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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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German State Bremen Closing All Betting Shops

Betting shops in the German city-state of Bremen are targeted for closure after the interior senator claimed they were fronts for money laundering.
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Gambling

Massachusetts Legislature Reaches Deal On Sports-Betting Package

After marathon negotiations that continued into Monday’s early morning hours, a Massachusetts conference committee has reached agreement on a plan to legalize sports betting.
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Gambling

Philippines Kills POGO Investigations Amid Official Extortion

The Philippines’ top justice official has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to cease investigating foreign-facing online gaming licensees (POGOs) amid accusations that NBI staff are extorting operators.
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Gambling

Personnel Moves - July 2022

Flutter's UK and Ireland CEO is leaving the company after 12 years, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission appoints a new commissioner and the Rio de Janeiro Lottery gets a new president.
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: Insider Trading, Iran Sanctions Probe And Stablecoin Bill Stumbles

This week in crypto was marked by major investigations into the US’ two largest exchanges, a resurgent debate over the legal status of crypto-assets and some tinkering from Janet Yellen on a significant US stablecoin bill.
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Payments

Colombia Adopts Open Finance Framework

Colombia has become the third Latin American country to establish an open finance regulatory framework, which will include supporting third-party payment initiation services.
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Payments

ECB Calls For Inclusive Central Banks With New Charter

The European Central Bank (ECB) has launched an equality, diversity and inclusion charter that regulators in the EU can voluntarily sign up to.
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Payments

SEC Takes Action Against Large US Banks On Customer Identity Theft

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged J.P. Morgan, UBS and securities broker TradeStation on separate counts for deficiencies in their programmes aimed at preventing customer identity theft.
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Payments

Nevada Regulators Approve Updates To 'Archaic' Gaming Requirements

The Nevada Gaming Commission has signed off on a series of small but substantial changes to rules related to the state’s gaming licensing and revocation process as regulators continue the process of updating or streamlining the state’s rules, some of which have been in effect for decades.
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Gambling

Macau Announces Tender For Casino Concessions

After years of government silence and industry confusion, Macau has finally announced a tender for the next wave of casino concessions.
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Gambling

News In Brief: July 25-July 29, 2022

Dutch lotteries investigated over potentially illegal online games, new AGA guidelines for AML compliance published and slots scandal deepens in Paraguay.
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Gambling

CFPB’s Chopra Says See You In Court To US Lawbreakers

In a number of wide-ranging interviews, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) chief Rohit Chopra has told newswires his crusade is not yet over against lawbreaking big firms and that his agency may rein in bigtech, surging mobile wallet fraud and crypto.
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Payments

FCA Confirms Plans To Go Ahead With Consumer Duty

The UK’s financial watchdog has said it will give companies a year to get ready for the new Consumer Duty rules, which require firms to put “customers' needs first”.
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Payments

SCA Win, But Identity Fraud Warning For France

France joins other European regulators in warning that internet payment fraud reductions are outweighed by a rise in new forms of cybercrimes that legislation has yet to protect against.
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Payments

US Bill Ventures To Address Discrimination At Banks

A new bill introduced by top members of Congress would ban financial institutions from discriminating against customers based on their race, gender or sexual orientation, in line with the Biden administration’s wider efforts to fight discrimination.
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Payments

U.S. Sports-Betting Company Leaderboard Still In Flux

Gaming executives and investors believe there is still a significant amount of turnover coming in the years ahead for those not currently leading the pack in U.S. sports betting.
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Gambling

Polish Illegal Slot Operators Dodging Thousands Of Fines

Data from the country’s Ministry of Finance shows Poland’s fight against illegal slots is inefficient and has done little to curtail the country’s sizable gaming machine black market.
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Gambling

California, Tribes Consider Next Steps After Compacts Rejected Again

For the second time in less than a year, the U.S. Department of the Interior has not approved gaming compacts with two California tribes claiming that they violated portions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, leaving all sides wondering if a third time will be the charm.
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Gambling

Northern Cyprus State Lottery Blunder Forces President To Intervene

​​​​​​​The President of Northern Cyprus has fired the head of the lottery regulator after “a huge and unforgivable blunder” meant National Lottery tickets were printed with an image of a rival Greek nationalist paramilitary group.
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Gambling

Back On Track As ECB Reveals Post-Pandemic Payments Spike

Card payments are one of the big winners of a post-pandemic bump in transaction volumes across the EU, increasing 17 percent in 2021, according to the latest annual payments statistics released by the European Central Bank (ECB).
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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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