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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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Gibraltar Says It Is Ready To Get Off FATF Greylist

​​​​​​​Gibraltar’s exit from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) greylist is a matter of “when, not if”, according to the minister in charge of gambling issues, as the British Overseas Territory tackles a trio of vital issues over the coming months.
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Gambling

Rhode Island Legislature Approves Online Casino Bill

Rhode Island is on the verge of being the first, and potentially only, U.S. state to legalize online casino gaming this year following successful votes in both chambers of the legislature Thursday.
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Gambling

News In Brief: June 12-June 16, 2023

Betsson is to buy its way into Belgium amid a partnership with Casino Partouche, Illinois has given the go-ahead for a temporary Bally's casino and Crown is fined in Australia yet again.
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Gambling

Diebold Nixdorf’s $2.7bn Restructuring Points To Trouble In Cash Land

Businesses that provide access to cash are struggling to compete amid digital disruption and higher interest rates, as evidenced by the decline and potential fall of the world’s largest ATM maker.
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Payments

Meta Fraud Frustrations Grow With Latest Bank Intervention

TSB has become the second bank in a month to criticise Meta over fraud, calling on the Facebook and Instagram owner to implement better procedures to prevent scams on its platforms.
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Payments

Brazil Unveils Key Pix Updates, Including International And Recurring Payments

The Brazilian official responsible for the creation and operation of Pix has announced three major updates to the country’s popular instant payment system.
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Payments

Sports-Betting Bills Signed In North Carolina, Vermont With Wagering Launching In 2024

North Carolina and Vermont have become the latest states to legalize mobile sports betting.
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Gambling

Videoslots £2m UK Regulatory Settlement For AML, Social Responsibility Failures

Videoslots will pay a £2m regulatory settlement over social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures in the UK that included allowing a customer to deposit and lose all of their savings and estimated earnings in just six months.
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Gambling

Ontario Regulator Contacting International Counterparts About Unregistered Operators

Ontario’s gaming regulator has begun contacting counterparts from international jurisdictions to help stamp out remaining unregulated operators doing business in the province.
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Gambling

UK Political Pressure Group Launches White Paper Inquiry

An influential group of Westminster politicians say they will hold the UK government to account and ensure promised reforms are implemented “as quickly as possible”.
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Gambling

Chile's President Proposes Amendments To Online Gambling Bill

Chile President Gabriel Boric and his minister of finance have proposed a series of amendments to an online gambling bill advancing through the Chilean Congress, a sign that the President will not present an obstacle to legislation that was presented before he took office.
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Gambling

Crypto Winter Wanes But U.S. Casinos Still Leery Of Alternative Currency

After a disastrous decline in 2022, the cryptocurrency market is rebounding this year, but U.S. casinos and gaming operators remain hesitant to embrace crypto and other alternative payments until federal regulations are adopted.
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Payments

Australia Looks To Protect Shrinking Cash Sector Through New Merger

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has granted authorisation for the proposed merger of Armaguard and Prosegur, the country’s two largest cash-in-transit providers.
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Payments

US Must Not ’Micromanage’ Open Banking, CFPB Chief Says

As the US is heading towards creating an open banking framework, regulators have no intention of "micromanaging" open banking, Rohit Chopra wrote ahead of an expected heated congressional hearing.
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Payments

VIXIO Chats Latest Data Standard With PCI SSC

VIXIO has spoken with the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) about the key features of the fourth iteration of its data standard, which comes into effect next year.
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Payments

Rhode Island Poised To Legalize iGaming

The Rhode Island House Finance Committee approved, without debate, an amended bill on Tuesday to legalize internet gaming, sending it to the House floor for a potential final vote.
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Gambling

Crypto Winter Wanes But U.S. Casinos Still Leery Of Alternative Currency

After a disastrous decline in 2022, the cryptocurrency market is rebounding this year, but U.S. casinos and gaming operators remain hesitant to embrace crypto and other alternative payments until federal regulations are adopted.
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Gambling

Kenya Gambling Tax Collection Up 30 Percent

The Kenya Revenue Authority said it has collected a total of KSH8.7bn (€57.68m) from gambling firms over the past six months, a 30 percent increase over the same period last year.
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Gambling

ASA Gives Green Light To Bet365 Tweet Featuring Boxer

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has determined that a promoted tweet for bet365, which contained an image of boxer Chris Eubank Jr, did not have particular appeal to children.
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Gambling

Tough But Necessary? UK Crypto Firms Brace For New Promotion Rules

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has said that its new financial promotion rules for crypto-assets will give people the time and appropriate risk warnings to make an informed choice, while the crypto industry is worried about new barriers.
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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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Regulatory Influencer: What The UK’s New Data Act Means For Payments Firms

On June 19, 2025, the UK passed the Data (Use and Access) Act (DUAA). The legislation is intended to create a flexible, business-friendly framework for data sharing, instilling a smart data culture in the UK while supporting the transition from open banking to open finance and maintaining consumer protection.
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Regulatory Influencer: Canada Retail Payments Activities Act — Mandatory Reporting and Recordkeeping

This report is the last 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. Previous reports have discussed safeguarding, risk management, and registration requirements. This report helps PSPs make sense of the requirements regarding mandatory reporting and recordkeeping.
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Payments Firms Set to Benefit From Australia’s Simpler Regulatory Framework

As the Australian Securities and Exchange Commission (ASIC) simplifies guidance and legislative instruments, financial institutions can expect clearer compliance requirements and greater opportunities to innovate.
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Revolut AML Enforcement Actions Highlight Compliance Risk Of Rapid Growth

Australia’s financial intelligence regulator has fined the neobank for failing to report international funds transfers on time, the second time this year that it has been penalised for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches.
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Key Regulatory Shift As Australia Extends AML/CTF Regime To Virtual Assets

In bringing virtual asset service providers (VASPs) under its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) framework, Australia aims to align with global standards and simplify financial regulation.
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EBA Clarifies PISP Access In New PSD2 Q&As

The rulings confirm that account servicing payment providers (ASPSPs) can impose conditions on enhanced payment information and clarify the rules on corporate proxy matrices and API key use in strong customer authentication (SCA).
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