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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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UK Prosecutors Order Entain To Leave Latin American Markets

The Crown Prosecution Service has ordered Entain to leave Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Peru within a year or lose the protections of its £600m deferred UK prosecution agreement, but the gambling giant retains some wiggle room.
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Gambling

MEPs Propose Fraud Liability Amendments For PSR

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have made amendments to the Payment Services Regulation (PSR), which focus strongly on fraud liability.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Elon Musk Welcomes New Money Transmitter Licences At X

X has announced that it now holds payment licences in ten US states, transfer service RationalFX has entered special administration, and two Australian regulators have agreed to closer ties on enforcement and information sharing.
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Payments

Australia Bans Credit, Digital Currencies For Most Online Gambling

The Australian parliament has passed a bill that will ban the use of credit cards and digital currencies for gambling, while an exemption for lotteries has raised hackles among activists and at the corporate bookmaker lobby.
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Gambling

New York Commission Adopts Revised Lottery Courier Rules

New York regulators adopted new rules this week that may hamper lottery couriers in allowing players to automatically make deposits.
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Gambling

California Modifies Cardroom Surveillance Regulations

As California gaming regulators signed off on modifications to surveillance regulations for cardrooms, some in the industry argue the changes are heavier handed than jurisdictions that offer house-banked table games.
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Gambling

Georgia Gambling Tax Hikes Draft Sparks Industry Concerns

Georgian land-based operators fear that an incoming tax hike for both them and online operators will disproportionately hurt their businesses. 
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Gambling

'Plagiarism Is Flattery' - EU Thanks New York For Inspiration On MiCA

As the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation prepares to come into effect in 2024, a key architect of the legislation has thanked New York for providing inspiration.
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Payments

MEPs Publish Amendments To PSD3 Text

Members of the European Parliament’s (MEPs) amendments to the Payment Services Directive (PSD3) have been made publicly available as political groupings in the Parliament prepare to make compromises.
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Payments

Daily Dash: BNP Paribas Set To Launch Request To Pay Solution

BNP Paribas has invested in a new SEPA Request to Pay solution, central banks in India and the UK have agreed to cooperate on clearing activities, and Curve has launched a wearable payments technology campaign.
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Payments

Top Philippine Economic Agency Joins Calls For Full POGO Ban

Philippine institutional ire toward foreign-facing online gambling operators (POGOs) continues to grow, with the nation’s top economic development agency now backing a ban on the sector as finance officials clamour for prohibition.
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Gambling

European Trade Group Urges France To Legalise Online Casino

​​​​​​​The European Gaming and Betting Association is calling for the French government to legalise online casino, following the French regulator’s survey which suggests that the illegal online gambling market might be half the size of the legal one.
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Gambling

Top Gaming Execs Remain Bullish On U.S. iGaming Prospects

Chief executives of major operators remain optimistic that despite a multi-year lull in U.S. online casino legalization, movement could be coming in 2024.
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Gambling

Sale Of Dallas Mavericks Not Expected To Lessen Opposition To Texas Casinos

Mark Cuban’s decision to sell a majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson, the largest shareholder in Las Vegas Sands, is not expected to materially strengthen the hand of supporters of legalizing casinos and sports betting in Texas.
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Gambling

Latin American Gambling Markets Face Pivotal Elections In 2024

After local observers blamed Mexico's recent decree banning slot machines and other casino games on electoral politics, Vixio GamblingCompliance takes a look at what other elections might mean for the future of gambling policy in Latin America. 
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Gambling

Binance Prosecution Sparks Concern In Brussels

Members of the European Parliament have probed the European Commission over whether incoming crypto rules will be able to rein in bad actors, in light of the Binance case in the US.
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Payments

MPs Publish Less Than Enthusiastic Digital Pound Report

Development of a Bank of England retail digital pound should "proceed with caution", UK members of parliament (MPs) have warned in a new report, emphasising concerns around data privacy and financial stability.
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Payments

UK Government Adds API Standards Clause To Data Protection Bill

A new clause that has been added to the Data Protection and Digital Information bill looks promising for open banking standards in the UK.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Thailand, Hong Kong Instant Payments Tie-Up Goes Live

A new cross-border payments linkage has gone live in Southeast Asia, the Netherlands has published new standards for assessing politically exposed persons (PEPs), and Westpac has restored its systems after a one-day outage.
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Payments

Argentina's Santa Fe Province Rushes To Regulate Online Gambling

Santa Fe is the latest province to move towards online gambling regulation, making it the last of Argentina's most populous provinces to establish a licensing framework, as it joins the ranks of Buenos Aires City and Province, Mendoza and Córdoba. 
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AI In Spotlight As MPs Press Financial Services Industry On Risks To Customers

Lawmakers in the UK have raised concerns over the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services, warning that without robust safeguards it could put vulnerable consumers at risk and undermine trust in the sector.
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CFPB Regulatory Bonfire Sees Dozens of Guidance Documents Withdrawn

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has withdrawn dozens of guidance documents affecting a wide range of financial services, including remittances, payments, retail banking, credit cards and consumer credit.
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UK Banks Set Out Cost Of Compensation For IT Outages

In letters to the Treasury Select Committee published last week, Nationwide, HSBC, TSB and Lloyds Bank revealed the level of compensation they face for IT outages affecting their banking services earlier this year.
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Central Bank Accounts Cannot Safeguard Funds Under PSD2, Says EBA

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has ruled out payments and e-money firms being able to use their new access to central bank settlement accounts to meet safeguarding compliance requirements.
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Misleading Websites Leave Malta Unpleased With Crypto Firms

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued a warning to licensed crypto-asset firms in the country after a supervisory review revealed widespread deficiencies in the way these companies present themselves online.
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The Capital One/Discover Merger: A Challenge To Card Schemes Or Business As Usual?

Approved last month, experts suggest that the much-anticipated deal could herald a new era for the credit card market, but politicians are less enthusiastic.
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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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