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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: Mastercard Says No To Cannabis

Mastercard has cracked down on cannabis retailers allowing payments across its network, nexo Standards and Berlin Group have announced that they are developing digital euro standards, and N26 makes a new hire following its compliance problems.
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Payments

FanDuel President Defends Hiring Ex-Con For Responsible Gambling

FanDuel president Christian Genetski on Thursday stood by his company’s decision to hire sports media personality Craig Carton to be the company’s spokesman on responsible gambling even after Carton served one year in prison for fraud.
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Gambling

Brazil Match-Fixing Investigation Loses Threat As Sports-Betting Measures Move Ahead

Brazil’s special investigation commission (CPI) into match-fixing has already served its purpose and is irrelevant now that a sports-betting provisional measure has been published and a bill has been sent to Congress, according to some in the industry.
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Gambling

Maryland Approves Contract For iGaming Study, Regulation Updates

The efforts to legalize online gaming took a step forward on Thursday when the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission unanimously approved a contract for a vendor to produce a detailed report on the potential impact of iGaming.
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Gambling

News In Brief: July 24-July 28, 2023

France's national lottery operator is set to absorb its Irish equivalent and Nevada officially approves $10m fine for Steve Wynn.
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Gambling

NatWest CEO Resigns Over Farage Account Closure, As New Regulations Approach

Dame Alison Rose, NatWest’s CEO of four years, has resigned from her position after admitting that she broke confidentiality rules following the closure of Nigel Farage’s Coutts bank account.
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Payments

HSBC, TSB, Nationwide Castigated Over CMA Order Failures

The UK’s competition watchdog has hit out at three of the biggest high-street banks for "significant failures" in transaction history reporting for personal and business customers switching banks.
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Payments

Amex Slapped With $15m US Fine

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has fined American Express $15m alleging the card network failed to oversee a third-party affiliate.
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Payments

Tennessee Fines Caesars Entertainment $50,000 For Illegal Wagers

Tennessee’s sports wagering regulator approved a $50,000 fine against Caesars Entertainment Wednesday for taking more than 2,500 illegal wagers over a five-week stretch.
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Gambling

Australian Court Slaps $3.4m Fine On Online Poker Operation

In the first case of its kind, an Australian court has issued a A$5m ($3.4m) civil fine to a company in Queensland state that offered online poker services to Australian customers.
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Gambling

UK Launches Wave Of Pivotal White Paper Consultations

In a “key moment” for the UK gambling industry, the Gambling Commission and the Department for Culture, Media & Sport have both published their first set of highly-anticipated white paper consultations.
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Gambling

Brazil's Sports-Betting Industry Set To Self-Regulate On Advertising

Operators have welcomed the self-regulatory approach to advertising that is written into Brazil's sports-betting provisional measure, although it leaves companies trying to establish a presence in Brazil with more questions than answers.
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Gambling

Whistle-To-Whistle Ad Ban, Loss Limits On French Agenda

The French gambling regulator has asked the government for permission to enforce a whistle-to-whistle ban and loss limits for young people.
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Gambling

Proposal To Reduce Interchange Fee Triggers Concern In Belgium

Belgium’s banking association has said it is "especially worried" about a proposed reduction in interchange fees, but there are suggestions that the government may just be bluffing ahead of an election.
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Payments

Amazon Expands Palm-Reading Payments Tech To All Whole Foods Stores

Amazon has announced that its palm-reading payment system, Amazon One, will be rolled out to all Whole Foods Market stores in the US by the end of 2023.
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Payments

Massachusetts Regulator Fines All Three Casinos For Unauthorized Wagering

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has fined the state’s three casinos a total of $50,000 to settle complaints over allowing customers to place wagers on unauthorized sporting events.
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Gambling

Almost Impossible To Open Gambling Bank Account In Romania, Says Trade Group

It has become “almost impossible” for gambling companies to open a bank account in Romania, according to a trade group in the country.
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Gambling

Brazil Finally Publishes Provisional Measure To Regulate Sports Betting

Brazil has published a long-awaited provisional measure to amend and implement a sports-betting law four and half years after the law was first signed, with the headline changes including a 18 percent tax on gross gaming revenue, an increase from an anticipated 16 percent.
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Gambling

Legislation Plus Another Suspension Add To U.S. Sports-Betting Woes

As the U.S. sports-betting industry prepares for another bumper season of wagers on college and professional football, recent developments in Congress and the National Football League threaten to cast a pall on the industry’s future prosperity.
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Gambling

India's GST Council To Clarify 'Face Value' Tax For Online Gaming

India’s finance ministry has signalled a softening on its damaging goods and service tax (GST) on online gaming volume, with the GST Council to clarify if player account deposits or individual bets are to be taxed.
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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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