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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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Sweepstakes Casinos Cash In On Dormant U.S. iGaming Market

It has been more than two years since Connecticut became the seventh and, so far, last state to legalize internet gaming, but online sweepstakes casinos continue to quietly thrive.
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Gambling

Underplayed Irish Problem Gambling Causing 'Serious Harm'

Irish problem gambling has probably been underestimated and causes “serious harm”, according to research set to inform the establishment of the new Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland.
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Gambling

Australia’s AML Watchdog Issues New Guidance On Banking High-Risk Customers

The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has published its “final” guidance on providing banking services to high-risk customers, including fintechs, remitters and crypto exchanges.
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Payments

New EU Legislation Proposes Open Banking Changes To End Setbacks

Open banking providers face obstacles to offering basic services and find it harder to innovate, the European Commission’s leaked legislative proposal admits, as it looks to end to ongoing problems.
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Payments

Binance, SEC Reach Agreement On US Asset Protection Programme

After an initial attempt to freeze Binance’s US assets by court order, a US regulator has succeeded in negotiating an asset protection agreement with Binance while securities litigation continues.
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Payments

Digital Euro Delay Rumours Swirl After Legislation Leak

The European Commission’s proposal for a digital euro has been shelved after the leak last week, according to Brussels sources.
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Payments

Ontario Celebrity Endorsement Resolution Coming In 'Weeks, Not Months'

Ontario regulators say the result of a consultation process that could prohibit operators from using professional athletes and other celebrity endorsers in advertisements is coming soon.
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Gambling

UK Commission Launches White Label Hub

The UK’s Gambling Commission has created a hub with information and legislation regulating white label partners and working with unlicensed businesses.
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Gambling

Connecticut To Require Licensure For Live Online Casino Dealers

A bill revising Connecticut's legislation for online casino, sports betting and lottery operations is sitting on the governor’s desk, after being approved by the state's General Assembly.
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Gambling

Kenya Softens Proposed Gambling Tax Increase

Kenya’s latest budget statement says that the excise duty for gambling products, including lotteries, is set to increase to 12.5 percent.
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Gambling

Swedish Channelling Rate 'Critically Low', Says Trade Group

The percentage of Swedish gamblers using regulated operators is “critically low”, according to the Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS).
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Gambling

US State Department Calls For Crackdown On Asian Scam Casinos

The US government has called on mostly Asian governments to “prioritise” crackdowns on casino operators and others linked to cyber scamming and human trafficking operations.
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Gambling

European Payments Firms Are Falling Short On AML/CTF Controls, Says EBA Study

A new report from the European Banking Authority (EBA) has found that anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorist financing (CTF) risks are “not managed effectively” among European payments firms.
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Payments

Blockchain Australia Urges Banks To Remove Restrictions On Crypto Payments

An Australian trade association has called for banks to scrap their restrictions on payments to crypto exchanges, calling the measures an overreach in the country’s fight against fraud and scams.
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Payments

EU Payments Legislation Talk Of Town After Documents Leak

In documents seen by VIXIO, the Electronic Money Directive looks set to be repealed and integrated into the third Payment Services Directive (PSD3), while changes to strong customer authentication and safeguarding also look likely.
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Payments

DraftKings Outbids Fanatics With $195m Counteroffer For PointsBet U.S.

With less than two weeks until PointsBet shareholders were to consider another offer for the company’s U.S. business, DraftKings has submitted a $195m all cash offer to acquire the operations, a move seen by analysts as an attempt to block an incoming competitor.
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Gambling

Finnish Government Outlines Licensing Plans

The Finnish government will introduce a licensing model for online casino games and betting before 2026, it has announced.
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Gambling

CAB Payments Holdings Confirms Plans To List On London Stock Exchange

Following an announcement on June 8 of its intention to float, CAB Payments has now confirmed it will proceed with an initial public offering expected in July, becoming just the third London listing in 2023.
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Payments

Fines, Obligations, Warnings As Bank Of Lithuania Takes More Action

The Bank of Lithuania has fined two e-money institutions, while officially warning another for non-compliance.
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Payments

Week In Crypto: US Judge Rejects SEC Application To Freeze Binance’s US Assets

Binance avoids having its US assets frozen as it litigates with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), but it will have to answer to the testimony of a former Binance US CEO. Meanwhile, Binance retreats from Nigeria and Cyprus.
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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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