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EBA Slams Fintechs Over Lax Compliance In New AML Risk Assessment

In its latest risk assessment, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has warned that poor practices and a lack of experience at fintechs, including payments and crypto firms, are undermining efforts to tackle financial crime.
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AI Joint Venture Demonstrates UAE’s Digital and Financial Ambitions

The Middle Eastern state continues to harness financial services as an asset, moving to modernise its payments infrastructure through a public-private initiative involving the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Brazil Minister Rattles Industry With Regulatory Remorse

The government minister responsible for Brazil’s federal betting regulator is considering stricter rules on advertising and online casino games and says he would even outlaw online gambling altogether if given the opportunity.
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Romanian Government Eyes Legislation To Decentralise Gambling Licensing

Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has announced that his government plans to propose a draft legislation that will enable municipal authorities to decide on licences for local gambling outlets.
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Peru's Political Turmoil Not Expected To Affect Online Gambling Law

In the first week of December, Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo was jailed for attempting to dissolve Congress and install an emergency government, but gambling industry insiders remain optimistic the upheaval will have a minimal effect on the timeline for regulating online gambling.
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Week In Crypto: FTX Execs Plead Guilty To Fraud, Binance Financials Probed As Auditor Quits

Breaking news as two top executives associated with FTX plead guilty to criminal fraud charges. Meanwhile, Sam Bankman-Fried’s extradition to the US is confirmed and doubts are raised over Binance’s elusive balance sheet.
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Payments

Durbin’s US Credit Card Bill Not On Congress’ Agenda

2023 is going to end without US Congress acting on the widely-disputed Credit Card Competition Act after it failed to make it into the government’s omnibus spending bill.
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Payments

EU Banks Weigh On Online Consumer Protection Proposal

The European Banking Federation has said the Payment Service Directive should prevail over new online consumer protection rules and that legislators must ensure they do not create unnecessary friction in the consumer journey.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Young Google Users Can Now Pester Parents To Pay For Purchases

Google brings pester power into the digital age allowing kids to request payment from their parents for app purchases, McDonald's launches automated Drive Thru payments in South Korea and Bolsonaro signs new crypto law in Brazil.
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Manila's Pasig Region Set To Ban Online Gambling Operations

The elected council of one of Metro Manila’s more prominent regions has banned local and foreign-facing online gambling and related services within its city limits.
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Gambling

Gaming Industry Faces Battle To Improve Its Media Image

The fallout continues from last month’s series of articles by the New York Times on the U.S. sports-betting industry, and it is not clear how the industry can devise a strategy to respond to negative news coverage as betting and casino companies expand their markets.
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Oregon Committee Wants Ongoing Oversight Role On Gambling

A special legislative committee on gambling regulation is seeking a more permanent role in steering gaming policy in Oregon and has recommended a pause in any expansion of lottery games or sports betting pending further study.
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Gambling

EU Online Casinos Key Mafia Laundering Tool, Says Study

There are few better tools than online casinos for criminals to launder their illicit funds, according to a new study on money laundering in the European Union.
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Gambling

News In Brief: December 19-December 23, 2022

BetMGM reveal customer data hacked six months ago and Maverick completes Evergreen Gaming acquisition.
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Gambling

Ukrainian Parliament Preps Blocklist With New Gambling Bills

Ukraine is preparing a blocklist of unlicensed operators and new rules to make it harder for Russian-backed operators to slip into the market, as it continues to root out companies linked to the nation invading its territory.
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Gambling

Nine UK Banks Unite To Launch New Non-Profit Access To Cash Company

Led by UK Finance, a financial services trade association, nine banks have come together to launch Cash Access UK, a new non-profit company focused on high-street access to cash.
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Payments

2022 Wrap-Up: Key Payment Regulatory Developments in the EU and the UK

This overview provides details of the key 2022 regulatory developments across the EU and the UK within the financial sector, and those which will continue into 2023. The main regulatory developments have involved areas such as consumer credit (buy now, pay later - BNPL), consumer protection, anti-money laundering (AML), crypto-assets and the sanctions regimes imposed on Russia as a consequence of the conflict in Ukraine.
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VIXIO Impact Index: November Fall Bucks Previous Seasonal Rises

