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FinCEN Issues Warning On Terrorism Financing

Payments firms must look out for red flags indicating that they are being used to transfer funds to terrorist group ISIS and its global affiliates, US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has said.
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European Commission Accuses 13 Member States Of Missing DORA Deadline

The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against 13 EU member states for failing to fully transpose the flagship Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) into national law by the January 17 deadline.
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Trump Administration To Scrap Corporate Transparency Act For US Citizens, Companies

In the latest twist to the rollout of the Corporate Transparency Act, the Trump administration has vowed to exempt US citizens and companies from its controversial beneficial ownership reporting requirements.
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SEC Issues Staff Statement On Meme Coins, Describes Them As 'Collectibles'

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that meme coins, such as the one issued by President Trump, are akin to "collectibles" and will not be considered "securities".
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Week In Crypto: OKX Delists Tether In Europe, Shuts Down In India

OKX removes Tether trading for European users, Nigeria pursues access to Binance’s transaction data, and a survey finds that a significant number of Canadians have used crypto to pay a ransomware attacker.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Denmark Joins TIPS And TARGET2

Denmark has become the first non-euro country to join the TIPS and T2 payment systems, and the UK’s Greggs bakery chain has announced that its systems have been restored following a nationwide point of sale outage.
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Hyperledger Adds New Members, Launches Financial Services Working Group

The Hyperledger Foundation, which is developing enterprise-grade blockchain technologies, has added new members and formed a new working group to develop features for enterprise users based on open-source Ethereum blockchain software.
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Payments

News In Brief: March 18-March 22, 2024

A new president for the Swedish gambling regulator, Maryland refuses to take up online casino legislation, Rush Street is reportedly considering a sale and a study says casino cannibalization is a myth.
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Gambling

Queensland Passes Tough, Far-Reaching Casino Control Amendments

Australia's Queensland state legislature has passed a comprehensive upgrade to casino control legislation, introducing strict impositions in response to an external review into Star Entertainment Group’s compliance failures.
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Gambling

DC Lawmaker Proposes Sports-Betting Expansion

Legislation is set to be introduced in Washington, D.C this week that would open up the city's mobile sports-betting market to multiple private operators.
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Gambling

Dutch Regulator Wants To Masquerade As Real Players

The Netherlands Gambling Authority plans to conduct “mystery shopping” at licensed operators, as it warns that industry excesses are still fanning the flames of political discontent.
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Gambling

UK Gambling Commission Outlines Approach To Evaluating White Paper Changes

The UK's Gambling Commission has outlined its approach to evaluating the impacts of the Gambling Act Review, promising to assess changes as a package and some individually.
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Gambling

Swift To Develop Australia's Confirmation Of Payee

The global inter-banking system has been selected to build the Confirmation of Payee system in Australia.
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Payments

UK Government Timetable For Open Banking Rollout Imminent, Says Minister

A UK minister has suggested that a state-backed timetable for the rollout of open banking has been finalised and will be published within one or two weeks.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Sweden's Swish Launches Self-Scanning Service

A new self-scanning service in Sweden will allow shoppers to avoid waiting in line to checkout, and the UK’s Lloyds Bank has warned that impersonation scams are on the rise.
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Portuguese Antitrust Watchdog Fines SIBS Group €13.8bn For Breaking Competition Law

The Autoridade da Concorrência has fined the SIBS Group for forcing card issuers and acquirers seeking to access the SIBS Group's payment schemes to also contract its processing services.
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Payments

Indian Celebrities In Firing Line Over Illegal Gambling Ads

Indian celebrities who promote illegal online sports betting may now find themselves in legal peril, with the national anti-money laundering enforcer reportedly probing at least 40 Bollywood names.
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Gambling

Colorado Considers Gaming Tax Increase, License Fees Rise In California

Whether to raise taxes on gaming revenue or approve higher licensing fees are two issues state gaming regulators are dealing with in Colorado and California.
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Gambling

Minnesota Sports-Betting Bill Sponsor Gains Charitable Gaming Support

The Allied Charities of Minnesota has reached an agreement with the House sponsor of a sports-betting bill that will see them support the measure in exchange for additional tax relief that will assist charities that rely on financial support from charitable gaming.
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Gambling

Brazilian Influencers Under Investigation For Illegal Gambling Promotion

Beauty and lifestyle influencers in Brazil’s Amazonian state of Acre are under investigation for promoting illegal gambling.
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Gambling

ASA Removes Lootbox Ads, But Academic Warns There Are Hundreds More

The UK’s advertising watchdog has banned three separate social media ads for games that failed to disclose that they included loot boxes, after they were flagged by an academic. 
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Gambling

Paytm's UPI Lifeline Pays Off After New Permission Granted

The operator of India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has granted Paytm a new permission to serve as a third-party application provider, securing continued access to the network for Paytm customers.
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Payments

ECB Launches Workstreams To Draft Digital Euro Rulebook

The European Central Bank (ECB) is establishing seven new workstreams to assist in drafting various sections of its rulebook for a potential digital euro.
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Payments

Open Banking Is Caught In A Quagmire, Warns Future Of Payments Architect

Open banking has the potential to solve a lot of issues in UK payments, the Future of Payments review author Joe Garner said during Pay360. However, he pointed out that there needs to be changes before this happens.
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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.
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Regulatory Influencer: Poland Proposes Targeted Simplification of EU Financial Services Rule

On June 2, 2025, the Polish Financial Supervisory Authority (KNF) announced that it had submitted a package of proposals intended to simplify regulatory frameworks across the EU financial services sector to the EU member states, the European Commission and other institutions within the EU Financial Services Committee. These proposals form part of a broader initiative led by the Polish Ministry of Finance, which aims to harmonise and streamline EU regulations to support the competitiveness of the European Union’s economy, including that of Poland.
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Regulatory Influencer: AML Compliance Is Key Under Hong Kong’s Stablecoins Ordinance

Under Hong Kong’s new Stablecoins Ordinance, another milestone in the global trend towards regulating digital assets in the same way as traditional financial services, any person who issues stablecoins referencing an official currency must obtain a licence from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA).
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Norwegian Consumer Council Reports Klarna For Breaching Regulatory Requirements

In a submission to the Norwegian Consumer Authority, the consumer advocacy group has accused the Swedish fintech firm of repeatedly violating Norway’s credit marketing regulations.
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EBA Recommends Enforcement Pause To Avoid PSD2-MiCA Compliance Duplication

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued a No Action letter aiming to reduce the risk of crypto-asset firms needing to obtain two separate licences for certain payment activities under overlapping European rules.
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Singapore To Require Offshore Crypto Firms To Be Licensed Or Cease Operations By June 2025

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has clarified the scope of its regulatory regime for providers of digital tokens, crypto-assets used for payments.
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Enforcement Overhaul At FCA Welcome News For Regulated Firms

The UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) attempt to increase the transparency of its enforcement investigations could also speed up investigations, which experts say would be good news for the financial services sector.
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FCA Moves To Boost AI Use With New Sandbox

UK financial services firms will be encouraged to experiment with artificial intelligence (AI) as part of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) strategy to support economic growth through technological innovation.
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Australia Calls For Greater Collaboration In Battle Against Fraud

Businesses should join forces and share data to advance the fight against increasingly sophisticated scams, according to the Australian National Anti-Scam Centre.
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FCA Sets Out New Transparency Rules For Enforcement Investigations

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined significant changes to its enforcement rules, although it has stopped short of implementing some of the more controversial elements of its original proposal.
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