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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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Wider Adoption Of Cashless By U.S. Gambling Industry Still A Year Away

If it were up to the CEOs of Pavilion Payments or Sightline Payments, adoption of cashless wagering apps by casino patrons would be much further advanced than where it is in the early days of 2024.
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Brazil Warns Tech Giants To Obey Advertising Regulations

Tech giants Meta, TikTok and Google have reportedly been warned by Brazil’s Ministry of Finance against breaking new sports-betting advertising regulations after failing to apply over-18 labels on their platforms.
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Gambling

Netherlands Plans Tighter Monthly Deposit, Spending Checks

Citing “worrying and undesirable developments”, the Dutch minister in charge of gambling issues is planning to tighten controls on voluntary deposit limits.
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Gambling

Daily Dash: Revolut Revenue Tops $1bn But Higher Costs Wipe Out Profit Margin

Revolut profits have flat-lined despite significant customer growth in 2022, Brits broke a single-day cash withdrawal record just before Christmas, and Affirm has gone live at Walmart self-checkouts.
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Payments

Australian PSPs Given 18 Months To Comply With New Tokenisation Standards

The Reserve Bank of Australia has confirmed that it expects the country’s payments industry to be ready to meet new standards on card tokenisation by the end of June 2025.
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Payments

'Government Is Busy Elsewhere': How BNPL Slipped Off The UK Agenda In 2023

2023 was supposed to be the year that the UK government introduced regulation for the buy now, pay later (BNPL) industry. However, the UK industry enters 2024 in limbo, even as other jurisdictions jump ahead.
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Payments

European Mobile Payment Companies Reach Interoperability Agreement

Leading European mobile payment solutions MB WAY, BANCOMAT Pay and Bizum have established a first step towards interoperability.
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Payments

Singapore Stops Non-Bank, Non-Card Remittances To China

Singapore’s finance regulator has demanded that remittance companies suspend remittances to China through non-bank and non-card channels.
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Payments

Colorado Moving Forward With Sports-Betting Exchange Rules

Colorado gaming regulators will begin work this month on new regulations to allow sports-betting exchanges to operate within the state after the chief executive of Novig Laboratories again requested to offer a wagering exchange.
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Gambling

Latvia To Offer Fintechs Direct Access To Payment System

Latvia’s central bank has jumped ahead of the EU’s soon-to-be-passed Instant Payments Regulation and has said that fintech companies will be granted access to the Baltic country’s retail payment system.
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Payments

Nagasaki's Integrated Resort Hopes Suffer Death Blow

Nagasaki’s campaign to host an integrated resort (IR) has collapsed after a central government ministerial advisory committee opposed the prefecture’s bid over funding, lack of operational experience and problem gambling concerns.
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Gambling

Lula Launches New Era In Brazil Online Gambling

A new era for gambling in Brazil began on December 30 when President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a law to regulate online gaming and sports betting, shifting the focus to Lula’s Ministry of Finance to implement the landmark legislation over the early months of 2024.
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Brazil Congress Approves Online Casino, Sports-Betting Bill

Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies gave the online gambling industry an early Christmas present in the small hours of Friday morning when it granted final approval to a bill to regulate both sports betting and online casino games.
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Future Of 'Skill-Game' Machines Looks Different In Different States

After Kentucky enacted a ban this year, lawmakers in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Michigan are set to consider legislation in 2024 to determine the fate of unregulated gaming devices supposedly requiring player skill.
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Updated Maryland iGaming Bill Raises Tax Rate, License Fee

Democratic state Senator Ron Watson has submitted his “final” version of a rewritten proposal to put internet gaming in front of Maryland voters next year, according to draft legislation obtained by Vixio GamblingCompliance.
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Week In Crypto: Revolut Suspends Crypto Purchases For UK Business Accounts

Revolut hits pause on certain UK crypto services, US senator Liz Warren takes aim at the “revolving door” between government and crypto lobbyists, and Binance seals a $2.7bn settlement with the CFTC.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Google Settles Antitrust Case With All 50 US States For $700m

Google has settled an antitrust case with all 50 US states, ANZ has launched the first bank-owned PayTo service for billers, and Payoneer has confirmed that a new tie-up with PayPal is coming soon.
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Payments

News In Brief: December 18-December 22, 2023

Malta fines Kindred Group's Trannel operation and demands reforms over anti-money laundering lapses, while Victorian regulatory fines for slots king ALH blow out to A$1m within four months.
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Gambling

UK Committee Seeks Cuts In Gambling Ads To Protect Minors

A UK parliamentary committee has called for a “precautionary approach” in gambling advertising, saying “there is scope for further regulation” to protect minors from exposure.
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Italian Cabinet Approves Online Gambling Reform Decree

Italy’s government has approved a decree for the reorganisation of online gambling, the first step in a reform process that will have an impact on the entire sector.
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Withdrawal Of Faster Payments Procurement Direction Makes Way For National Payments Vision

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has officially revoked Specific Direction 3 (SD3), the regulatory requirement mandating competitive procurement for Faster Payments infrastructure.
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Deny X Money Transmitter Licence Or Face 'Dire Consequences', New York Lawmakers Warn

In a letter sent this week to New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) superintendent Adrienne Harris, lawmakers have pushed for the the agency to reject an application from X Payments LLC, a subsidiary of X Corp, the social network formerly known as Twitter.
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Regulatory Influencer: US Debanking Battle Continues As CFPB Overdraft Rule Fails

Last month, Congress passed a resolution to overturn a controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule on overdraft fees and disclosures. Its demise will have significant implications for the financial services sector and for the wider debate around debanking in the US.
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UK Fintechs, Banks Create New Company To Fund Commercial VRP Efforts

In a “significant move for the industry”, firms across the UK payments ecosystem have set up a new company dedicated to the initial phase of funding for commercial variable recurring payments (cVRPs).
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Australian Competition Regulator Clears Path For A2A Payments Revamp

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted interim authorisation to Australian Payments Network (AusPayNet) and Australian Payments Plus (AP+) to coordinate industry efforts on the future of account-to-account (A2A) payments.
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BNPL Rule Officially On The Chopping Block As US CFPB Shifts Focus

Following media speculation, the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has confirmed that it will not be enforcing its buy now, pay later (BNPL) rules.
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Digital Euro Innovation Platform Opens To Nearly 70 Participants

Companies across Europe are set to take part in the European Central Bank’s (ECB) innovation platform for its digital euro project, as the central bank continues to woo the market with its divisive retail payments vehicle.
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EPC Guidelines On VOP A Key Milestone For Instant Payments In Europe

The European Payments Council (EPC) has released onboarding and registration guidelines for its EPC Directory Service, allowing payment service providers to move a step closer to compliance with the EU’s Instant Payments Regulation.
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SEC Has 'Opened The Door' To Blockchain Transactions With Stablecoin Statement

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) statement on stablecoin regulation provides an opportunity for cross-border payments innovation.
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Regulatory Influencer: South Korea's AI Basic Act - Balancing Innovation, Regulation and Ethical AI Development

On December 26, 2024, South Korea’s National Assembly passed the Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and Establishment of Trust (AI Basic Act), which establishes a structured framework for AI governance. The legislation introduces regulatory measures to oversee AI implementation, promote industrial innovation and address risks associated with the deployment of AI.
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