Spain Dodges New Advertising Ban, For Now

In a shock political move, Spain has rejected a public health bill that would have introduced a series of restrictions on gambling advertising, but authorities are expected to begin a renewed push to limit marketing this year.

March 27, 2025

U.S. State Lawmakers Using Different Approaches To Limit Sweepstakes

The increasing number of lawmakers taking an interest in curbing sweepstakes casino games in their respective states are faced with a challenge of crafting bill language that will actually accomplish their policy goals.

March 27, 2025

UK Gambling Commission Unveils Promotion Restrictions

The UK Gambling Commission has announced a ban on bonus offers to cross-sell different forms of gambling to players and a limit on bonus re-staking before withdrawing winnings under new rules that will be introduced later this year.

March 27, 2025

Ontario Fines BetMGM C$110,000 Over Marketing Affiliate Violations

Ontario gambling regulators have issued a C$110,000 ($77,000) fine to an online operator for violations by contracted third-party marketing affiliates that offered cash inducements to open wagering accounts.

March 27, 2025

Vixio Regulatory Intelligence Outlook: Anti-Money Laundering

This report is part of Vixio’s Outlook series, which provides subscribers with forward-looking insights and consolidated research on key segments of the global payments industry. This edition is designed to provide high-level intelligence on anti-money laundering in 2025

March 27, 2025

Daily Dash: Swiss Payment Habits Shift Further Towards Digital

Switzerland’s latest Payment Methods Survey reveals a continued shift from cash to cashless payments, with debit cards now the most frequently used method at physical points of sale.

March 27, 2025

Ireland's Updated Consumer Protection Code Increases Firms' Safeguarding Responsibilities

The Central Bank of Ireland has unveiled a modernised Consumer Protection Code, introducing strengthened protections against fraud and a broader approach to customer vulnerability.

March 27, 2025

New Executive Order Aims To Tackle Federal Payments Fraud In The US

President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order aimed at combating federal payments fraud and modernising the way the US government processes financial transactions.

March 27, 2025

Social Media Companies In 'Last Chance Saloon', Warns Fintech-Savvy UK MP

Former regulator and fintech staffer Luke Charters warned during a talk at Pay360 that unless social media companies start to take fraudulent payments more seriously, they face being regulated in the UK.

March 27, 2025

Alberta Legislation Sets Stage For Online Opening

Alberta’s government has taken the first formal step toward opening up the province’s online gambling market by introducing legislation to establish a new agency to manage the program.

March 26, 2025

Maryland Online Casino Proposals Will Be Revisited In 2026

With a legislative deadline quickly approaching to approve a state budget for the upcoming fiscal year, it appears the latest effort by two Maryland lawmakers to legalize online casino games will have to wait another year.

March 26, 2025

Licensees Face Tight Deadline Under Romania's New Notification Rules

Romanian licensees have been given an “extremely tight” deadline to notify the gambling regulator about a list of changes to their business or gambling equipment, according to a lawyer who warns it could create various issues.

March 26, 2025

BaFin Takes First MiCA Enforcement Action

Germany’s financial supervisory authority (BaFin) has taken its first enforcement action under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).

March 26, 2025

FCA Aims To Be A 'Smarter Regulator' With New Strategy

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a new five-year strategy that aims to improve trust in the financial services sector, while also moving the dial on risk.

March 26, 2025

Payments Regulation In Latin America Responds To Changing Habits

Regulators in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina are changing tack as consumers shift their choice of payment methods away from cash and into other areas.