Insights

Your window into the complex world of compliance and regulations

Our industry experts regularly spend time with lawmakers, regulators and industry participants to get to the heart of regulatory issues. We deliver our expert insights across multiple media to ensure timely delivery of information to meet your everyday needs.

From quick blog insights through to industry events, we provide you with the depth and breadth of knowledge needed to help you make the right business decisions, staying compliant and gaining a competitive advantage.

Automatic Pix Goes Live, Enabling Recurring Payments in Brazil

Pix, Brazil’s instant payments system, has introduced a recurring payments mechanism, aiming to simplify bill payments for consumers.
Read more

Sweepstakes Ban Under Consideration in New York, Vetoed In Louisiana

As one state legislature looks to reinforce regulatory actions against sweepstakes gaming operations, another has seen the governor veto a legislative ban, calling it unnecessary.
Read more

Pay.UK Sets Out Ideas For Reforming UK’s Payments Infrastructure

Payment system operator Pay.UK has unveiled a package of proposed reforms to the organisational framework for interbank payments, urging “radical” change to prevent the UK falling behind on infrastructure and innovation.
Read more

Presidential Decree Confirms Brazil Betting Tax Hike

A sharp increase in the main tax applied to online betting in Brazil became reality late Wednesday when an emergency decree was published in the Brazilian government’s official gazette.
Read more

CFPB Cracks Down On TransUnion Dark Patterns

The US consumer watchdog is suing TransUnion, alleging the credit agency used deceitful digital dark patterns and violated consumer financial protection laws.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Out Of The Grey? Malta Works To Get Back To Normal

Malta made unfortunate history last year when it became the EU’s first nation to be put on the Financial Action Task Force’s greylist. However, experts predict that it may end up being a short stay.
Read moreRead more
Payments

News In Brief: April 11-April 15, 2022

UK Gambling Commission chief says that NFTs and crypto carry gambling risks without oversight, while China charges high ranking financial services regulator with corruption.
Read moreRead more
Payments

U.S. May Follow UK's Regulatory Crackdown, Panelist Warns

As the UK considers tough new restrictions on online gambling, it could only be a matter of time before similar rules are proposed in the United States, according to a panel of legal experts and U.S. regulators.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

UK Will Force Operators To Take Earlier Action On At-Risk Players

The UK Gambling Commission has introduced new rules to require online gambling companies to identify and take action to protect players at risk of harm.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Esports Governing Body Called For To Address Integrity Concerns

​​​​​​​Esports industry experts have said they need a global governing body to tackle the sports integrity issues that still haunt the sector, as growth drives risks to new heights.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

News In Brief: April 11-April 15, 2022

U.S. regulators step in to block a metaverse NFT casino, Buenos Aires Province to allow debit card gambling and Macau draft puts further pressure on junkets.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Germany Experts Expect Tougher Ad Rules Next Year

Affiliates in Germany will have to “decide which side of the law they are on” in 2023, as lawyers say they expect advertising pressure on operators to tighten from next year.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Private Bill Calls For Online Gaming Regulation Across India

A private member’s bill has been introduced to the Indian parliament to regulate the online gaming industry, amplifying the possibility of national intervention in the policies and laws of state governments.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

IMF Finds Crypto Adoption Correlates With Perceived Corruption, Calls For More KYC Regulations

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes that endemic corruption could be accelerating crypto adoption, but it admits the data is patchy.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Winding Down Plans Are A Mess, FCA Warns

Significant work is needed to ensure that the wind-down planning of firms is credible and operable, the UK’s financial services watchdog has said in a new report.
Read moreRead more
Payments

US Court Revives Pulse Suit Against Visa

A US appeal court has reopened a case by payment processing network Pulse, which alleges Visa practices have reduced competition in the debit card market.
Read moreRead more
Payments

ASEAN Countries Prioritise Financial Inclusion, ESG

The eighth joint meeting of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) finance ministers and central bank governors has been convened virtually, with praise for progress made on payment services among the ten member states.
Read moreRead more
Payments

New UK Lottery Operator Allwyn Battles Sanction Claims

The UK's next National Lottery operator has admitted sanctions associated with the Russian invasion of Ukraine could affect its business, but denied it is especially vulnerable, amid parliamentary scrutiny.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

