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EBA Slams Fintechs Over Lax Compliance In New AML Risk Assessment

In its latest risk assessment, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has warned that poor practices and a lack of experience at fintechs, including payments and crypto firms, are undermining efforts to tackle financial crime.
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AI Joint Venture Demonstrates UAE’s Digital and Financial Ambitions

The Middle Eastern state continues to harness financial services as an asset, moving to modernise its payments infrastructure through a public-private initiative involving the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Brazil Minister Rattles Industry With Regulatory Remorse

The government minister responsible for Brazil’s federal betting regulator is considering stricter rules on advertising and online casino games and says he would even outlaw online gambling altogether if given the opportunity.
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Romanian Government Eyes Legislation To Decentralise Gambling Licensing

Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has announced that his government plans to propose a draft legislation that will enable municipal authorities to decide on licences for local gambling outlets.
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Data Dive: FATF’s Greylisting, Benchmarked

VIXIO has analysed country data from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) country assessments and found numerous inconsistencies in whether a jurisdiction is placed on the greylist or not.
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Payments

Bank Of England Faces CBDC Battle Following 50,000 Consultation Responses

The Bank of England is facing widespread opposition to its plans to study and potentially launch a UK central bank digital currency (CBDC), after receiving more than 50,000 responses to its "digital pound" consultation.
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Payments

Swedish Consumer Debt Proposals Cover Gambling Impact

Sweden’s Ministry of Finance has proposed several changes to strengthen consumer protection against risky lending and over-indebtedness that could have an impact on the gambling industry.
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Gambling

Alberta Could Be Next Canadian Province To Bolster Online Gaming

While Ontario has remained a source of great interest for operators looking to enter the Canadian online gaming market, the conversation has turned to which province could be next to employ a private-operator based model.
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Gambling

Brazil's Chamber of Deputies Throws Sports-Betting Timeline In Doubt

Arthur Lira, the president of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, has suspended all congressional activity to vote on tax reform and a new fiscal framework, throwing into question the July 17 deadline cited by the Ministry of Finance for the publication of a provisional measure to regulate sports betting.
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Gambling

With Oregon Legislative Session Over, Gaming Bills Sidelined Until 2024

During a 160-day session, the Oregon legislature was able to pass a record school funding bill, set aside millions of dollars to reduce homelessness and agreed on $650m in bonding to build affordable housing, but several gaming bills remained in committee upon adjournment.
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Gambling

Personnel Moves - July 2023

GREF has selected a new board of European regulators, Wynn retains its chief executive, an Australian lobby group replaces its disgraced CEO and Latin American operators appoint new executives.
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Gambling

We’ve Only Just Begun: How AI Has Exploded In Payments And Banking

Artificial intelligence (AI) has never strayed far from the headlines in 2023, but how is the payments and banking industry using it, and how are regulators responding?
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Payments

UK Considering Single Anti-Money Laundering Authority

The UK government has released a new consultation considering possible reforms to anti-money laundering supervision, following an earlier review into the regulatory and supervisory regime that concluded some weaknesses in supervision might need to be addressed through structural reform.
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Payments

Competition Matters For Visa, Mastercard But Only a Little, PSR Says

A new working paper published by the UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) says Visa and Mastercard often cite competition as a constraint to raising their fees but it does not really stop them from fee hikes.
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Payments

Dutch Regulator Rejects Appeal In Latest Hardline Offshore Enforcement

An appeal against a €1.6m fine from the Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) for the operator of Orient Xpress Casino has been rejected by the regulator.
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Gambling

UK's Advertising Watchdog Warns On 'Matched Betting'

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has offered guidance on so-called matched betting, warning that advertising and marketing must be directed at those over 18, and should not imply that it is “risk free”.
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Gambling

US Banks Push For Delay To New ACH Fraud Prevention Rules

The American Bankers Association supports plans to expand the fraud detection requirement to other parties in the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network, but is asking for more time to comply.
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Payments

