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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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Unpacking Argentina’s New Credit Card Bill Reform

Argentine lawmakers are working on reforming the country's credit card regulations but the chances of the bill becoming law are getting slimmer by the day as the country is heading to an election later this year.
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Payments

Germany Government Prepares AML Supervision Overhaul

Germany’s finance minister has said that he wants "to follow the money", but can the country get its policy right to move on from a second-rate Financial Action Task Force (FATF) assessment and the Wirecard scandal?
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Payments

State Audit Of Oregon Racing Commission Finds Weak Industry Oversight

State auditors have found the Oregon Racing Commission struggles with delays in filling openings for commissioners, weak oversight and transparency of funds to support the horseracing industry, and limited documentation of its reviews of historical horseracing machines.
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Gambling

Rio De Janeiro State Stealing A March On Brazil Betting Licensing

An application window for Brazil’s first state-level sports-betting licences closed on Friday, with Rio de Janeiro testing the limits of Brazilian lottery laws by enabling approved operators to accept bets from players across the country.
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Gambling

India's Lawmakers Soften Gaming Industry Tax

India’s parliament has rammed through legislation imposing a flat 28 percent goods and services tax (GST) on online gaming deposits, land-based casinos, horseracing and lotteries, as well as on foreign-based operations.
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Gambling

New Zealand And Qatar Become Latest To Regulate BNPL

As buy now, pay later (BNPL) continues to grow, New Zealand and Qatar have unveiled plans to bring the product under regulatory oversight.
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Payments

Week In Crypto: Coinbase Files Motion To Dismiss Charges Brought By SEC

Coinbase seeks an early dismissal of all five charges brought by the SEC, Binance fails to produce an accounting of its US assets, Revolut suspends crypto trading and France tightens registration rules.
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Payments

Daily Dash: FCA Looks For Answers On De-Banking

The UK’s banking watchdog has sent out a request for account closure data, while the Bank of England is on a recruitment drive for academics to help with its digital pound work.
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Payments

New York Gaming Commission Continues To Tighten Lottery Courier Rules

New York gaming regulators are continuing to tighten rules governing lottery couriers, approving a rule change that would limit players' ability to fund accounts from outside the state.
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Gambling

Italy's Parliament Approves Gambling Restructuring Plan

The Italian parliament has given the green light to a new tax delegation law allowing for the long-awaited reorganisation of the country's gambling sector, including changes to all tax duties and new player protection measures.
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Gambling

NSW Defers Hefty Slots Tax On Star Entertainment Until 2030

The Star Entertainment Group’s Star casino in Sydney has dodged a tax bullet amid its ongoing regulatory nightmare, with the New South Wales (NSW) government deferring a hefty increase in slot machine duty until at least the end of the decade.
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Gambling

Ontario Online Casino Operator Fined For Responsible Gambling Failings

Ontario’s gaming regulator for the first time has fined an online operator for failing to meet the province’s responsible gambling standards and warned that all licensees have an obligation to monitor customer play for signs of problems.
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Gambling

Gamblers Most Likely To Circumvent Self-Exclusion With Online Casino, Swedish Study Says

A Swedish study of gamblers who have voluntarily excluded themselves found an overwhelming amount of those who breached the facility played online casino games.
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Gambling

News In Brief: August 7-August 11, 2023

Kentucky Horse Racing Commission confirms license applications from seven of the state’s racetracks to open land-based sportsbooks when retail wagering launches next month.
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Gambling

Block Stumbles In Europe As Verse Is Shuttered And Clearpay Retreats

US payments firm Block has announced that it will downsize its presence in Europe to focus on "higher potential" revenue streams, as financials worsen for the loss-making fintech.
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Payments

India Online Gaming GST Amendments Rushed To Parliament

India’s Cabinet has approved goods and services tax (GST) amendments for online gaming and other gaming segments in an 11th-hour effort to push the changes through the legislature before its session ends this week.
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Gambling

U.S. Sports-Betting Violations Could Put Industry On Congress' Radar

Perhaps the greatest fear of the U.S. gaming industry is federal regulation but the National Football League’s ongoing struggle to prevent sports-betting violations by its players and the controversy surrounding compensation for college athletes could open the door for Congress to intervene.
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Gambling

Entain Sets Aside Funds To Settle UK Investigation Into Turkish Business

Entain said it has set aside £585m to cover continuing deferred prosecution agreement negotiations with the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service over its former Turkish-facing business.
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Gambling

Ghana Warns Operators To Pay Tax Or Risk Licence Removal

Ghana has reminded gambling operators and consumers about an incoming tax change, warning that there will be fines for non-compliance.
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Gambling

ESPN Brand Differentiates Penn Deal From Other Failed Media Partnerships

Penn Entertainment CEO Jay Snowden has said the strength of the ESPN brand will allow the company’s new ESPN BET venture to succeed where other media partnerships in the U.S. have not.
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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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