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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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Virginia Supreme Court Reinstates Ban On Grey-Market Machines

The American Gaming Association has applauded the Supreme Court of Virginia’s decision to overrule a lower court injunction and reinstate the state’s ban on skill-game machines, but acknowledged the issue is not settled.
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Gambling

UK Regulator Places Restrictions On Modulr

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has placed restricted activity measures on the embedded payments company regarding onboarding new customer segments.
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Payments

Chilean Regulator Expands Permissible Services Of Non-Bank Card Acquirers

Chile’s Financial Market Commission has issued a new rule that allows non-bank card acquirers to carry out complementary activities to their main business line.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Compliance Top Of Mind For FCA Whistleblowers

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that compliance concerns were the top priority for whistleblowers in Q2, the Bank of Canada has designated Visa and Mastercard as "prominent payment systems", and Booking.com is facing a class action over payments failures.
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Payments

India's Delta Corp Suffers Additional, Massive GST Claims

India’s goods and services tax (GST) authority has demanded 63.8bn rupees ($767m) in unpaid tax from casino operator listco Delta Corp’s online gaming subsidiaries, raising the parent’s GST bill to $2.8bn and further sinking company shares.
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Gambling

German Regulator May Start Rejecting Licence Applicants

The German gambling regulator will probably soon reject licence applications in the interest of speedier processing as it tries to dig itself out of a deluge of paperwork, the agency’s co-chairman has said.
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Gambling

Florida's Sports-Betting Launch Uncertain As Litigation Continues

Despite a series of legal challenges that have delayed its implementation, the 2021 tribal gaming compact between the Seminole Tribe and the state of Florida stands as a remarkable and landmark agreement, said an attorney who represents the tribe.
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Gambling

Regulatory Rush As Peru Publishes Decree For Online Gambling

Peru has published a regulatory decree to implement its online gambling law, marking the beginning of a 120-day countdown until the market is officially regulated and grey-market operations are illegal.
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Gambling

Hong Kong Regulators Under Fire As JPEX Fraud Victims Count Their Losses

As losses to the JPEX fraud climb to more than $180m, questions continue to be asked of Hong Kong regulators and how they failed to stop the crypto scandal before it happened.
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Payments

Equifax Fined £11m Over 'Entirely Preventable' Cyber Breach

The Financial Conduct Authority has fined credit reporting firm Equifax £11m for failing to safeguard UK consumer data, which it had outsourced to its parent company based in the US.
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Payments

Conservative Victory In New Zealand Augurs Online Tax Reform

New Zealand’s voters have turfed out the nation’s Labor government, guaranteeing a conservative successor and likely online gambling reforms that will tax local-facing offshore operators.
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Gambling

Colorado Proposes Stricter Rules For Pick'em Fantasy Games

Colorado regulators will hold a hearing later this month to discuss new rules that would limit, but not prohibit, the offering of pick’em-style fantasy sports contests in the state.
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Gambling

MGM Boss Describes Cyberattack As 'Corporate Terrorism'

The CEO of MGM Resorts International has offered additional details of the crippling cyberattack that shut down the company's computer systems in Las Vegas and eight states, but stressed that MGM never even considered paying a ransom to the hackers behind last month's incident.
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Gambling

Curaçao Minister Calls Complaints About Planned Changes 'Scaremongering'

Curaçao’s finance minister has hit back against a member of the opposition party’s criticisms of the country’s planned online gambling reform, calling it “scaremongering”.
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Gambling

Gambling Spend Mostly Unchanged Despite Cost Of Living Crisis, Says UK Regulator

The cost of living crisis has not shifted gambling spend in general, according to the UK Gambling Commission, but those most at risk are betting more even as their spending power decreases.
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South Africa's Online Gambling Bill Stalled But Not Dead

South Africa’s draft bill that intends to “fill the gap in the law” around online gambling has stalled for more than a year; however, industry sources say it is not dead in the water just yet.
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Gambling

DORA Preparation Sparks Overhaul In Risk Management

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is on its way to becoming enforceable, and experts are warning it is time to take stock and prepare for a significant change in risk management.
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Payments

CFPB's Chopra: More Regulation On Data Surveillance Or US Risks Becoming China

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is exploring a series of regulatory actions to address excessive data surveillance by payment platforms, director Rohit Chopra said warning the US may turn into a China-like market if platforms are left unchecked.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Social Media Scams Continue To Wreak Havoc

A regulator has found that US social media users have lost $2.7bn to scams on the platforms since 2021, while a New York start-up has launched a product built on top of FedNow in a first.
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Payments

News In Brief: October 9-October 13, 2023

Sweden will join the international Macolin Convention on sports integrity, while Ecuador becomes the latest South American country to become embroiled in a match-fixing scandal.
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Fintech And Payments Groups Urge US Senate To Reject Proposed Tax On Remittances

A coalition of seven leading payments and fintech industry associations has issued a forceful warning to US lawmakers over an "invasive", "unworkable", and "counterproductive" proposal to tax remittance transfers.
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New Legislation Allowing Payments-Only Banks Sees Nevada Add Speed And Cut Fees

Nevada could be poised to take a leading position in the race for payments modernisation with the passage of the Nevada Payments Bank Act, which supporters say will slash costs while making payments faster and more efficient.
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Sweden Tightens Payments Oversight With New Permit Rules

Organisations operating in the Swedish payments ecosystem are preparing for tougher rules regarding their operations, with new compliance requirements due to be introduced in weeks.
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Vixio Regulatory Intelligence Outlook – Front of Mind: Operational Priorities in H2 2025

This report is part of Vixio Regulatory Intelligence’s Outlook series, which provides subscribers with forward-looking insights and consolidated research on key segments of the global financial services industry. This edition is designed to provide high-level intelligence on operational resilience in 2025.
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FCA Sets Out Plans To Regulate Stablecoins And Reinforce Safeguards

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on new rules for stablecoin issuance, crypto-asset custody and the financial resilience of crypto firms, as it continues to develop a comprehensive regulatory framework for the sector.
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Don't Exclude Tech Giants From EU Open Finance Framework, Trade Body Warns

Brussels-based industry body the Computer & Communications Industry Association has said that a proposal to bar "gatekeepers" from Financial Data Access licensing would undermine competition, limit consumer choice and contradict EU innovation goals.
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UK APP Fraud Declines As Scammers Switch To Other Methods

Cases of authorised push payment (APP) fraud fell by a fifth in the UK last year thanks to investment in fraud prevention by businesses, according to a report from UK Finance.
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PSD2 and PSD3 Comparison: What The Update Could Mean For You

The EU’s third Payments Services Directive (PSD3) is set to revolutionise how banks and non-bank payment service providers (PSPs) in Europe operate, with new requirements in key areas such as safeguarding of client funds, Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), and rights and obligations.
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Serbia Joins SEPA As Balkan Expansion Continues

The European Payments Council has approved adding the Republic of Serbia to the geographical scope of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), in a win for the country’s payment service providers.
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CFPB's Decision To Vacate 1033 Rule Creates Confusion In US Open Banking

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has determined that its own open banking rule, finalised in October 2024, is unlawful and should be set aside, according to a court filing submitted last week.
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