’Outrageous!’: Klarna Criticises EU Open Finance Proposal

The buy now, pay later (BNPL) giant has called the new legislation an opportunity for the EU to “get it right”, but warns that proposals to introduce charges is not the right way forward.
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Payments

UK Financial Services And Markets Bill Receives Royal Assent

At the end of last week, a UK landmark bill aimed at overhauling the country’s financial services rules received royal assent.
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Payments

Ohio Legislature Approves Sports-Betting Tax Hike

Ohio lawmakers have doubled the state’s sports-betting tax rate as part of a new state budget bill that the legislature approved on Friday.
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Gambling

Historic Ruling For Florida Seminoles Could Revolutionize All Tribal Gaming

In what could be the most significant court decision on Indian gaming in more than 36 years, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. on Friday upheld a landmark compact negotiated in 2021 between the Seminole Tribe and the state of Florida.
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Gambling

Peru Promulgates Online Gambling Clean-Up Bill

Nearly a year after Peru’s Congress voted to pass an online gambling law in the dead of night, legislation to clean up apparent drafting errors from that rushed procedure has been promulgated by President Dina Boluarte.
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Gambling

New Jersey Sets New Five-Year Sunset Period For Internet Gaming

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation on Friday to renew the state's wildly successful internet gambling law, but the battle over the reduced extension of the law to five years may be just the beginning.
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Gambling

White Paper Fails To Ease Pressure On UK Gambling Ads

Despite its notable absence from the government's policy white paper, the issue of gambling advertising in football continues to drive headlines in the UK, as pressure groups maintain their demands for action.
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UK Payments Regulation Shake-Up Targets Growth and Simplification

HM Treasury’s consultation sets out a streamlined model that promises efficiency, but firms will need to assess whether it truly reduces regulatory friction while supporting innovation.
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EU’s ART Clarification Offers Streamlined Route To Market For Stablecoin Issuers

The European Commission has clarified how stablecoin-like asset-referenced token (ART) issuers can operate cross-border under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation (MiCA), confirming that a dedicated passporting framework applies.
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Irish Banks Come Together On Mobile Payment Solution To Counter Revolut

Ireland’s biggest retail banks will launch a new joint payment solution in 2026, reviving a scrapped venture and riding the momentum of EU instant payments rules and the country’s modernisation drive.
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Brussels Confirms EU Action Plan To Tackle Online And Telco Fraud

The European Commission has confirmed it will present a dedicated EU Action Plan on Online Fraud to boost collective efforts to combat scams that increasingly target vulnerable groups, including older people.
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ECB Focuses On Inclusion And Resilience In Latest Digital Euro Hearing

Central bank efforts to balance inclusion, resilience and privacy come amid ongoing debates over sovereignty, system reliability and public trust, as the October deadline for a decision on the next steps approaches.
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New Consultation Part Of UK Push To Tighten AML Rules 

The government is aiming to improve the effectiveness of the country’s anti-money laundering (AML) regulations by closing loopholes, addressing proportionality concerns and tackling the threat of illicit activity in the crypto-asset sector.
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Thailand’s Proposed Merchant Fraud Rules Signal New Era for QR Payments

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is responding to the rapid growth of mobile and QR transactions by consulting on minimum standards for onboarding, monitoring and incident response in the digital payments sector.
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Regulatory Influencer: What The UK’s New Data Act Means For Payments Firms

On June 19, 2025, the UK passed the Data (Use and Access) Act (DUAA). The legislation is intended to create a flexible, business-friendly framework for data sharing, instilling a smart data culture in the UK while supporting the transition from open banking to open finance and maintaining consumer protection.
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Regulatory Influencer: Canada Retail Payments Activities Act — Mandatory Reporting and Recordkeeping

This report is the last 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. Previous reports have discussed safeguarding, risk management, and registration requirements. This report helps PSPs make sense of the requirements regarding mandatory reporting and recordkeeping.
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Payments Firms Set to Benefit From Australia’s Simpler Regulatory Framework

As the Australian Securities and Exchange Commission (ASIC) simplifies guidance and legislative instruments, financial institutions can expect clearer compliance requirements and greater opportunities to innovate.
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