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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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Caesars Confirms Cyberattack, Says Operations Were Unaffected

Caesars Entertainment confirmed Thursday that hackers had gained access to its computer systems through an outsourced vendor, stealing a large amount of customer data in a cyberattack.
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Gambling

Definition Of Online Casino Games Adds To Confusion Over Brazil's Betting Bill

After online gaming was added to a sports-betting bill hours before it was approved by Brazil's Chamber of Deputies, confusion remains around which types of online casino games will be allowed.
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Gambling

Finns Fear Delays As Reform Debates Evolve

Industry officials have used a landmark online gambling conference in Finland to urge the government to get on with its plan to dissolve the country’s monopoly, as its aim of opening the market at the start of 2026 hangs in the balance.
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Gambling

Mexican Operators Raise Alarm Over Draft Gaming Decree

Draft gambling reforms to prohibit “drawings of numbers or symbols through machines” threaten to reduce industry revenue by up to 90 percent and wipe out thousands of jobs, according to two Mexican trade associations.
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Gambling

Has The Metaverse Run Out Of Gas? Not For Banks And Payment Firms, Sources Say

Despite media reports that interest in the metaverse is waning, banks and payments firms are still engaged as the nascent sector moves on from its "hype phase".
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Payments

Week In Crypto: Binance US CEO Quits Amid SEC Discovery Battle

Binance US loses another CEO and more than 100 employees, a crypto co-founder is sentenced to 20 years in prison, and the UK’s new crypto promotion rules may have claimed their first victim.
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Payments

Bank Of America Settles ACH Payments Fee Class Action

The US big bank has agreed to pay $8m and stop charging fees for sending Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments in order to settle class action claims.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Debit Cards Now Make Up 50 Percent Of UK Payments

A new report from UK Finance has revealed that debit cards now make up half of overall UK transitions, while US financial regulators have come down hard in a second non-fungible token (NFT) case.
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Payments

News In Brief: September 11-September 15, 2023

The UK Gambling Commission to set up an industry forum and Sweden's regulator will get more money to combat match-fixing and illegal operators.
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Gambling

PAGCOR Online Rate Cuts Please Operators, Fuel Casino Growth

Local-facing online gambling interests in the Philippines are more bullish about the future, amid falling taxes and regulator sympathy over encroachment on the sector by illegal operators.
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Gambling

Kindred, Betsson Withdrawing From Norway, Regulator Says

The Norwegian Gambling Authority has said that companies it has claimed were operating illegally in Norway, including Betsson and Kindred, have begun to withdraw.
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Gambling

Chicago Becomes Largest City In North America To Open Casino

They started lining up at 6:30am for the 8am opening on September 9 of Bally’s Corporation’s temporary casino at the Medinah Temple in Chicago and gamblers will continue to patronize the historic building with Moorish Revival architecture for the next three years.
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Gambling

Missouri Sports Teams Ready To Pitch Legal Betting Directly To Voters

Missouri's professional sports teams are prepared to bypass the legislature in favor of a ballot referendum to legalize sports betting, amid a lack of optimism that a legislative logjam can be broken in 2024.
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Gambling

Brazil Takes Critical Step Toward Full Online Gambling Regulation

Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies has passed a bill to regulate sports betting and online casino games, but only after amending the legislation to limit the duration of licences costing more than $6m to a term of just three years.
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Gambling

Chilean Court Orders ISP Blocking For Online Operators

The Supreme Court of Chile has ordered a leading internet service provider (ISP) to block a total of 23 online betting platforms that judges agreed were offering illegal activity in the country.
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Gambling

Financial Board Questions Curaçao Estimate Of €20.7m In Gambling Revenue

Curaçao expects the equivalent of €20.7m from gambling licensing fees from 2024, but a financial board asked for advice and questioned the estimates due to delays in passing enabling legislation.
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Gambling

Kenyan Legal Battle Against Excise Duty Continues

The Kenyan Revenue Authority and the Attorney General are in a legal battle against a local lawyer over the right to deduct a 12.5 percent excise duty on wagers. 
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Gambling

EU Consumer Credit Directive Crosses Finish Line

Buy now, pay later and credit card agreements are set for tighter EU regulation, after members of the European Parliament held their final vote on the legislation.
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Payments

PAGCOR Lowering Local Online Fees, Will Publish Licensee URLs

Philippine gambling regulator PAGCOR is lowering franchise fees for domestic online gambling and is set to publish gambling website addresses of its licensees amid ramping promises of internal reform, greater transparency and market growth.
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Gambling

News In Brief: September 11-September 15, 2023

Five sports-betting operators submit Vermont bids, ransomware group takes credit for MGM "cyberattack" and Dutch regulator hands two licensees mandatory instructions.
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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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