New York Casino Licensing Battle Set To Begin

The bidding process for the three new licenses to operate a full-fledged casino in or around New York City will likely be one of the most hotly contested in U.S history, with many of the nation’s most prominent operators having already expressed interest.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Germany Experts Expect Tougher Ad Rules Next Year

Affiliates in Germany will have to “decide which side of the law they are on” in 2023, as lawyers say they expect advertising pressure on operators to tighten from next year.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Malaysia’s Digital Payments Growth Soars As Payment Preferences Shift

Impressive 2021 growth of non-cash transactions is transforming Malaysia into one of the most developed payments markets in the region.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Fraud Spike In The Netherlands

Payments fraud has increased in the Netherlands as the banking sector says that it is doing more than ever to prevent it.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Zelle Mulls POS Offering

By bringing the Zelle app to the checkout counter, big US banks could cannibalise much of their card issuing revenue; however, the expansion to merchants is a natural next-step building on the success of its peer-to-peer (P2P) services.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Russia Wants BRICS To Integrate Payments Systems

Russia has called on the fellow BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — to extend the use of national currencies and integrate payment systems.
Read moreRead more
Payments
Archive
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

Premium Content

Our premium content is available to users of our services.
To view articles, please log in to your account, or sign up today for full access:

Romanian Gambling Ad Restrictions Incoming But Lawyers Flag Need For Clarity

Romania’s new Audiovisual Code introduces several important changes, clarifications and restrictions; however, questions raised about the definitions, such as sports personality or influencer, have not been “thoroughly defined”, according to legal experts.
Read article

Australia’s Project Acacia Blossoming Into Six-Month Testing Phase

Project Acacia, Australia’s research program into wholesale digital currency, has reached a “significant milestone”, with participants selected to explore innovations in digital money and settlement infrastructure.
Read article

Big Tech Joins Forces With Telcos Under Hong Kong’s Latest Anti-Scam Charter

Financial regulators in Hong Kong have announced the launch of a new anti-scam charter that will see telcos and big tech firms participate for the first time.
Read article

U.S. Senate Fails To Roll Back Change To Gambling Tax Deductions

The effort to reverse one of the tax hikes in President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” came up short in the Senate on Thursday due to opposition from a lone senator who sought to add an exemption of religious colleges from the federal endowment tax.
Read article

Regulatory Influencer: Concurrent Market Liberalisation In The Two Congos

Two of the French-speaking jurisdictions within the Congo Basin, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), have simultaneously embarked upon devising gambling regulation. Following years of relying upon aged legislation, which monopolised the operation of gambling to state-owned entities, the Congolese market is finally liberalising.The bigger picture
Read article

California's Daily Fantasy Sports Opinion: Key Policy Points To Watch

California Attorney General Rob Bonta's opinion last week that deemed daily fantasy sports to be a form of illegal gambling is a new policy wrinkle in a state that has consistently been a flashpoint when it comes to the gaming market.
Read article

French Regulator Reignites Calls For Whistle-to-Whistle Ban and Loss Limits

France’s gambling regulator has once again reiterated calls to introduce a whistle-to-whistle advertising ban, as well as loss limits for players aged 18-25 years old.The president of France’s National Gambling Authority (ANJ), Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, said changes to the country's regulatory framework are “essential” for a sustainable gambling industry model during her closing remarks at a conference addressing gambling addiction on June 27, 2025.
Read article

CFPB Suffers Double Shock As Budget Slashed And Redundancies Ruled Lawful

Opponents of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have experienced twin triumphs, as an injunction halting the agency's restructuring has been lifted and the federal budget bill has almost halved its funding.
Read article

Regulatory Influencer: The Key Updates to the EU’s Payment Services Package

The EU has for some time been working on updating its regulation of the payments sector, planning to issue a revised directive and to introduce a bloc-wide payment services regulation.
Read article

FCA’s £21m Monzo Fine Emphasises That Growth Must Be Responsible

By imposing the fine on the challenger bank, the UK financial services regulator has sent a reminder to disruptors that they must pay attention to their regulatory duties.
Read article
Still can’t find what you’re looking for? Get in touch to speak to a member of our team, and we’ll do our best to answer.