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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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India's GST Council To Clarify 'Face Value' Tax For Online Gaming

India’s finance ministry has signalled a softening on its damaging goods and service tax (GST) on online gaming volume, with the GST Council to clarify if player account deposits or individual bets are to be taxed.
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Hong Kong Central Bank Vows To ’Turn The Tables’ On Financial Crime

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has launched a new bank-to-bank information sharing platform as it hopes to lead by example in a collaborative approach to fighting fraud and financial crime.
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Payments

Swedish Payment Firm Legal Appeal Warns Of Far Reaching Consequences

Stockholm-based fintech company Zimpler claims an order against it to halt transactions to gambling operators without a Swedish licence is "incorrect" and will have "far-reaching consequences" for the payments and gambling industries, as it appeals the decision.
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Payments

Amex Closes Banking Operations In Mexico As Global Revenue Soars

After almost 30 years in operation, American Express has announced that it will retire its banking services in Mexico, but will continue to issue credit cards in the country.
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Payments

New Payments Architecture Could Be Pivotal To Digital Pound, Suggests Pay.UK

Pay.UK has said the New Payments Architecture should be the "point of contact" between commercial bank money and the digital pound in its response to a joint consultation on retail central bank digital currency.
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U.S. Lotteries Remain Valuable State Assets In Digital World

The U.S. lottery industry’s importance to state finances, as well as retailers that sell millions of scratch-off tickets, has been underestimated by lawmakers captivated by the potential of other forms of gambling, say industry officials.
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Swedish Payment Fine Appeal Warns Of 'Far Reaching Consequences'

Stockholm-based fintech company Zimpler claims an order against it to halt transactions to operators without a Swedish licence is “incorrect” and will have “far-reaching consequences” for the payments and gambling industries, as it appeals the decision.
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Gambling

Vermont Regulator Adopts Sports-Betting Regulations

Vermont regulators have approved sports-betting regulations that include demands for officials to review marketing plans, despite the protests of operators.
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Gambling

EBA CLEARING Bets On FPAD To Bring Down Fraud

With fraud continuing to be a significant problem for European payments players, EBA CLEARING is piloting a new tool to confront the challenge.
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Payments

FedNow Instant Payments System Goes Live

After years of work, the US Federal Reserve has announced that its new 24/7/365 instant payment system has officially gone live. VIXIO discusses how the new payment system is expected to change the payments landscape, what can be expect from the service from day one and what comes next.
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Crypto Will Not Be Treated As Gambling, UK Minister Says

UK minister rejects a previous Treasury Committee recommendation that crypto trading should be regulated as gambling.
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Payments

Mergers & Acquisitions: The Reset Of The U.S. Gaming Industry

When the U.S. Supreme Court repealed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) five years ago, gaming industry analysts were quick to try and estimate how the new U.S. sports-betting market was going to play out in terms of size and profitability.
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Gambling

Appeal Raises Questions About How Indian Law Applies To Tribal Gaming

By appealing a judge’s ruling in a California casino case, the U.S. Department of Justice is raising the question of how Indian law canons apply to tribal gaming — if at all.
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India's Tax Agency Says Land-Based Casinos Owe $1.2bn

India’s goods and services tax (GST) bureaucracy is extending aggressive recovery of GST from the online gaming industry to land-based operations, with officials targeting $1.2bn in unpaid taxes from casinos in Goa and Sikkim states.
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Brazil's Sports-Betting Provisional Measure Due This Week

Brazil’s sports-betting provisional measure may finally be about to see the light of day, with the latest reports out of Brasilia saying that the measure should be published today at the latest (July 24).
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Week In Crypto: SEC Requests $2.5bn Budget To Fight Crypto ’Wild West’

A record-breaking budget request is filed by the SEC, a federal crypto bill is reintroduced to the US Senate, the FCA shows tough love to UK crypto firms, and Binance terminates a World Cup-winning sponsorship deal.
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Payments

Daily Dash: FedNow Goes Live In The US

US’ instant payments system FedNow has launched, the UK Payment Systems Regulator has published its annual report, and Panama’s Supreme Court has struck down the country’s crypto law.
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Payments

Casino, VLT Expansion On The Table In North Carolina Budget Talks

Leaders of both chambers of the state legislature have said that a second major gaming expansion could be part of a budget compromise in North Carolina this year.
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New Jersey Regulators Revoke PlayUp's Ability To Take Sports Bets

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has issued an order “revoking the transactional waivers” granted to PlayUp that allow the company to conduct sports wagering in the state.
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Ireland's New Gambling Law Making 'Significant Progress'

Ireland’s Department of Justice is pleased with the “significant” progress made toward updating the country’s gambling laws, as its long-anticipated bill takes steps forward.
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Brazil's New Payment Rules Raise Compliance Stakes For Banks And Fintechs

Tighter deadlines, stricter authorisation and higher capital thresholds are set to reshape how institutions and IT providers connect to Pix, with smaller players facing the greatest pressure.
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Unlimited Contactless Transactions Set To Transform UK Payments Market

Plans to scrap the £100 contactless limit could boost revenue and innovation, but would also require investment in security and compliance.
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Regulatory Influencer: The Impact Of The GENIUS Act So Far And The Questions It Raises

The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, which was signed into law in July 2025, is federal legislation that aims to create a comprehensive regulatory regime for stablecoins.
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UK Payments Regulation Shake-Up Targets Growth and Simplification

HM Treasury’s consultation sets out a streamlined model that promises efficiency, but firms will need to assess whether it truly reduces regulatory friction while supporting innovation.
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EU’s ART Clarification Offers Streamlined Route To Market For Stablecoin Issuers

The European Commission has clarified how stablecoin-like asset-referenced token (ART) issuers can operate cross-border under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation (MiCA), confirming that a dedicated passporting framework applies.
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Irish Banks Come Together On Mobile Payment Solution To Counter Revolut

Ireland’s biggest retail banks will launch a new joint payment solution in 2026, reviving a scrapped venture and riding the momentum of EU instant payments rules and the country’s modernisation drive.
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Brussels Confirms EU Action Plan To Tackle Online And Telco Fraud

The European Commission has confirmed it will present a dedicated EU Action Plan on Online Fraud to boost collective efforts to combat scams that increasingly target vulnerable groups, including older people.
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ECB Focuses On Inclusion And Resilience In Latest Digital Euro Hearing

Central bank efforts to balance inclusion, resilience and privacy come amid ongoing debates over sovereignty, system reliability and public trust, as the October deadline for a decision on the next steps approaches.
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New Consultation Part Of UK Push To Tighten AML Rules 

The government is aiming to improve the effectiveness of the country’s anti-money laundering (AML) regulations by closing loopholes, addressing proportionality concerns and tackling the threat of illicit activity in the crypto-asset sector.
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Thailand’s Proposed Merchant Fraud Rules Signal New Era for QR Payments

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is responding to the rapid growth of mobile and QR transactions by consulting on minimum standards for onboarding, monitoring and incident response in the digital payments sector.
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