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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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Daily Dash: Hong Kong And Israel Sign Off On CBDC Project

The central banks of Hong Kong and Israel have completed a CBDC study focused on non-bank intermediaries and cybersecurity, while the Biden administration has succeeded in persuading more firms to sign up to its AI principles.
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Payments

MGM Resorts Struck By Massive Cyberattack

Officials at MGM Resorts International continue to make progress in recovering from a cyberattack that affected credit card transactions, gaming operations and other computerized systems throughout its resorts.
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Gambling

Dutch Regulator Finds Shortcomings In Duty Of Care

The Netherlands Gambling Authority said it has found shortcomings in gambling licensees’ duty of care responsibility to prevent gambling addiction, so it will tighten its own codes, and recommends clarifying changes to legislation and Ministry of Justice regulations.
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Gambling

FIFA Bans Three Brazilian Players For Life In Match-Fixing Case

Three Brazilian footballers have been banned for life from the "beautiful game" by FIFA, as punishment for their complicity in match-fixing. 
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Gambling

Brazil Set To Place Big Bet On Online Casino

The lower house of Brazil’s Congress is poised to vote Wednesday on a heavily amended sports-betting bill that would also now authorise online casino games while maintaining high taxes and fees that have been sharply criticised by operators.
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Gambling

Too Much Too Soon? UK Crypto Firms Overwhelmed By New FCA Rules

UK crypto firms are struggling to meet new compliance demands set out by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), following its decision to put two major deadlines in two consecutive months.
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Payments

Instant Payment Battle Heats Up In The US, As RTP Surpasses 1m Daily Transactions

The Clearing House’s (TCH) real-time payment network (RTP) has hit a major daily transactions milestone, as TCH seeks to highlight the success of its own infrastructure following the launch of FedNow.
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Payments

Criminals Having Field Day Using BNPL, AI For Fraud, Warns Europol

European criminals are increasingly using buy now, payer later (BNPL), artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual IBANS (vIBANS) to steal and launder funds, a new report has claimed.
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Payments

Petitions To Allow Voters To Decide Fate Of Missouri Sports-Betting Filed

After legislators failed once again to pass a sports-betting bill in Missouri last session, an attorney representing supporters of legalizing retail and mobile wagering have filed petitions to let voters decide on the issue.
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Gambling

Parimatch Subsidiary Files Lawsuit To Scrap Zelensky's Decree

Weplay Media Holding Limited, an offshoot of Ukrainian bookmaker Parimatch, has filed a lawsuit against President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an attempt to win back its gambling licence in the country.
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Gambling

UK Health Department Acknowledges Gambling Suicide Impact

The UK Department of Health & Social Care has said evidence points to links between “harmful gambling” and suicide, highlighting it in the country’s new suicide prevention strategy.
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Gambling

Time To Take 'Pig Butchering' Scams Off The Menu, Says US Regulator

The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has warned against a fast-growing crypto scam known as "pig butchering", which involves the financial fattening of the victim.
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Payments

Gift Cards In Trouble As EU Negotiates AML Regulation

Trade associations representing electronic money issuers, distributors and retailers have called on EU institutions to abstain from introducing mandatory customer identification for low-value prepaid cards.
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Payments

End Of The Line For Square? Merchants' Fury Following Four-Day Outage

Block is likely headed for a class action lawsuit following an "unacceptable" global outage of Square, its small business merchant acquiring arm, sources have told Vixio.
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Payments

Swedish Trade Group Approves Of Higher Money Laundering Fine Proposal

The Swedish online gambling trade group has said it approves of plans to increase fines for money laundering violations, but warned they should be based on gross revenue to be fair.
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Gambling

Florida Sports Betting Moves Closer To Revival After Court Decision

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. on Monday issued an order that could accelerate the resurrection of sports betting in Florida after a two-year hiatus.
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Gambling

Daily Dash: US Plays Down Digital Dollar Plans

The Federal Reserve has said the US is a long way from issuing a central bank digital currency, Ireland has seen a surge in money mule activity, and a new study in Australia has found that slower payments might be the way to beat fraud.
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Payments

Irish Child Gambling Report 'Deeply Troubling', Says Minister

The Irish government minister in charge of gambling policy has called the findings of a report on children and gambling “deeply troubling”.
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Gambling

Penn Entertainment Eyeing Pole Position For ESPN BET

During an investor conference on Thursday, CEO Jay Snowden told analysts he was confident that Penn Entertainment has the right recipe for success with its ESPN BET venture, including crucial buy-in from new partners at ESPN and Disney.
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Gambling

North Carolina Gaming Expansion Chances Appear Bleak

North Carolina’s House Speaker has indicated that a massive gaming expansion proposal does not have enough support among the party that controls the state legislature to be included in the state’s forthcoming budget bill.
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Pay.UK Sets Out Ideas For Reforming UK’s Payments Infrastructure

Payment system operator Pay.UK has unveiled a package of proposed reforms to the organisational framework for interbank payments, urging “radical” change to prevent the UK falling behind on infrastructure and innovation.
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Regulatory Influencer: Poland Proposes Targeted Simplification of EU Financial Services Rule

On June 2, 2025, the Polish Financial Supervisory Authority (KNF) announced that it had submitted a package of proposals intended to simplify regulatory frameworks across the EU financial services sector to the EU member states, the European Commission and other institutions within the EU Financial Services Committee. These proposals form part of a broader initiative led by the Polish Ministry of Finance, which aims to harmonise and streamline EU regulations to support the competitiveness of the European Union’s economy, including that of Poland.
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Regulatory Influencer: AML Compliance Is Key Under Hong Kong’s Stablecoins Ordinance

Under Hong Kong’s new Stablecoins Ordinance, another milestone in the global trend towards regulating digital assets in the same way as traditional financial services, any person who issues stablecoins referencing an official currency must obtain a licence from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA).
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Norwegian Consumer Council Reports Klarna For Breaching Regulatory Requirements

In a submission to the Norwegian Consumer Authority, the consumer advocacy group has accused the Swedish fintech firm of repeatedly violating Norway’s credit marketing regulations.
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EBA Recommends Enforcement Pause To Avoid PSD2-MiCA Compliance Duplication

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued a No Action letter aiming to reduce the risk of crypto-asset firms needing to obtain two separate licences for certain payment activities under overlapping European rules.
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Singapore To Require Offshore Crypto Firms To Be Licensed Or Cease Operations By June 2025

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has clarified the scope of its regulatory regime for providers of digital tokens, crypto-assets used for payments.
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Enforcement Overhaul At FCA Welcome News For Regulated Firms

The UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) attempt to increase the transparency of its enforcement investigations could also speed up investigations, which experts say would be good news for the financial services sector.
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FCA Moves To Boost AI Use With New Sandbox

UK financial services firms will be encouraged to experiment with artificial intelligence (AI) as part of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) strategy to support economic growth through technological innovation.
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Australia Calls For Greater Collaboration In Battle Against Fraud

Businesses should join forces and share data to advance the fight against increasingly sophisticated scams, according to the Australian National Anti-Scam Centre.
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FCA Sets Out New Transparency Rules For Enforcement Investigations

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined significant changes to its enforcement rules, although it has stopped short of implementing some of the more controversial elements of its original proposal.
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