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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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UK’s Paym To Be Wound Down

Experts lament the demise of Paym as UK banks confirm the shutting down of the mobile payments platform first launched in 2014.
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Payments

MEPs Not Impressed By Amazon’s Role In Digital Euro Project

EU lawmakers have expressed concerns about Amazon’s role in the European Central Bank’s digital euro investigation, citing issues such as governance and data protection.
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Payments

Time Has Come To Cap Prepaid Card Interchange Fees, Brazil Says

The Brazilian Central Bank has introduced a cap for interchange fees on prepaid cards, a payment instrument largely provided by fintechs that has helped bring millions into the traditional financial system.
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Payments

Indiana Leads List Of Online Casino Contenders For 2023

Only seven U.S. states have legalized internet gaming in the last decade, and there will be none this year, but Indiana may be the light at the end of the tunnel in 2023.
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Gambling

NSW Premier, James Packer Attack Slots Lobby Group

ClubsNSW, a powerful and aggressive lobby for pubs and clubs and the slot machine industry, is facing unprecedented pressure after the New South Wales (NSW) state premier and billionaire James Packer separately warned and attacked the group.
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Gambling

Uruguay Urged To Include Sports Betting In Online Gambling Bill

Casino developer Cipriani Group, which is building a $200m casino-hotel complex in Punta Del Este, is demanding that sports betting be included in the Uruguayan government’s bill to legalise online gambling.
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Gambling

Alabama Supreme Court Orders End To Electronic Bingo

Alabama’s Supreme Court has ordered the closure of electronic bingo machines at three gaming facilities, firing the latest shot in a decade-long legal battle and raising the stakes for legislative discussions on expanded gambling that are set to resume in 2023.
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Gambling

Personnel Moves - September 2022

New faces on the board of the French regulator, Caesars appoints iGaming boss, The Star's CEO departs and LeoVegas appoints new LatAm country manager.
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Gambling

US Trade Associations Sue CFPB Alleging Overreach

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) is operating beyond its statutory authority and without accountability, according to the American Bankers Association, US Chamber of Commerce and others.
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Payments

Week In Crypto: Resignation, Resisting Arrest And A Surprisingly Upbeat Regulator

As the LUNA co-founder evades an arrest warrant, the CEO of bankrupt Celsius decides it’s time for him to go. Meanwhile, the head of a US regulator says bitcoin could double in value under the right legal framework.
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Payments

No More Delay! India’s Card-On-File Rules Enter Into Force

After more than a year of delays, new rules aimed to strengthen the security of online card payments in India are coming into force at the weekend.
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Payments

Stablecoin Reserves Must Be ’Publicly Transparent’, Says Fed Chair

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell argues that private stablecoin issuers must face greater transparency rules to build trust and protect against insolvency in a roundtable discussion on digital asset regulation.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Central Banks Test Cross-Border CBDC In BIS Initiative

Sweden, Norway and Israel trial new cross-border retail CBDC payments, new Russian sanctions unveiled following sham referendum and US bank fined for “illegal overdraft” fees.
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Payments

Cambodia Crackdown Frees Thousands Of Enslaved Online Staff

Thousands of captive workers in Cambodia have been released from online gaming and other illegal operations by police in just weeks, as the government finally begins to sweep underground gaming hubs around the nation.
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Gambling

Brazilian Football Teams May Not Comply With Betting Investigation

An investigation into betting sponsorships and advertising by Brazil’s national consumer protection secretariat Senacon appears to have slowed, amid word from insiders that some of the implicated sports teams will refuse to hand over copies of their partnership contracts.
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Gambling

For Better Or Worse, Gaming's Politicization Grows As U.S. Elections Approach

Legendary California Assembly Speaker Jesse “Big Daddy” Unruh coined the phrase, “Money is the mother’s milk of politics,” and the gambling industry is increasingly being perceived as a cash cow in elections.
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Gambling

News In Brief: September 26-September 30, 2022

Malta still loves its online gambling industry and BetMGM faces multi-million New Jersey lawsuit from problem gambler.
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Gambling

Payments Firms Rally To Support Ukraine With Cheaper Remittances

Fintechs and card schemes have signed a joint statement committing to providing the war torn EU membership candidate with cheaper, more accessible, remittances between itself and the EU.
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Payments

Wall Street Banks Fined Nearly $2bn Over WhatsApp Use

Sixteen Wall Street firms have agreed to pay a total of $1.81bn to settle charges that their employees used their personal WhatsApp accounts to communicate with clients to avoid creating records and evade regulatory and bank oversight.
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Payments

PSR Outlines APP Fraud Strategy

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has unveiled its proposals to protect consumers against rising authorised push payment (APP) scam losses and fraud, including mandatory reimbursement above a threshold.
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Hong Kong Ushers In New Stablecoin Regime

The Legislative Council has passed a stablecoins bill as part of a broader push to tighten oversight of crypto-assets that mirrors other international compliance rules.
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India Launches 'Financial Fraud Risk Indicator' To Tackle UPI Scams

The tool is intended to improve data sharing between the Department of Telecommunications, banks and Unified Payment Interface platforms in a bid to tackle digital payment fraud.
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BaFin Relaxes PSD2 Interface Rules For Card-Issuing PSPs

Germany’s financial regulator BaFin has announced that it will temporarily relax enforcement of certain technical and reporting requirements under the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) for account-servicing payment service providers.
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Manipulation-Based Scams On The Rise In Sweden, Warns Regulator

The Swedish financial watchdog has announced that payments fraud is declining overall, but says the use of tactics such as social engineering is increasing, echoing other countries in Europe and elsewhere.
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Mastercard Hit With £200m Bill For 'Unlawfully High' Fees

The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal has approved the settlement in the long-running class action centred on fees the card network imposed between 1992 and 2008.
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GENIUS Act Clears Initial Vote After Some Democrats Relent

In the US, key Democrat senators have softened their position on the bipartisan stablecoin regulation, meaning that it can progress to the next stage in the legislative process.
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'Transparency' Issue Opens Door For Consumer Duty Scrutiny In Payments

Recent guidance from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that identified issues with international payments may be a sign that the regulator is ramping up its use of supervisory tools for the Consumer Duty regime.
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Australia Launches Consultation Ahead Of AML/CTF Law Coming Into Force

The Australian government has launched a second public consultation on the country’s anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime, following legislation passed last year.
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UK Government Moves To Tame 'Wild West' BNPL Market

HM Treasury has announced plans to regulate buy now, pay later (BNPL) lending, aiming to boost consumer confidence and give firms the certainty they need to innovate, grow and invest.
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Be Wary Of Overregulating Financial Services Use Of AI, MEPs Warn EU

In a draft report, legislators have called for greater clarity and consistency in the oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial sector, amid concerns that overlapping rules could stifle innovation and trigger legal uncertainty.
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