As Regulatory Impact unexpectedly fell in the month of November, VIXIO discusses preparation of the UK’s new Consumer Duty, something that will have significant impact on payments, and considers reasons behind the falling regulatory activity in Canada.
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TSB Apologises After £48.6m Fine For Operational Resilience Failures

The chief executive of TSB Bank has apologised to customers after being hit by a £48.6m fine in the UK for operational risk management and resilience failures.
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Payments

Canadian Financial Firms Push For Wider Access To Payments Systems

A group of financial organisations has urged the Canadian government to expand access to the central payment infrastructure in next year’s budget bill.
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Payments

Penn Entertainment Boss Defends Barstool Brand Before Massachusetts Regulators

Penn Entertainment CEO Jay Snowden mounted a vigorous defense of the company's Barstool Sportsbook betting brand before the Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Tuesday and heavily criticized a New York Times series that took aim at Barstool founder Dave Portnoy.
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Gambling

Battle Over Austrian Gambling Refunds Moves To Malta

Litigation finance companies that have successfully sued online gambling companies for player refunds in Austria are now pressing claims in Malta, where many of the operators are headquartered.
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Gambling

Indiana, New York Favorites For Internet Gaming Legalization In 2023

Indiana lawmakers will have another chance to consider legislation to regulate internet gaming when they return to the state capitol next month for their 2023 legislative session, according to Republican Representative Ethan Manning.
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Gambling

Swedish Government Submits Long-Awaited Safer Market Bill

Sweden’s government has submitted its long-awaited bill on measures to bolster payment blocking and further combat match-fixing.
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US Open Banking Rule Highlights Industry Divisions Over Data And Fees

By defining who can access consumer data, whether fees are allowed and compliance timelines, the Personal Financial Data Rights final rule (PFDR Rule) underscores continuing legal and market tensions between banks and fintech innovators.
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Belarus Moves To Centralise Crypto Under State Supervision

The Belarusian National Bank is seeking to evolve the country’s crypto framework, tightening the authoritarian government’s grip on the sector and signalling a new phase in its ongoing experiment with digital assets.
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Digital Euro Enters New Phase As First Issuance Nears

By continuing to drive the digital euro forward, the EU is signalling to financial institutions that they should prepare for its introduction, despite ongoing criticism and questions about the project.
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Regulatory Influencer: EU’s Consumer Credit Protection in the Age of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL)

The transposition deadline of the revised Consumer Credit Directive (Directive (EU) 2023/2225 on credit agreements for consumers - CCD2) is November 20, 2025. Member states are required to adopt and publish laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the directive by that date.
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Regulatory Influencer: First Step To Permanent Price Cap On UK-EEA Interchange Fees

On October 10, 2025, the UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) launched a consultation on the methodology for developing a price cap on cross-border interchange fees for transactions between the UK and the European Economic Area (EEA).
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US Democrats’ Letter Underscores Continuing Uncertainty At The CFPB

Open banking is one of several areas being disrupted by confusion over the future of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), as lawmakers seek clarity on recent comments by its acting director, Russell Vought.
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Regulatory Influencer: Payments Authentication - A Global Comparative

Payment authentication is the process of verifying the identity of the person making a payment. It is a fundamental component of card-not-present (CNP) transactions and is a key measure in reducing fraud. This regulatory influencer lays out authentication requirements and exemptions across select jurisdictions in Europe and the Asian-Pacific region.
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African Nations’ Removal From FATF Grey List Offers Boost To Region

The news that Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Nigeria and South Africa are no longer subject to increased monitoring with regard to their anti-money laundering regimes should restore confidence among international payments organisations and open the jurisdictions to cross-border activity.
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Agentic AI and the Next Chapter in Payments Regulation

As the next phase of artificial intelligence (AI) begins to affect the payments sector, regulators will need to adapt and evolve existing frameworks to manage the risk to consumers.
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Australia’s Strategic Approach to Payments Modernisation

By adopting a comprehensive strategy to update systems and regulation, Australia is positioning itself to have a safe, effective and scalable payments infrastructure that can adapt to technological advances and evolving consumer behaviour.
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