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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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EBA CLEARING Bets On FPAD To Bring Down Fraud

With fraud continuing to be a significant problem for European payments players, EBA CLEARING is piloting a new tool to confront the challenge.
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Payments

FedNow Instant Payments System Goes Live

After years of work, the US Federal Reserve has announced that its new 24/7/365 instant payment system has officially gone live. VIXIO discusses how the new payment system is expected to change the payments landscape, what can be expect from the service from day one and what comes next.
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Payments

Crypto Will Not Be Treated As Gambling, UK Minister Says

UK minister rejects a previous Treasury Committee recommendation that crypto trading should be regulated as gambling.
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Payments

Mergers & Acquisitions: The Reset Of The U.S. Gaming Industry

When the U.S. Supreme Court repealed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) five years ago, gaming industry analysts were quick to try and estimate how the new U.S. sports-betting market was going to play out in terms of size and profitability.
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Gambling

Appeal Raises Questions About How Indian Law Applies To Tribal Gaming

By appealing a judge’s ruling in a California casino case, the U.S. Department of Justice is raising the question of how Indian law canons apply to tribal gaming — if at all.
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Gambling

India's Tax Agency Says Land-Based Casinos Owe $1.2bn

India’s goods and services tax (GST) bureaucracy is extending aggressive recovery of GST from the online gaming industry to land-based operations, with officials targeting $1.2bn in unpaid taxes from casinos in Goa and Sikkim states.
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Gambling

Brazil's Sports-Betting Provisional Measure Due This Week

Brazil’s sports-betting provisional measure may finally be about to see the light of day, with the latest reports out of Brasilia saying that the measure should be published today at the latest (July 24).
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: SEC Requests $2.5bn Budget To Fight Crypto ’Wild West’

A record-breaking budget request is filed by the SEC, a federal crypto bill is reintroduced to the US Senate, the FCA shows tough love to UK crypto firms, and Binance terminates a World Cup-winning sponsorship deal.
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Payments

Daily Dash: FedNow Goes Live In The US

US’ instant payments system FedNow has launched, the UK Payment Systems Regulator has published its annual report, and Panama’s Supreme Court has struck down the country’s crypto law.
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Payments

Casino, VLT Expansion On The Table In North Carolina Budget Talks

Leaders of both chambers of the state legislature have said that a second major gaming expansion could be part of a budget compromise in North Carolina this year.
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Gambling

New Jersey Regulators Revoke PlayUp's Ability To Take Sports Bets

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has issued an order “revoking the transactional waivers” granted to PlayUp that allow the company to conduct sports wagering in the state.
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Gambling

Ireland's New Gambling Law Making 'Significant Progress'

Ireland’s Department of Justice is pleased with the “significant” progress made toward updating the country’s gambling laws, as its long-anticipated bill takes steps forward.
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Gambling

News In Brief: July 17-July 21, 2023

The UK government has rejected calls to treat cryptocurrency trading like gambling and control of a planned $4bn resort in Vietnam changes hands.
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Gambling

’Your Greatest Strength Is Your Greatest Weakness,’ FCA Warns Payments Firms

Innovation and the capability to do things differently is coming up against a struggle to get on top of compliance matters, a senior official at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said while speaking at a webinar organised by the regulator about financial crime and payments.
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Payments

UK Fintechs Push Chancellor For Cross-Border Fees Reform

Fintech firms including Wise, TrueLayer and Monzo have signed a joint letter calling on the UK government to bring an end to hidden fees in international payments.
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Payments

Klarna Strengthens Debt Charity Support As Consumer Duty Approaches

Klarna has become the first buy now, pay later (BNPL) lender to partner with a new debt support network backed by the UK government, as calls grow for BNPL regulation to happen sooner rather than later.
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Payments

Germany Extends Customer Onboarding Cap On N26 Over AML Concerns

Germany’s financial supervisory authority (BaFin) has extended anti-money laundering measures imposed on N26 as it keeps a close eye on the fintech sector in the wake of high-profile scandals.
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Payments

Indian Gaming Revenue Sets New Record Of $40.9bn In 2022

Tribal gaming operations approached $41bn in gross gaming revenue last year, the highest in the industry’s history and another sign of a substantial rebound from the scourge of COVID-19 in 2020.
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Gambling

PAGCOR's Online Expansion Targets Local, Foreign Gamblers

Philippine gambling regulator PAGCOR has confirmed that the proposed online expansion of its Casino Filipino branches will target domestic and foreign markets, potentially increasing the franchise’s value ahead of any privatisation.
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Gambling

Ontario iGaming Totals Almost 70 Percent Of Revenue Figures

iGaming Ontario released new data on Wednesday that includes the split between online casino gaming and sports betting for the first time.
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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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Regulate Smarter, Say European Players In Light Of Trump’s Deregulation

Despite the US leadership pushing for an increasingly deregulated financial services market, some payments players and politicians in Europe are adamant that standards being watered down is not the way to boost growth.
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