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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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Malta Relieved At Greylist Lifting, But Laments EU Risk Declaration

​​​​​​​Malta gambling industry officials say they are relieved at the country’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force's greylist this summer, but remain disappointed with the European Union giving online gambling its highest risk level.
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Gambling

Bulgaria Wants To Become Balkan Las Vegas

​​​​​​​Bulgaria’s gambling regulator has said the country is on the right track to becoming the Las Vegas of the Balkans, but its ambitions have been slowed by its own issues over the past few years.
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Gambling

Public Beneficial Ownership Database ’Invalid’, Rules EU Court

The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued an opinion that public beneficial ownership databases do not comply with the right to privacy, following a complaint from a Luxembourg company.
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Payments

UK Competition Watchdog Opens New Probe Into Apple, Google Mobile ’Duopoly’

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a new investigation into Apple and Google’s dominance of mobile ecosystems, following feedback from app developers and other technology companies.
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Payments

Pix And Cards Spur Cashless Payment Growth In Brazil

Despite previous predictions by Brazil’s central bank president that credit cards could be on the way out in the country, the latest annual statistics show that, along with the Pix instant payment platform, they are a key driver for growth of non-cash payments.
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Payments

PAGCOR Under Fire Over Online Auditing

Philippine regulator PAGCOR has testified that its outsourced auditing platform for online gaming does not identify player country of origin, calling into question its commitment not to allow illegal gambling, as senators renew corruption accusations against the auditing consortium.
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Gambling

UK Gambling Minister Says Regulators Should Engage With Industry

​​​​​​​The new UK gambling minister has endorsed a view that gambling should not be treated like tobacco and that regulators should engage with the industry to help develop policy.
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Gambling

An Ailing Bolsonaro Could Delay Brazil's Legislative Agenda

The mysterious health struggles of outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro could threaten the timeline of the legislative agenda, including signing off on the sports-betting regulatory decree.
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Gambling

News In Brief: November 21-November 25, 2022

NHS (National Health Service) England said it has opened two new gambling clinics,
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Gambling

Regulate Before The Next FTX, Warns Bank of England’s Cunliffe

The crypto platform’s downfall has only enhanced the need for regulation, the Bank of England’s deputy governor has said, while also discussing the possibility of a digital pound.
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Payments

New Industry Body For Credit Info Agencies Needed, Says FCA

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out proposals to improve the credit information sector so it can deliver higher quality and more comprehensive information for consumers and firms.
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Payments

New Visa CEO Sees Growth Potential In US, Emerging Markets, B2B Payments

Ahead of taking the reins at Visa, incoming CEO Ryan McInerney highlights the "enormous opportunity" he sees for growth and expansion in both emerging and developed markets respectively.
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Payments

Sweden Fines Kindred, ATG, Pinnacle For Money Laundering Failures

The Swedish Gambling Authority has penalised three gambling operators for failings in anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing efforts, including Kindred’s Spooniker and the part government-owned ATG horseracing company.
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Gambling

Michigan Lottery Director Helped Democrats Hold U.S. Senate

The most vivid example of the gaming industry’s growing influence on state and national politics may be the slim majority held by Democrats in the United States Senate.
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Gambling

India State Ministers Back Turnover Tax On Online Gaming

Indian state ministers responsible for taxation are closing in on a 28 percent goods and services tax on online gaming turnover, a worst case scenario for the industry that may trigger legal action.
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Gambling

Maryland Set To Launch Mobile Betting Wednesday Morning

After a two-year wait, state-wide mobile betting in Maryland is finally set to launch, with seven operators expected to go live.
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Gambling

Polish Football Flags Fears Over International Match-Fixing Syndicates

The Polish Football Association is cooperating with the country’s law enforcement to thwart what it describes as a rising wave of match-fixing by international criminal groups who earn substantial winnings from bets.
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Gambling

Spain Issues 53 Sanctions In First Half To Online Operators

​​​​​​​Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs has announced that the General Directorate for the Regulation of Gambling closed 21 gambling web platforms and levied more than €88m in fines in the first half of 2022.
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Gambling

Australia’s Treasury Proposes Removing Credit Act Loophole For BNPL Providers

In a new review of buy now, pay later (BNPL) regulation, Australia’s Treasury calls time on a key loophole that has allowed the industry to remain outside traditional lending rules.
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Payments

Digital Euro Brings Little Added Value, Complains Dutch Banking Association

The Dutch Banking Association has openly criticised the European Central Bank’s digital euro project, bringing some of the private concerns of many in the payments industry out into the open.
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UK’s Final Safeguarding Rules Bring Relief, But Challenges Remain

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been applauded for listening to the payments industry’s feedback on its proposed safeguarding rule overhaul, but experts warn that challenges still lie ahead for firms.
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US Focus On Stablecoins Leaves It An Outlier As CBDCs Proliferate

As interest in the potential of digital assets grows, regulators and traditional financial institutions are seeking ways to safely and securely adopt the positive features of cryptocurrencies, while offering protections from their worst excesses.
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Regulatory Influencer: UAE’s CBDC Is Imminent

On July 31, 2025, the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) released a comprehensive report detailing progress towards the introduction of the digital dirham. The report reviews achievements to date, as well as the policy and design framework guiding the development of a secure, trusted and user-friendly central bank digital currency (CBDC) for individuals and businesses.
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Chile Senate Sets Up Final Showdown Over Online Gambling

After a Senate vote last week, Chile is now entering the final phases of a multi-year legislative process to regulate online gambling, with several pivotal policy questions due to be answered over the next few months.
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Philippine Central Bank Suspends In-App Gambling Payments

The Philippine central bank has severed a lucrative payments channel for the online gambling industry, forcing payments providers to suspend in-app transfers with 48 hours’ notice.
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‘Black Friday’ Crackdown On Illegal Gaming Cited As Effective Enforcement

Despite active enforcement efforts against offshore gambling websites, state gaming regulators and law enforcement officials believe it requires assistance from the U.S. federal government to effectively address a multi-billion-dollar problem.
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Australia’s Card Fraud Hits A$913m As Overseas Online Fraud Continues To Rise

Overseas card-not-present (CNP) fraud now accounts for the largest share of the country’s card fraud losses, according to new figures from the Australian Payments Network (AusPayNet).
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Zelle Slams New York Attorney General’s Lawsuit As “Political Stunt”

US payments company Early Warning Systems has rejected allegations, made in a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general, Leticia James, that it allowed fraud on its Zelle platform.
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PSR Announces Plans To Revoke Two Specific Directions

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has opted to revoke Specific Direction 2 (SD2) and Specific Direction 4 (SD4), with the changes due to come into force in late August 2025.
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EBA Calls For Increased Use Of Suptech, But Warns That Challenges Remain

The authority believes that supervisory technology (suptech) tools can make anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) supervision more effective, but warns that legal, operational and resource hurdles could slow adoption.
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