Looking for the latest insights and trends from the Financial Services and Gambling industry?

Your window into the complex world of compliance and regulations, covering timely topics and developments that are reshaping these industries

Our industry experts regularly spend time with lawmakers, regulators and industry participants to get to the heart of regulatory issues. We deliver our expert insights across multiple media to ensure timely delivery of information to meet your everyday needs.

From quick blog insights through to industry events, we provide you with the depth and breadth of knowledge needed to help you make the right business decisions, staying compliant and gaining a competitive advantage.

Europe Advances Plans For Real-Time Payments Connectivity With Asia

By linking its TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) system with India and Southeast Asia, the European Central Bank (ECB) is accelerating real-time payments globally and challenging European payment service providers (PSPs) to prepare for faster flows and competitive pressures.
Read more

Prolonged Limbo On Open Banking Leaves US Financial Sector Navigating Uncertainty

A renewed push from Democratic senators highlights how the stalled Personal Financial Data Rights (PFDR) rule is forcing banks and fintechs to rethink strategy, as shifting political priorities threaten a stable data-access framework for the long term.
Read more

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.
Read more

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.
Read more

Brazil's Transitional Ordinance May Be Unconstitutional

Brazil’s surprise ordinance last week to immediately ban companies that had not applied for a licence from operating during a transition period may be unconstitutional, according to at least one local lawyer. 
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Gambling Businesses Must Explore AI Or They Will Be Left Behind, Says Panel

A wide range of gambling businesses in an array of jurisdictions are already using AI tools and ones that do not explore and implement AI now will be left behind in the future, according to a panel of experts.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Private Sector Engagement And Strategic Autonomy Key Issues For Digital Euro

During the latest digital euro hearing, European Central Bank official Piero Cipollone answered questions on whether the regulator is best placed to take on the challenge of issuing a digital euro, while emphasising the need for strategic autonomy.
Read moreRead more
Payments

One In Four Teens In Australia Fall Victim To Social Media Scams, Report Finds

As Australia moves towards new cross-sector regulations to fight scammers, new research has found that teenagers are among the most likely victims of social media scams.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Daily Dash: US CFPB Wants To Save Its Time With New Remittance Proposal

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has set out plans to amend the Remittance Transfer Rule, while Belgium’s regulator has highlighted a 50 percent rise in online investment fraud.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Federal Legislators Slammed Over 'Half-Baked' Sports-Betting Comments

New Jersey’s former top gaming regulator and a key Massachusetts legislator have pushed back on accusations by federal lawmakers that states' sports-betting regulatory regimes are “faint-hearted and half-baked.”
Read moreRead more
Gambling

UK Payment Providers Finalise Preparations For Fraud Reimbursement Rules

The Payment System Regulator’s new authorised push payment (APP) fraud reimbursement rules take effect on October 7, 2024, with many banks and payments firms still unprepared and unhappy, despite the regulator’s concession on the reimbursement limit.
Read moreRead more
Payments

German Authorities Shut Down 47 Crypto Exchanges Used For Criminal Activity

In a major crypto crackdown, the Frankfurt Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Federal Criminal Police Office have shut down a total of 47 crypto exchange platforms that were being used for illicit financial activities.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Daily Dash: PSR Publishes Guidance For Civil Disputes And App Scams

The UK's Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has issued final guidance to help firms differentiate between authorised push payment (APP) scams and private civil disputes, and its sister regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, has revoked PayAfrique.com Limited’s licence after compliance failings.
Read moreRead more
Payments

UK Gambling Commission, Police Make Illegal Gambling Arrest

A man was arrested in the UK on September 20 on suspicion of providing unlicensed gambling; however, details about the case remain scarce.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Advocates Of Ontario Model Making Slow Progress In Quebec

When Ontario opened its online gambling market to private operators in 2022, many in the industry hoped that it would start a wave of regulated regimes across Canada. Two years later, Alberta has taken steps to follow suit, announcing in June that it would launch its own regulated online gambling market.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Daily Dash: Trustly's Ecospend Retains Key Open Banking Contract With HMRC

The UK’s most significant open banking contract has been re-awarded to Trustly’s Ecospend, while the Payment Systems Regulator publishes updated powers and procedures guidance, and Switzerland's financial regulator has confiscated $15m from a local bank for "serious" AML failures.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Hurry Up With National Payments Vision, Industry Leaders Urge UK Government

The National Payments Vision is necessary for renewal, payments industry insiders have said, as they called on the authorities to act now to provide greater clarity and reduce complexity.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Cross-Sector Collaboration The Answer To Payment Fraud Epidemic, Says ERPB

