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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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Copyright Infringement Increasingly Popular Route Into UK Market

​​​​​​​The number of gambling adverts appearing on websites in the UK known to be illegally hosting copyrighted content increased by at least 10 percent from 2021 to 2022, an affiliate compliance monitoring company has found.
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Gambling

Offshore Ad Row Burns On In Norway

The Norwegian Gambling Authority has piled further pressure on defiant TV network Discovery over offshore gambling adverts, even as stats show unlicensed ads have fallen overall.
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Gambling

UK Government Outlines Latest Sanctions For Russia

Following on from Thursday's dramatic turn of events, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has outlined tougher implications for the Russian Federation.
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Payments

Week In Brief - February 25, 2022

A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at the latest access to cash statistics in the UK, Singapore's decision not to intervene over credit card bank fees, crypto AML requirements in Belgium and the latest assessment of Nigeria's eNaira.
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Payments

Ukraine’s Financial Markets Shiver In Wake Of Russian Attack

Ukraine has announced a number of temporary measures as people are rushing to cash machines to access their savings following Russia’s large-scale invasion of the country.
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Payments

FCA Weighs Up Benefits Of Financial Inclusion Mandate

Regulators from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Bank of England (BOE) have been probed by members of the UK’s Treasury Select Committee on how they can ensure less well-off communities are not financially excluded.
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Payments

Looks Like Groundhog Day For California In Ugly Fight Over Sports Betting

Eight years ago, PokerStars launched an ill-fated campaign to bring online poker to California, and this year’s effort by DraftKings, FanDuel and other operators to legalize online sports betting in the Golden State appears to be eerily similar.
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Gambling

And They're Off: Churchill Downs To Exit Online Sports Betting

Churchill Downs Inc. announced Thursday that it will exit the U.S. online sports betting and online casino space within the next six months, arguably the most high-profile departure from the market since the country’s sports-betting boom began in 2018.
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Gambling

ANJ Wants Operators To Cut Back On Advertising

France’s gambling regulator (ANJ) has called on the gambling industry to “de-intensify” all forms of advertising, alongside releasing a series of new advertising guidelines and recommendations.
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Gambling

News In Brief: February 21-February 25, 2022

Brazil's landmark bill officially moves to the Senate, poll reveals tentative public support for California sports betting and Chinese officials in Cambodia push for crackdown.
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Gambling

All Or Nothing: EBA Criticises Differing Regulatory Responses After Luanda Leaks

The European Banking Authority has published the findings of its assessment of national competent authorities’ responses to the 2020 Luanda Leaks, claiming that regulators either went beyond what was necessary or did the opposite.
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Payments

European Digital ID: A Mere Aadhaar Copy or Something More?

This regulatory analysis will examine India’s Aadhaar system and the EU’s proposed eID system. It will then compare these two systems and identify what this potentially means for firms in both these jurisdictions.
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Payments

Cross-Border Payments Only Going To Be Solved By Collaboration, FSB Cautions

It is the belief of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) that cross-border transactions should be reduced in price, but this will only be sorted by solid public-private cooperation, its new chair has said.
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Payments

AI Use Should Go Hand In Hand With More Transparency To Consumers And Regulators

Despite progress made by artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years, the lack of transparency in explaining outcomes of current models, as well problems with bias, can create a challenging scenario for firms.
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Payments

BetVictor To Pay £2m Settlement Over AML, Social Responsibility Failures

BetVictor will pay a settlement penalty of just over £2m for failures in anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility policies, as well as fairness in terms and conditions, the UK Gambling Commission has said.
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Gambling

Brazil Places Major Bet On Gambling Expansion

In an historic vote, the lower house of Brazil’s Congress passed a sweeping gambling expansion bill late on Wednesday night to legalize land-based casino-resorts, video-bingo operations and online gaming across the country of more than 210m people.
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Gambling

Gambling Officials Expected To Speak At Suicide Inquiry

​​​​​​​The UK Gambling Commission and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport are expected to give evidence in an ongoing inquest into the suicide of a person suspected of having an undiagnosed gambling disorder.
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Gambling

Boris Showers Russia With More Sanctions – But What Does It Mean For Payments?

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has updated the UK's Sanctions List to include five Russian banks and a fresh clutch of Russian oligarchs, all with the aim of deterring President Vladimir Putin from intimidating Ukraine. In view of recent changes to the UK's sanctions rules, however, it is a wonder that more was not done.
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Payments

Fintech Lobby For Change On Kalifa Anniversary

Now is the time for even bolder action to realise the Kalifa Review vision, industry players tell the UK government in a letter pushing for a regulatory overhaul.
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Payments

Sweden Fines Trustly Over ’Severe’ Gambling AML Deficiencies

Sweden’s Financial Supervisory Authority has given Trustly Group and ClearOn payments processors fines and warnings for “severe” anti-money laundering (AML) deficiencies, with Trustly’s violations involving gambling infractions.
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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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Defunct Crypto Firm Fined €500,000 By Finnish Authorities Over AML Failures

The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA) has fined LocalBitcoins over anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) failures, citing widespread deficiencies in customer due diligence and identity verification.
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Regulatory Influencer: Navigating The Trump Administration's Mass Deletion Of CFPB Guidance

The role of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as a hands-off regulator within the second Trump administration is becoming clearer, following a significant withdrawal of agency guidance.
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Payments Firms Fret Over Connecticut Fee Caps On Income Advance Products

Proposed legislation to regulate earned wage access (EWA) in the US state of Connecticut is restrictive and could limit consumers' access to financial products, a payments industry body has warned.
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Polish Regulator Pushes For Brussels To Drop Payments And Crypto Requirements

Aiming to reduce the compliance burden, Poland’s financial regulator has made a variety of proposals to the EU that would soften elements of key regulations affecting the payments and crypto industries.
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Regulatory Influencer: Adapting to Speed — The Instant Payments Regulation’s Impact on Payments Across Europe

The Instant Payments Regulation ( Regulation (EU) 2024/886 - IPR) came into effect in April 2024 across the European Union to make instant payments in euro fully available to consumers and businesses throughout the EU. The digitalisation of the global economy has increased the demand for instant payment services that are available at all times. To keep up with the increased demand, the IPR aims to accelerate the rollout of instant payments in Europe and covers credit transfers denominated in euro within the EU.
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