Insights Archive

March 21, 2023

Benin Government Targets Gambling Regulation Update

Benin’s government is looking to create a gambling monitoring system, as the country joins the wave of African nations using technology to closely track licensees.

March 20, 2023

UK Regulator’s Latest Dear CEO Letter Should Not Be Surprise To Payment Firms

Experts tell VIXIO they are surprised the Financial Conduct Authority has not gone further in its new letter to payments firms covering safeguarding, money laundering and environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance issues. But the days of the softer regulator approach could be over.

March 20, 2023

Nigeria Set To Be First African Country To Implement Open Banking Framework

Nigeria has approved final operating guidelines for open banking, becoming the first country in Africa to do so, as experts tell VIXIO that participants will need to embrace the opportunity to succeed.

March 20, 2023

PSR Proposes Overhaul Of Penalties Regime In New Consultation

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has opened a new consultation on proposed changes to the way that penalties for payment firms are calculated, in an effort to make the process fairer, clearer and more transparent.

March 20, 2023

US Agency Seeks Input On Data Brokers

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has launched an inquiry into companies that track and collect consumer information as it eyes future rulemaking into data brokers.

March 20, 2023

Tennessee To Drop Data Mandate As Part Of Sports Wagering Reshuffle

The first U.S. state to impose a mandate for sports-betting operators to use official league data would also become the first to repeal the requirement under statutory amendments approved by two House and Senate committees last week.

March 20, 2023

Silence Greets Pleas To Delay Adopting Proposed Tribal Gaming Rules

So far, it does not look like federal regulators are willing to back off their newly-proposed rules for the $40bn Indian gaming industry despite several objections to proposals that include allowing for state-wide online gaming within tribal compacts.

March 20, 2023

Kenya Monitoring System Bears Fruit, Other Countries Follow Suit

African nations seeking to increase their tax revenue from online gambling through enhanced oversight are reaping the rewards, as the Kenya Revenue Authority reveals the success of its new real-time monitoring system.

March 17, 2023

Week In Crypto: Banking Partners Wanted As Industry Scrambles For Replacements

After a trio of collapses among crypto-friendly banks, US lawmakers argue that Trump-era deregulation is to blame. Meanwhile, crypto firms seek out new banking partners willing to take a chance on the high-risk sector.

March 17, 2023

Full Steam Ahead For FedNow As July Launch Date Announced

The US Federal Reserve targets support for all aspects of the economy as it pins down a go-live date for its new instant payments service.

March 17, 2023

SVB: Just How Bad Will Things Get?

As regulators and the market alike attempt to stem the fallout from the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failure, questions remain about the long-term impact on fintechs.

March 17, 2023

Daily Dash: Mastercard Gets Certified As UK Digital ID Provider

Mastercard has been certified through the UK government’s digital identity regime, Apple Pay has become available for users in Mexico, and India and the UAE sign cross-border fintech pact.

March 17, 2023

Kentucky Bans Skill-Game Devices, As Legal And Lobbying Battles Continue

Devices offering supposedly skill-based games with names such as Lucky Fruit and Living Large but which play like slot machines will now be illegal in Kentucky after Governor Andy Beshear signed a bill on Thursday prohibiting the machines.

March 17, 2023

Chilean Congress Discusses Online Gambling Blocks

As discussions continue on plans to license online gambling in the country, Chile’s internet regulator has said it is ready to block offshore gambling operators, so long as its sister gambling watchdog can clarify what is and is not illegal.

March 17, 2023

Georgia Lawmakers Attempt To Revive Sports Betting

Georgia legislators mounted an effort to bring sports betting hopes back from the dead Thursday, attaching sports-betting legalization to an unrelated bill in a Senate committee.

March 17, 2023

News In Brief: March 13-March 17, 2023

Maryland moves to prevent gambling marketing on college campuses and Western Australia backs post-scandal reforms to Crown casinos.

March 16, 2023

Friend Or Foe? What HSBC’s SVB UK Rescue Package Means For Fintech

As the dust settles, concerns are growing that HSBC’s rescue deal for Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) may not bode well if the bank uses its traditional risk approach.

March 16, 2023

European Parliament Passes Data Act

The proposed legislation will govern rules for data-sharing related to connected devices and aims to help facilitate new services that leverage big data and machine learning across the EU.

March 16, 2023

Take Action Now To Stop Ransomware, FATF Urges In New Report

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has urged members to take action to stop the spread of ransomware, and to prevent it from being used for money laundering and terrorist financing purposes.

March 16, 2023

Tabcorp Secures Discovery In Court Clash With Entain

Australian wagering giant Tabcorp Holdings has prevailed in court action to secure documents from bookmaker Entain to establish if the latter's deal with a pubs and hotels lobby group infringes Tabcorp’s retail monopoly.

March 16, 2023

Brazil To Ban Unlicensed Advertising In High-Cost Sports-Betting Market

A forthcoming emergency decree to regulate sports betting will reportedly prohibit all advertising and sponsorship by unlicensed operators unwilling to pay an anticipated multi-million real upfront licensing fee.