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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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Citing Lack Of Progress, RBA Warns Of ’Formal Regulation’ On Least-Cost Routing

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has threatened to introduce "formal regulatory requirements" on least-cost routing if it does not see progress on its implementation by acquirers.
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Payments

Australia Launches Wagering Self-Exclusion Website BetStop

The Australian government has launched the nationwide self-exclusion service BetStop and imposed a customer pre-verification regime, completing activation of all ten items of the online gambling National Consumer Protection Framework.
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Gambling

Brazil's Paquetá Brings Spot-Fixing Scandal To Premier League

Brazil appears to be exporting an escalating betting scandal internationally, with West Ham midfielder Lucas Paquetá now suspected of an intentional yellow card in a Premier League match last season.
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Gambling

Uncertainty Surrounds Federal Agency Regulating Indian Gaming

Functioning with a chairman whose term already has expired and a vacancy in one of its two other leadership positions, the National Indian Gaming Commission needs changes that may not occur until after the 2024 presidential election.
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Gambling

Digital Euro Regulation Delivers More Scepticism Than Clarity

The EU’s payments community has long accepted the inevitability of a digital euro being issued, but that does not mean people are pleased or engaged.
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Payments

UK Becomes Latest Jurisdiction To Implement Crypto Travel Rule

In line with international guidance on crypto-asset transfers, the UK is soon to become the latest jurisdiction to implement a crypto "travel rule".
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Payments

Italian Bank Ditches Card Fees For Small Payments

Banco BPM, Italy’s third-largest bank by assets, has announced that it will scrap commission fees for low-value card payments, after banks and trade groups signed an agreement to help struggling merchants.
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Payments

Doctors' Lobby Slams US Industry Funding For Sydney Gambling Clinic

Australian media and the nation’s major professional association for doctors have attacked an international deal sourced from global gambling company funds that will expand the University of Sydney’s gambling treatment and research unit.
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Gambling

Will North Carolina Go All-In On Gambling Expansion?

Three years after neighboring Virginia approved sports betting, iLottery and casinos in quick succession, North Carolina lawmakers are considering following suit and even upping the ante, with video lottery terminals and internet gaming also in play.
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Gambling

New Jersey Imposes Fines For Illegal Bet Offerings

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has issued several enforcement orders totaling $102,000 in penalties and a forfeiture order against four licensees for accepting prohibited wagers on in-state college sporting events and allowing a self-excluded patron to gamble.
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: Binance Accuses SEC Of ‘Fishing Expedition’

Binance US files motion to protect itself from discovery requests, PayPal puts crypto on hold in the UK, a New York couple plead guilty to laundering billions of dollars of stolen bitcoin, and Bankman-Fried back in jail.
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Payments

US Regulator Mulls Stricter Rules For Data Aggregators

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is working on a proposal that would bring data aggregators under existing consumer reporting law.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Irish Finance Minister Intervenes After Outage

Ireland’s finance minister has ordered the central bank to investigate Bank of Ireland’s outage, while Adyen shares dive after a poor H1 performance.
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Payments

Louisiana Law Requires Casinos To Train Employees For Human Trafficking Prevention

If it is not already, Louisiana is on its way to becoming the nation’s leader in the fight against human trafficking in casinos after passing a law requiring employees to be trained to detect and prevent trafficking in their facilities.
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Gambling

Shuttered Philippine Junket Denies Owner Arrested In Singapore

A junket network that announced the sudden closure of its Philippine casino VIP rooms on Tuesday has denied “rumours” that its owner was arrested in a major Singapore police operation on the same day.
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Gambling

BetMGM Launches In UK Using LeoVegas

MGM Resorts International has launched BetMGM in the UK via its subsidiary LeoVegas, but not with Entain, which is joint owner of the same sports-betting and online casino brand in North America.
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Gambling

Texas Lottery Takes No Action On Legislative Order To Ban Lottery Couriers

Texas Lottery officials elected to take no action on a legislative direction to prohibit lottery couriers that the state’s governor called unconstitutional.
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Gambling

News In Brief: August 14-August 18, 2023

Brazil's match-fixing investigation is extended, signalling another potential delay to sports-betting regulation, while Kentucky announces a timeline for the opening of its sports-betting market.
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Gambling

Splitit Proposes Voluntary Delisting And Relocation To Cayman Islands

A troubled buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm has proposed to shareholders that it delists from the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and relocates to the Cayman Islands under private ownership, in a bid to secure much-needed capital.
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Payments

UK Reform on AML/CTF Supervision and the Risk-Based Approach

On June 30, 2023, HM Treasury launched a consultation on reform of the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) supervisory system in the country. This regulatory analysis will focus on the current AML/CTF supervision framework, proposed alternatives presented in the consultation and some of the potential implications, focusing in particular on the risk-based approach.
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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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Cash Mandate Moves Closer To Being Law In New York State

Retailers will not be able to refuse cash payments in New York if Governor Kathy Hochul signs off on legislation that has passed both houses of the state legislature.
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Regulatory Influencer: Canada Retail Payments Activities Act — Safeguarding of End-User Funds

This report is the third installment in a four-part series analyzing the RPAA and identifying key components of the law that PSPs should consider when doing business in Canada. This report focuses on the requirement to safeguard end-user funds.
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