Insights Archive

February 7, 2024

Romanian Gambling Industry Braced For Another 'Tough' Year

Romania’s gambling market is braced for more difficulties this year despite 2023 being the “toughest year for the industry”, according to the vice president of trade group Rombet, Dan Iliovici.

February 7, 2024

What Are The Lessons Learned From India's UPI Success?

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the instant payment system at the centre of India’s digital finance revolution, has positioned the country as a global leader and has the potential to expand internationally.

February 7, 2024

Daily Dash: Worldline, Commerzbank Expand Instant Payments Partnership In Switzerland, EU

Worldline has equipped Commerzbank to meet new instant payments regulations in the EU and Switzerland, while Tesco has given the all-clear following a major one-day outage of its contactless payment systems.

February 6, 2024

Massachusetts To Take Action Over BetMGM College Prop Bets

Two hearings for sports-betting operators seeking to exit Massachusetts are expected to resume Thursday, while no date has been set yet for an adjudicatory hearing concerning BetMGM accepting thousands of proposition bets on college football games in violation of state regulations.

February 6, 2024

Panel Debates Black, White, Grey Gambling Markets

Black markets are an “area of criminality”, with most marketplaces “inherently compromised by crime”, said an executive with a company that monitors illegal gambling.

February 6, 2024

Curaçao Issues First New Look Licence

Curaçao has licensed the first gambling company under its transitional regime, as it moves towards complete reform of its controversial licensing system.

February 6, 2024

UK Gambling Commission To Launch Financial Risk Check Pilot Scheme

The UK Gambling Commission will launch a pilot scheme for financial risk checks in the “coming weeks”, according to executive director Tim Miller.

February 6, 2024

'Something People Care About': MEPs Unanimous Before Wednesday's Instant Payments Vote

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) debated the Instant Payments Regulation on Monday (February 5), which is due to be voted on during a plenary session on Wednesday with various factions signalling support for its passage.

February 6, 2024

Fragmented US Privacy Laws To Challenge Payment Firms

US privacy regulations are becoming a complex web of federal and state laws, with new rules at both levels set to be adopted this year as the country moves towards open banking.

February 6, 2024

'Persistent Non-Compliance' Triggers RBI Lockdown On India's Paytm Bank

Following a “stringent” move by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Paytm Payments Bank may now be on borrowed time, but its licence remains intact — at least for now.

February 6, 2024

Daily Dash: RBI Says Time For FIs To Get Smart About Internal Compliance Monitoring

India’s central bank has ordered a review of internal compliance monitoring processes among regulated entities, and the Bank of Japan has confirmed that it will switch to the latest version of ISO 20022 in November 2025.

February 6, 2024

PAGCOR Says Online Licensees Crime-Free, Warns Suppliers

Philippine gambling regulator PAGCOR has announced that “all the criminal activities” among foreign-facing online gambling licensees (POGOs) have been “weeded out”, while admitting industry service providers continue to supply illegal operators.

February 5, 2024

Kansas Senate To Take Up Sports-Betting Advertising Ban

A measure aimed at prohibiting online advertising for sports betting in Kansas is the latest effort by lawmakers to curb public exposure to gambling advertisements.

February 5, 2024

Estonian Government Told Not To Ban Gambling Adverts

Estonia's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications has warned that banning gambling advertising will “lead to a series of new concerns” and called for more research ahead of proposed changes to the country’s Advertising Act.

February 5, 2024

EU's Final AML Text Could Be 'Life Or Death' For PISPs, Warn Fintech Groups

Key EU trade associations are seeking clarification on an important recital in the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation that they warn could have negative consequences for payment initiation service providers (PISPs).

February 5, 2024

Fintechs Look To Remittances To Drive Mobile Wallet Reach

Revolut is the latest fintech to launch a mobile wallet aimed at streamlining cross-border payments, as remittances drive the adoption of digital payments between smartphones.

February 5, 2024

Daily Dash: Tata Reportedly Set For Faster Payments Takeover In UK

Indian conglomerate Tata has been tipped to unseat Vocalink as the operator of the UK’s instant payment system, and the Reserve Bank of India has warned against a rise in KYC updation fraud.

February 5, 2024

Ohio Governor, NCAA Call For Prop Bet Restrictions

Ohio’s governor and the National Collegiate Athletic Administration (NCAA) are pushing for the state to restrict proposition betting on college sports, citing ongoing concerns over gambling-related harassment of the players.

February 5, 2024

Dutch Government Mulls Single Customer View

Gambling operators in the Netherlands face the prospect of an enforced “single customer view”, as officials also warn that a full advertising ban looms if the industry cannot improve its image.

February 5, 2024

NSW Mandates Problem Gambling Floorwalkers At Slots Venues

The New South Wales (NSW) state government is set to require gambling venues with more than 20 electronic gaming machines to appoint full-time floorwalkers to monitor problem gambling behaviour.

February 2, 2024

Georgia, Mississippi Mobile Betting Bills Clear First Chambers

Legislation to permit mobile sports betting cleared the Georgia Senate on Thursday, but with a major catch that could impede the bill’s future progress.