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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 Treasury Vows To Stamp Out Debanking Over Political Views

HM Treasury has vowed to strengthen customer protections for payment account closures before the year-end, following controversial high-profile account closures involving former politician Nigel Farage.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Discover Settles Over Compliance Mishap

Discover has settled with a US regulator following a consumer protection investigation, and the Bank of Lithuania has revoked the licence of another electronic money institution (EMI).
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Payments

Calls For Legal Reform, Clarity Offset Bangladesh Online Purge

Legal identities are calling for online gambling regulation or legal clarity in Bangladesh as financial authorities probe hundreds more websites and crackdown against thousands of users of mobile financial services.
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Gambling

New Jersey Problem Gambling Rate Drops, But Widespread Gaming Increases Risks

The prevalence of high-risk problem gambling may have decreased slightly in New Jersey over the last five years, but researchers believe their findings from a recent survey underscore the increased risk associated with more legal forms of wagering available in the state.
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Gambling

Greece's OPAP Faces €24.6m Fine Over Competition Law Violations

Greece’s competition commission has handed down a blistering fine of €24.6m to Greek gambling giant OPAP for leveraging its exclusivity over certain gambling products to restrict competition in other service areas.
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Gambling

Belgium Gambling Law Modernisation Clears Key Hurdle

Belgium’s Council of Ministers has approved a preliminary draft law aimed at modernising the country’s gambling law and bringing it into compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
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Gambling

EU Regulators Publish 'Criticality' Criteria For DORA, MiCA Implementation

A group of EU regulators has published consultation responses on key definitions that will soon be added to major legislation concerning digital resilience and crypto-assets.
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Payments

EBA Publishes Latest PSD2 Q&As

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published another series of Q&As, with further clarifications on strong customer authentication (SCA) and other rules.
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Payments

US Top Court Revives Debit Card Fee Challenge

The Supreme Court of the US has agreed to hear a case challenging the debit card interchange fee cap set by the Federal Reserve.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Revolut Faces UK Probe Over Suspicious Transactions

Revolut is reportedly in talks with a UK regulator over compliance failures, and Apple is struggling to overturn a €50m fine imposed in the Netherlands for its previous monopoly on in-app payments.
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Payments

Florida Supreme Court Seeks DeSantis' Opinion On Sports Betting

Even though they are running out of options after yet another defeat last week in a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., opponents of mobile sports betting in Florida continue to pursue Hail Mary efforts in the U.S. Supreme Court and its state-level equivalent.
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Gambling

NFL Modifies Gambling Policy With Tougher Ban For Betting On Own Team

The National Football League (NFL) has changed course on its often-criticized policy regarding player punishments for gambling infractions, toughening penalties on players found to bet on their own team while softening those for wagering on other sports.
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Gambling

Nigeria's Government Eyes 'Huge Sums' Of Lost Gambling Tax Revenue

Nigeria’s government has pledged to “tackle” a host of challenges facing the federal gambling regulator, including introducing a long-awaited central monitoring system “as soon as possible”.
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Gambling

Daily Dash: Apple Set For New Apple Pay Antitrust Case

Apple is expected to face an antitrust class action lawsuit related to iPhone near-field communication technology, a UK regulator has set out its financial inclusion ambitions, and Mastercard fingerprint payments have gone live with Mercedes pay+.
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Payments

Tensions Surface As MEPs Lobby ECB For Digital Euro Delay

Members of the European Parliament have called on the European Central Bank (ECB) to delay the “realisation” phase of the digital euro until the EU’s legislative package for it has been approved.
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Payments

PSD3 Update: MEPs Assigned Key Payments Legislation Roles

Marek Belka has been made rapporteur for the EU’s new payments legislation, while instant payment rapporteur Michiel Hoogeveen will take the lead on the open finance framework.
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Payments

German Regulator Consults On 'Welcome' Payments Institution Guidance

Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) is consulting on its first-ever guidance for payments and e-money institutions, with a focus on risk management.
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Payments

India Suspends Online Self-Regulation As Tax Attack Mounts

India has dealt a new blow to the online gaming industry by suspending its industry self-regulation initiative mere months after announcing it, amid disagreement between government departments over industry policy.
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Gambling

Bidding War For One Of Italy's Biggest Operators

Flutter Entertainment and Playtech, which trades under the consumer-facing brand Snaitech, have reportedly lodged separate bids to acquire PlanetWin's parent company, SKS365.
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Gambling

Chile Commission Approves 12-Month Blackout For Offshore Operators

The economy commission in Chile’s Chamber of Deputies has approved legislative provisions that would prevent grey-market operators from applying for an online licence for 12 months, although members will vote next week on a transition article that will provide a way for said operators to be licensed without waiting.
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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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Canada's Real-Time Payment System Moves A Step Closer With New Consultation

Payments Canada has launched a consultation on the legal architecture of its much-delayed Real-Time Rail payments system.
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Hong Kong Ushers In New Stablecoin Regime

The Legislative Council has passed a stablecoins bill as part of a broader push to tighten oversight of crypto-assets that mirrors other international compliance rules.
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India Launches 'Financial Fraud Risk Indicator' To Tackle UPI Scams

The tool is intended to improve data sharing between the Department of Telecommunications, banks and Unified Payment Interface platforms in a bid to tackle digital payment fraud.
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BaFin Relaxes PSD2 Interface Rules For Card-Issuing PSPs

Germany’s financial regulator BaFin has announced that it will temporarily relax enforcement of certain technical and reporting requirements under the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) for account-servicing payment service providers.
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Manipulation-Based Scams On The Rise In Sweden, Warns Regulator

The Swedish financial watchdog has announced that payments fraud is declining overall, but says the use of tactics such as social engineering is increasing, echoing other countries in Europe and elsewhere.
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Mastercard Hit With £200m Bill For 'Unlawfully High' Fees

The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal has approved the settlement in the long-running class action centred on fees the card network imposed between 1992 and 2008.
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GENIUS Act Clears Initial Vote After Some Democrats Relent

In the US, key Democrat senators have softened their position on the bipartisan stablecoin regulation, meaning that it can progress to the next stage in the legislative process.
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'Transparency' Issue Opens Door For Consumer Duty Scrutiny In Payments

Recent guidance from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that identified issues with international payments may be a sign that the regulator is ramping up its use of supervisory tools for the Consumer Duty regime.
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