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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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Massachusetts Fines Wynn $40,000 For Unpermitted Wagers

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has fined Wynn Resorts' Encore Boston Harbor $40,000 as a result of its sportsbook accepting illegal wagers on two separate Boston College women’s basketball games last year.
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Gambling

Alabama Gaming Bills Face Senate Resistance

After major gaming expansion bills in Alabama quickly cleared their house of origin earlier this month, progress has slowed upon reaching the Senate, and pessimism has crept into the conversation.
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Gambling

Brazil Ordinance Gives Nod To Live Casino Games

Brazil’s new Prize and Betting Secretariat has published its first regulatory ordinance to govern the accreditation of independent test labs to certify betting platforms, online casino games and live dealer studios.
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Gambling

UK MPs From Racing Areas Rail Against Affordability

Several UK lawmakers representing constituencies with ties to the horseracing industry have called for affordability checks to be scrapped due to the risk of players going to the black market and the imposition on personal freedoms. 
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Gambling

Georgia Clarifies Merchant Acquirer Law As Firms Submit First Applications In A Decade

Several payments and fintech firms will seek a Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank charter in the US state, as card networks change their stance on non-bank members.
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Payments

Top EU Court Decision Re-Aligns Payments And E-Money Requirements

The Court of Justice of the European Union last week ruled on a case between the Bank of Lithuania and a payment institution, with the outcome being that payment institutions are able to hold customer funds much longer than previously established.
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Payments

Daily Dash: EU Council Adopts Instant Payments Regulation

Member state representatives on the Council of the European Union have adopted the Instant Payments Regulation, while the European Commission has begun consulting on delegated acts for the trading bloc’s new crypto and operational resilience laws.
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Payments

Maryland Operators Concerned Over iGaming Tax Rates

A Maryland House committee held a marathon hearing Monday on a bill to legalize online gaming that saw casino executives and industry lobbyists step forward to express concerns about the measure’s high tax rates.
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Gambling

Majority Of Connecticut Betting Revenue Coming From Problem Gamblers, Study Finds

A new study has found that Connecticut's expanding gaming industry is reliant on a relatively small minority of gamblers, with more than 50 percent of total sports-betting revenue coming from less than 2 percent of the state's population that suffer from gambling problems.
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Gambling

Sweden Proposes Credit Card Gambling Ban

The Swedish Ministry of Finance has proposed a more comprehensive ban on gambling with credit, including a credit card ban, drawing criticism from the Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS).
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Gambling

FATF Takes UAE Off Greylist

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) greylist after being added in 2022.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Curtains For Google Pay

Google Pay is set to be discontinued later this year, while CAB Payments chief executive has departed following its float flop in 2023.
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Payments

'Strategic' Frankfurt Good For EU's New 'Powerful' AMLA

On Thursday last week, the EU selected Frankfurt as the seat for the new Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA), with all signs pointing to a powerful new regulator.
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Payments

Gibraltar, UAE, Uganda, Barbados No Longer Under Increased FATF Monitoring

Gibraltar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Uganda are no longer under increased monitoring after they were removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) greylist on February 23.
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Gambling

Ohio Regulator Bans College Player Prop Bets

Ohio’s gaming regulator has approved a request from the National Collegiate Athletic Administration to prohibit player proposition bets on collegiate sports.
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Gambling

Revenue Sharing, Cardrooms Among Crucial Issues For California Tribes

James Siva, chairman of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association, has called for tribal unity as tribes deal with a range of policy issues from sports-betting legalization to the legality of cardrooms and negotiations over revenue-sharing between gaming and non-gaming tribes.
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Gambling

Buenos Aires Lottery Retailers Urge Reforms Amid Inflation Pressures

The price of inflation in Argentina is too steep for the gambling and lottery industry, the Buenos Aires Chamber of Official Lottery Agents said in a statement that seeks immediate policy changes to alleviate the damage. 
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Gambling

Player Refund Supremo Predicts Total Victory

“From a legal perspective, we cannot lose”, says one of the lawyers masterminding the thousands of player claims that have blighted grey market gambling operators in Austria, despite attempts by Malta to block court judgments.
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Gambling

News In Brief: February 19-February 23, 2024

Poland's state-owned lottery gets a new CEO paving the way for future changes and Texas skill gaming ruling being challenged at appeal court.
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Gambling

South African Parliament Told Legislative Reform Required For Online Gambling

The South African National Gambling Board has told parliament there is a need to reform gambling laws, in particular around online gambling.
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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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Cash Mandate Moves Closer To Being Law In New York State

Retailers will not be able to refuse cash payments in New York if Governor Kathy Hochul signs off on legislation that has passed both houses of the state legislature.
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Regulatory Influencer: Canada Retail Payments Activities Act — Safeguarding of End-User Funds

This report is the third installment in a four-part series analyzing the RPAA and identifying key components of the law that PSPs should consider when doing business in Canada. This report focuses on the requirement to safeguard end-user funds.
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