A landmark report by the Euro Retail Payments Board (ERPB) Working Group on Fraud Prevention warns of a growing epidemic in retail payment fraud, and advocates cross-sector collaboration and data sharing to protect consumers across Europe.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Digital Wallets Harm Consumers By Easing Pain Of Paying, UK Body Warns

The rapid rise of digital wallets, while offering convenience to millions, is posing significant risks to consumers, the UK’s Financial Services Consumer Panel has told the country’s Financial Conduct Authority.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Peru Approves 'Unconstitutional' Consumption Tax For Online Gambling

Peruvian gambling lawyers have sharply criticised a new legislative decree to apply a consumption tax on online gambling turnover, but only for licensed operators based outside the country.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

MGM Announces Casino Licence Application For Abu Dhabi

MGM Resorts International president and CEO Bill Hornbuckle has announced that MGM has applied for a casino licence in the United Arab Emirates, confirming the emirate of Abu Dhabi is its target location for an integrated resort.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Younger, Freer-Spending Gamblers Most Likely to Use UK Black Market, Study Says

Younger and heavier gamblers in the UK are most likely to use black market online gambling sites, according to a new survey commissioned by the Betting and Gaming Council.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Nevada Lawmaker Opposes Bill Putting Federal Regulations On Sports Betting

Although support for a bill to create a federal oversight structure for state-authorized sports betting may garner some support among members of Congress, Nevada Representative Dina Titus does not see it as an immediate threat to the industry.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

News In Brief: September 16-September 20, 2024

Videoslots has fine massively reduced in Netherlands, a first German state approves private operators to offer table games online, Betfred leaves Arizona and Tabcorp loses more executives.
Read moreRead more
Gambling
Archive
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

Premium Content

Our premium content is available to users of our services.
To view articles, please log in to your account, or sign up today for full access:

Is the Digital Banking Licence the Answer to Nigeria’s Lending Struggles?

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) fintech report outlines the country’s readiness to align financial innovation with market-friendly regulations, aiming to create long-term opportunities for digital lenders.
Read article

Vixio’s Verdict: The UK Financial Conduct Authority’s Case Against HTX — Setting the Precedent for Extraterritorial Regulatory Action

On February 10, 2026, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its legal proceedings, which it had filed on October 21, 2025, against Panama-incorporated crypto exchange HTX (formerly Huobi Global) for illegal, continued promotion of services to UK consumers.
Read article

Regulatory Influencer: The EU AI Act - From Principles-Based Guidance to Sector-Specific Supervision

The European Union’s AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, represents the first comprehensive, binding framework for the development, deployment and use of artificial intelligence across the European Union. Having entered into force on August 1, 2024, the regulation is subject to a phased implementation timetable. While certain provisions are already applicable, the majority of obligations most relevant to the financial services sector are scheduled to apply from 2026. As a result, financial services firms have a narrowing window to assess their AI use cases, align governance frameworks and prepare for supervisory scrutiny.
Read article

Vixio's Verdict: Unpacking the EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority's Future Plans

On February 4, 2026, the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) published its single programming document (SPD) for 2026-2028, its first multi-year plan. Published at a critical juncture in AMLA’s operation, with the institution seeking to deliver upon its core mandates, this analysis will examine the SPD and look at its implications for impacted firms, as well as provide Vixio’s initial response to AMLA’s plans.
Read article

Guarding the Rails: Payments Infrastructure Sovereignty In A Fragmenting World

Growing geopolitical tensions are forcing countries to reassess their critical national infrastructure, with growing political focus on the sovereignty of domestic payment rails.
Read article

BRICS’ Digital Currency Plans Aim to Reshape Cross-Border Payments

In considering linking their central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), the BRICS economies are seeking to redesign global financial plumbing to reflect the bloc’s growing weight in the world economy.
Read article

Regulatory Influencer: Earned Wage Access in Flux in the US - Navigating CFPB Guidance and State Divergence

On December 23, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion to resolve regulatory uncertainty surrounding the applicability of the definition of “credit” under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and its implementing regulation, Regulation Z, to Earned Wage Access (EWA) products.
Read article

India's New Data Protection Regime To Transform Compliance Landscape

In November 2025, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology operationalised the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025 (DPDP), bringing the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 into a unified, citizen-centred framework.
Read article

Australia Set To Bring Digital Asset Platforms Under Full Financial Services Regulation

Australia is poised for a significant regulatory shift in 2026 as the government moves to integrate digital asset and tokenised custody platforms into the existing financial services framework.
Read article

Singapore And Malaysia Lead The Charge On AI Regulation in Asia-Pacific

Artificial intelligence (AI) regulation is accelerating across Asia-Pacific, as supervisors respond to rapid uptake of machine-learning models in credit, fraud detection and customer engagement.
Read article
Still can’t find what you’re looking for?
Get in touch to speak to a member of our team, and we’ll do our best to answer.
Contact us