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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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New Jersey Lawmakers Consider Extension Of Internet Gaming Law Till 2033

New Jersey lawmakers are expected to extend the state’s online wagering law for another decade during this legislative session as the existing law is scheduled to sunset next year.
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: FTX ’Locates’ Over $5bn, Subpoenas Target Binance, More Coinbase Job Cuts

FTX “locates” more than $5bn in liquid assets, US investment firms that have worked with Binance receive subpoenas and Coinbase announces another round of layoffs, its second in two years.
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Payments

Significant Divergence In PSD2 Authorisation Processes, EBA Says

A new report by the European Banking Authority (EBA) uncovers disparity among EU member states when it comes to the authorisation and licensing of payments and e-money firms.
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Payments

US Agency Goes After Non-Bank T&Cs

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a proposal to register non-banks whose contract terms attempt to curb consumers’ legal rights to sue the company, six years after former President Donald Trump blocked the agency’s first attempt to address the issue.
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Payments

Chile’s New Fintech Law Can Drive Innovation

Chile’s recently passed Fintech Law presents a transformational opportunity for the country, provided it appreciates lessons learned from other countries, experts tell VIXIO.
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Payments

Daily Dash: UK Open Banking Hits New Landmark

The six largest banks in the UK are now fully compliant with the open banking standards, Nationwide data has revealed a jump in cash use and Danish authorities assess the country’s biggest money laundering risks.
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Payments

AGA Boss Lauds How Casino Companies Go Where Others Fear To Tread

As he prepares to celebrate his fourth anniversary as the gaming industry’s top lobbyist in the United States, Bill Miller has noticed something unique about the companies he represents.
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Gambling

Massachusetts Regulators Consider Tougher Advertising Rules

The trend of newer sports-betting regulators taking a tougher stance on advertising is continuing in Massachusetts, where newly-proposed rules include limits on “risk-free” terminology and marketing to college students.
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Gambling

Mix Of Products Associated With Young British Problem Gambling

Gambling regulators in Great Britain should focus on the potential harm caused by higher-risk land-based products, as well as strengthen online regulations, according to the analysis of a longitudinal survey of adults aged between 16 and 26.
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Gambling

News In Brief: January 9-January 13, 2023

Another German state says no to online casino licensing, Austrian ministry claims it is still working on a new regulator and Argentina's Supreme Court rules against casino owners in tax case.
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Gambling

UK’s Al Rayan Bank Hit With £4m Fine Due To ’Egregious’ AML Failures

Al Rayan, a UK-based Shariah-compliant bank, has been issued a £4m fine by the Financial Conduct Authority for a series of “egregious” anti–money laundering (AML) failures.
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Payments

Dutch Payments Group Calls EU’s Instant Payments Plans ’Too Broad’

The Dutch Payments Association has sent a list of concerns levied at the European Commission's instant payments proposals to Brussels.
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Payments

Chile's Internet Gambling Monopoly Battles Online Bill

Chile’s online gambling monopoly has launched a scathing attack on Chile’s attempts to pass online gambling legislation in an Economy Commission hearing.
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Gambling

New Finnish Powers Already Deterring Foreign Marketing, Says Regulator

Several gambling operators have already stopped marketing to consumers in Finland following the bolstering of enforcement powers from the start of 2023, according to the country’s regulator.
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Gambling

Biden Administration Seeks To Streamline Indian Gaming Regulations

The U.S. Department of the Interior wants to expedite the negotiation process between tribes and states on gambling compacts and make it easier for the federal government to obtain land for Native Americans.
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Gambling

Maine Seeks To Impose Harsh Restrictions On Sports-Betting Advertising

The Maine Gambling Control Unit has proposed the strictest limits on sports-betting advertising and promotions in the U.S., limiting television advertising to only during live sporting events, along with banning all television advertising of promotions and bonuses.
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Gambling

GTBank Pays Elevated UK Fine For Not Fixing Prior AML Failures

The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Guaranty Trust Bank £7.6m for serious weaknesses in its anti-money laundering (AML) systems and controls.
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Payments

EBA Drops Ten New PSD2 Q&As (Part 2)

Following Tuesday's instalment, VIXIO rounds up the remaining clarifications made by the European Banking Authority (EBA) in its latest set of Q&As on the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2).
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Payments

’Is This The Beginning Of The End’ For Crypto, Asks Banque De France Exec

A top official at the Banque de France has published a new article in which he questions whether crypto can recover from the “spectacular blow-ups” of 2022. Meanwhile, banking executives on opposing sides of the debate weigh in.
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Payments

Fed Will Not Be ’Climate Policymaker’, Powell Says

US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said it would be inappropriate for the Fed to use its existing mandates to step in on environmental issues.
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Mapping EU Legislation: Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA)

Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (Markets in Crypto-Assets – MiCA) was published on June 9, 2023. It provides specific rules and requirements for crypto-assets, related services and activities that were previously not covered by Union legislative acts on financial services. This Mapping EU Legislation: MiCA page lays out the key dates, transition deadlines for member states, as well as any RTS, ITS, delegated regulation, implementing regulation or guideline issued and published. It will be updated in line with any MiCA update.
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FanDuel Takes Plunge Into Prediction Markets

FanDuel has taken a major step toward entering the surging prediction-market space Wednesday, announcing a partnership with the largest derivatives exchange operator in the U.S.
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Regulatory Influencer: New Jersey Bans Online Sweepstakes Casinos But Who’s Next?

New Jersey has joined the list of U.S. states that have chosen to completely ban sweepstakes casinos.
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India Bill Banning Real-Money Online Gaming Passes Lower House

A bill banning online real-money gaming has passed India’s lower house within hours of its introduction and with no debate, signalling a central government ambush on an industry now staring at oblivion.
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Nevada Gaming Salon Reform Up First On Post-Legislative Regulatory Agenda

After a Nevada legislative session that included the passage of several gaming reform bills, state regulators have begun the process of considering new regulations or amendments to current rules that are required to implement the statutory changes.
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Brazil VLT Market Advancing, But Legal Challenges Loom

Brazilian state and municipal governments are not waiting for new federal legislation to expand their gaming markets through video lottery terminals offering casino-style games, with the state of Rio de Janeiro now entering the fray.
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Treasury and States Step Up Fight Against Digital Asset Fraud

The US Treasury has launched a consultation on tackling illicit finance in crypto, and Illinois has introduced sweeping consumer protection laws, signalling growing federal–state momentum against digital asset fraud.
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US Banks, Fintechs Clash Over ‘Exorbitant’ Open Banking Access Fees

With Section 1033 in limbo, banks’ proposed charges for account data access highlight legal ambiguities and regulatory gaps that could shape the trajectory of open banking policy in the US.
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Thailand Launches Sandbox For Tourist Crypto-To-Baht Payments

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an 18-month sandbox, TouristDigiPay, allowing visitors to convert digital assets into Thai baht for spending as e-money, linking regulated asset operators and e-money providers.
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Shock Indian Government Bill Bans Online Real-Money Gaming

India’s Cabinet has signed off on stunning draft legislation that reverses government gaming policy and bans online real-money gaming nationwide, including constitutionally protected skill-based gaming.
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