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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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Daily Dash: EU Instant Payments Regulation Enters Official Journal

Key regulation on instant payments in the EU has gone live, and the UK Financial Conduct Authority has praised the Consumer Duty initiative in its latest annual business plan.
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Payments

Dozens Seek Peru Online Licences

A total of 80 operators can keep offering online gambling in Peru through a transitional period after submitting applications during a recent licensing window, according to a list published by Peruvian regulators.
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Gambling

U.S. Sports Betting's Future Includes Marketing Changes, Proactive Responsible Gambling

Top executives say improving brand affinity and strengthening responsible gaming actions will be keys to the near-term future of the U.S. sports-betting market.
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Gambling

Malta Online Operators Should Prevent AML Review Shortcomings, Says MGA, FIAU

A thematic review of Malta’s online gambling sector has revealed that some money laundering reporting officers need to “significantly improve” their knowledge, awareness and training.
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Gambling

China Attempts To Woo Foreign Visitors With New Payment Service Guides

Responding to a State Council directive, Chinese regulators have begun publishing official payment services guides for foreigners, but are the recommended solutions ready for prime time?
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Payments

Ireland Pushes For Better Payments Ecosystem

This year, the Irish government is due to unveil its National Payments Strategy following a consultation period. According to experts, it has been a long time coming.
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Payments

Daily Dash: GoCardless Signs Agreement To Acquire Australia's Nuapay

GoCardless has tied up with Nuapay to create a full-service bank payment platform in Australia, and South Dakota has become the latest US state to update its money transmission laws.
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Payments

PAGCOR Admits To Probity Weaknesses In Online Gambling

Philippine gambling regulator PAGCOR has admitted to defects in vetting foreign-facing online gambling licensees (POGOs) following the latest raid on a cyber scamming operation that freed more than 850 people.
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Gambling

Maryland Online Casino Bill Passed By House, Senate Fate Uncertain

With less than a month left in the Maryland legislature’s 2024 session, the House of Delegates worked overtime on Saturday to pass a bill that would place an initiative on the ballot later this year to legalize online casino gaming.
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Gambling

Finland Authorities Pledge Quick Response In Betsson Payment Ban Saga

Finland’s National Police Board has said it is focusing its resources to quickly address Betsson’s decision to transfer brands on the country's payment blocklist to another operator.
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Gambling

Daily Dash: Major Outage At Sainsbury's Brings Down Contactless Payments

Sainsbury's reported a major payment system outage at stores throughout the UK at the weekend, and India has entered an agreement with Eurobank to bring UPI remittances to Greece.
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Payments

Wise Calls For EU To Close Hidden Fees Loophole

Wise has launched a petition to call for EU lawmakers to close the loopholes that would enable hidden fees via the Payment Services Regulation (PSR).
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Payments

European Mobile Wallets Address Digital Euro Elephant In The Room

Mobile wallet solutions weighed up how the EU’s digital euro could interact with their products at the Merchant Payment Ecosystem (MPE) in Berlin last week.
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Payments

Lithuania Postpones MiCA Deadline

Lithuania’s government has pushed back the date to be fully compliant with the EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation, having previously foregone a transition period for the regulation.
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Payments

Massachusetts Regulators Frustrated With Bally's Delayed Launch

Massachusetts regulators are growing concerned over the delayed launch timetable of Bally Bet, the only licensed sportsbook operator in the state that has yet to go live.
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Gambling

Minnesota Senate Committee Advances Amended Sports-Betting Bill

A bill to legalize sports betting in Minnesota continues to make its way through the committee process in the state Senate, but not without additional changes, including doubling the tax rate and altering how tax revenue will be distributed.
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: Former Binance CEO Must Surrender Canadian Passport

US courts move to ensure that Changpeng Zhao does not abscond before sentencing, Crypto.com is hit by a €2.85m fine in the Netherlands, and Coinbase is forced to delete an embarrassing page from its website.
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Payments

Digital Euro Could Be Europe's UPI, Merchants Say

Merchants support a fast, innovative and low-cost pan-European payment method, a group of trade bodies have said, as they look to emulate Pix in Brazil and the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in India.
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Payments

HM Treasury To Amend Payment Service Contract Termination Rules

In its second amendment of the week to the Payment Services Regulations, the UK government has put forward changes to rules on provider-initiated terminations of payment service contracts.
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Payments

Daily Dash: MEPs Adopt 'Landmark' AI Act With Regulatory Sandbox Provisions

The European Parliament has approved a key piece of AI legislation, aiming to balance innovation with risk management, and India and Indonesia have signed an agreement to use local currencies in bilateral transactions.
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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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