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FinCEN Issues Warning On Terrorism Financing

Payments firms must look out for red flags indicating that they are being used to transfer funds to terrorist group ISIS and its global affiliates, US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has said.
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European Commission Accuses 13 Member States Of Missing DORA Deadline

The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against 13 EU member states for failing to fully transpose the flagship Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) into national law by the January 17 deadline.
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Trump Administration To Scrap Corporate Transparency Act For US Citizens, Companies

In the latest twist to the rollout of the Corporate Transparency Act, the Trump administration has vowed to exempt US citizens and companies from its controversial beneficial ownership reporting requirements.
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SEC Issues Staff Statement On Meme Coins, Describes Them As 'Collectibles'

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that meme coins, such as the one issued by President Trump, are akin to "collectibles" and will not be considered "securities".
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FinCEN Issues Warning On Terrorism Financing

Payments firms must look out for red flags indicating that they are being used to transfer funds to terrorist group ISIS and its global affiliates, US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has said.
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Payments

European Commission Accuses 13 Member States Of Missing DORA Deadline

The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against 13 EU member states for failing to fully transpose the flagship Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) into national law by the January 17 deadline.
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Payments

Trump Administration To Scrap Corporate Transparency Act For US Citizens, Companies

In the latest twist to the rollout of the Corporate Transparency Act, the Trump administration has vowed to exempt US citizens and companies from its controversial beneficial ownership reporting requirements.
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Payments

SEC Issues Staff Statement On Meme Coins, Describes Them As 'Collectibles'

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that meme coins, such as the one issued by President Trump, are akin to "collectibles" and will not be considered "securities".
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Payments

EU's Reliance On Foreign Card Schemes Raises Sovereignty Concerns For ECB

A new report on the state of the European card payments market suggests that the EU’s continued dependence on international card schemes and foreign-owned payment processors is a threat to the bloc’s financial sovereignty.
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Payments

President Trump Urged To Reopen CFPB To Fight Debanking Epidemic

Senate Democrats have called on President Trump to reopen the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) immediately if his administration is to have any hope of resolving the debanking epidemic that it claims to oppose.
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Payments

EBA Delays Instant Payments Reporting Enforcement Until 2026

The EU’s financial watchdog has decided to press pause on an imminent payments compliance deadline, stating that it will not become actionable until next year.
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Payments

European Commission Rejects DORA Subcontracting Rules, Triggering Uncertainty

The European Commission has rejected significant provisions for subcontracting ICT services, arguing that certain requirements exceed the mandate provided under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).
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Payments

UK Commission Wants Mandatory Machine Deposit, Time Limits

Gamblers will be required to set deposit and time limits on gaming machines if new proposals from the UK Gambling Commission are approved.
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Gambling

Online Casino Bill Advances In Indiana

An Indiana House committee has voted to approve a bill that would permit online casino gaming, as well as double the state’s tax on mobile sports betting.
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Gambling

Balkan Regulators Meet To Tackle Illegal Gambling

Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency has said it will meet with fellow Balkan gambling regulators to collaborate on targeting illegal gambling.
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Gambling

Use Of Welfare Funds For Gambling Remains Policy Focus In Brazil

Brazilian policymakers continue to grapple with how to restrict the use of welfare funds for online betting, amid broader societal concerns over banking privacy.
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Gambling

Biden Admin Urges Supreme Court To Reinstate Controversial AML Law

The Biden Administration has filed an 11th-hour appeal to the US Supreme Court in an attempt to clear the path for the enforcement of a controversial anti-money laundering (AML) law.
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Payments

Quantum-Driven AI Will Be A Double-Edged Sword For Payments

As the payments sector continues to embrace cutting-edge technology, the sophistication of frauds and scams attacking the sector is also advancing, creating challenges for regulators.
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Payments

Brazil Market Goes Live After Compliance Deadlines Extended

Brazil’s new era of regulated online gambling began at the stroke of midnight on January 1, with 66 operators launching under new federal licences but most of them on a provisional basis due to delays in meeting certification requirements. 
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Gambling

2025 Set To Be Another Non-Stop Year For Regulatory Change

As 2024, 2023 and 2022 have shown, there is no rest for the wicked when it comes to payments regulation, and both the UK and EU look set for more compliance changes.
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Payments

Evolution Facing UK Licence Review

Supplier giant Evolution’s UK licensing status has been put under formal review after the Gambling Commission identified Evolution games being offered in the UK through unlicensed operators.
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Gambling

Texas Federal Judge Strikes Down 'Unprecedented' US AML Law

A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the enforcement of an "unprecedented" anti-money laundering (AML) law, describing it as "likely unconstitutional".
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Payments

European Council Reaches Agreement On Open Finance Framework

The European Council has reached an agreement on the proposed Financial Data Access (FIDA) framework, which lays out the transition from open banking to open finance in the trading bloc.
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Payments

Week In Crypto: Celsius CEO Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Faces 30 Years In Prison

Another multi-billion-dollar crypto fraudster is headed to prison, Coinbase vows to take revenge on anti-crypto US regulators, and Trump names a crypto acolyte as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair.
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Federal Reserve Board Scraps Crypto-Assets Regulations In Deregulation Drive

Crypto-asset deregulation has taken a further step in the US as the Federal Reserve Board has withdrawn guidance for banks on crypto-assets and dollar tokens.
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FCA To Overhaul Supervisory Letters

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced a major change in its supervisory communications, aiming to simplify how firms access key regulatory insights.
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BaFin Targets Turkish Banks Over AML And Risk Management Blindspots

Two Turkish-owned banks operating in Germany, Akbank and Ziraat Bank, have come under fire from the German financial regulator (BaFin) over serious shortcomings in anti-money laundering controls, risk management and internal governance.
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U.S. Lotteries, Gaming Industry Compete For New Digital Demographic

Over the past year, two successful efforts to legalize internet lottery sales have flown under the radar as stalled efforts to legalize online slots and table games in a handful of U.S. states garner legislative attention.
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News In Brief: April 21-April 25, 2025

Slovakia’s government has banned land-based gambling this Saturday as the country mourns the death of Pope Francis.
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UK Takes Lead in Fraud Fight With Landmark Ban On SIM Farms

The UK will become the first country in Europe to outlaw the possession and supply of SIM farms, in a bid to disrupt the tools deployed by organised fraud gangs.
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Regulatory Influencer: Lessons From Block’s $295m Multi-Agency Enforcement Spree

So far in 2025, US fintech giant Block has agreed to pay almost $300m to settle allegations of fraud prevention, anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) failures. With a potential criminal case also looming, firms should be aware that compliance failures can trigger a chain reaction of enforcement, if multiple regulators decide to pursue similar or overlapping cases.
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Uber Hits Back At Subscription Trap Lawsuit Filed By FTC

Uber has denied allegations that it engaged in deceptive practices and ran subscription traps filed in a lawsuit by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
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Interactive Map: MTMA Adoption Across US States

The Model Money Transmission Modernization Act (MTMA) is a set of nationwide standards and requirements that were approved by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) in August 2021. This map outlines state-level adoption of the MTMA.
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Philippine Apex Court Locks PAGCOR Out Of Local Bingo Regulation

The Philippine Supreme Court has ruled that the lowest tier of government, the local community “barangay”, is permitted to run bingo fundraisers without the permission of gambling regulator PAGCOR or any other government body.
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