Insights Archive

March 10, 2025

Central Bank Of Ireland Flags Safeguarding Failures As Critical Concern For 2025

Persistent weaknesses in governance and internal controls have led the Central Bank of Ireland to put safeguarding of customer funds at the top of its regulatory and supervisory agenda for 2025.

March 10, 2025

EBA Launches Consultation On New Anti-Money Laundering Rules

The European Banking Authority (EBA) is seeking feedback on four draft Regulatory Technical Standards that are poised to play a critical role in the EU’s revamped anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing framework.

March 10, 2025

Stung Isle Of Man Overhauling Asia Gambling Risk

The Isle of Man government has announced a raft of regulatory enhancements and legal amendments to counter criminal impacts out of Asia, including “additional scrutiny” for e-gaming licence applications.

March 7, 2025

Unlicensed Sites Using Fake Games Requires Regulatory, Industry Action

Fake games on unlicensed sites pose a growing risk to consumers and the gambling industry, as flagged recently in Brazil, but tackling them will require combined regulatory and industry action.

March 7, 2025

Regulatory Influencer: How Changes To The Corporate Transparency Act Could Affect AML Practices In The US

The Trump administration has announced that US citizens and companies no longer need to file or update their beneficial ownership information (BOI) under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).

March 7, 2025

Week In Crypto: Tether Delistings Accelerate As Key MiCA Deadline Approaches

Binance confirms USDT delisting in Europe, Tether hires a new CFO to deliver the company’s first ever audit, and Circle’s USDC wins a landmark regulatory approval in Japan.

March 7, 2025

Paytm, HSBC India Hit By AML Enforcement Actions

Regulators in India have announced enforcement actions against Paytm and HSBC, both of which are accused of anti-money laundering (AML) and foreign exchange violations.

March 7, 2025

US Senate Votes To Overturn CFPB’s Digital Payment Rule

The Senate has voted 51-47 in favour of overturning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB’s) rule relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications", in what can be seen as a victory for the Trump administration.

March 7, 2025

Card Giants Under Fire As UK Regulator Finds Market Failing

Following a multi-year review into Mastercard and Visa’s fees, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has concluded that the card schemes and processing services are not functioning effectively.

March 7, 2025

What The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Pause Means For Gaming

President Donald Trump’s executive order pausing almost all enforcement of a decades-old federal anti-bribery law will not give U.S. gaming companies any leeway when it comes to avoiding bribing foreign officials.

March 7, 2025

News In Brief: March 3-March 7, 2025

The UK considers whether net deposit limits are OK, Connecticut mulls capping sports-betting wagers, Michigan moves against black market operators and Thailand's income limit has remained in its casino bill.

March 7, 2025

India's Illegal Gambling Market Flourishing Amid Lax Regulation

A report by a digital affairs think tank has found that the scale of illegal online gambling in India is “immense” and expanding, with four foreign platforms alone attracting 1.6bn visits between them in three months.

March 6, 2025

Governor’s Proposed Tax Increase Seen As Threat To New Jersey Gaming Industry

Opposition to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy's proposed 25 percent tax rate on mobile sports betting and online gaming is mounting as lawmakers and gaming industry executives believe the increase threatens the industry's stability.

March 6, 2025

Nevada Regulator Tells Kalshi To Cease Sports Event Contracts

Nevada has become the first state to push back against the emergence of sports prediction markets, but other state gaming regulators say they share similar concerns about the genre.

March 6, 2025

Implementation Of Consumer Duty The Key Takeaway From FCA Dear CEO Letter

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) February Dear CEO letter to payments and e-money firms made clear that the regulator wants to see improved compliance with its flagship policy, the Consumer Duty.

March 6, 2025

US Banks Seek To Overturn Cyber Incident Reporting Rule

A coalition of US banking associations has requested that a proposed rulemaking on cyber incident reporting be withdrawn, claiming that it “diverges” from Congressional intent and imposes “unnecessary burdens” on firms.

March 6, 2025

Daily Dash: Fraud Decreases In Denmark, But Criminals Still Stole $11.7M in 2024

Danish banks have successfully reduced online banking fraud, stopping nearly two-thirds of attempted scams in the second half of 2024 – but criminals continue to adapt.

March 6, 2025

Romania Proposal Would Introduce Financial Limits For Gambling

Romania has proposed a monthly financial limit for payments made to gambling operators, as the country continues to pile pressure on the gambling industry and tighten rules.

March 5, 2025

Ireland Establishes Gambling Regulator, Targets Licensing This Year

The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) has officially been established after the Minister for Justice signed an order to commence parts of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024.

March 5, 2025

Google Updates India Ad Rules Ahead Of Broader Gambling Code Rewrite

Google has updated its gambling advertising policy to allow more personalisation in the Indian market, ahead of a broader overhaul due to take effect next month.

March 5, 2025

U.S. Regulators Frustrated By Growth Of Illegal Gaming Products

As skill game machines, offshore gambling sites and online sweepstakes casinos have proliferated across the U.S., gaming regulators find themselves in the untenable position of trying to stem their negative impact on consumers, the industry and state coffers.