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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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Sign up for accessNew 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.
Read articleThailand’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.
Read articleRegulatory 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.
Read articleRegulatory 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.
Read articlePayments 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.
Read articleRevolut AML Enforcement Actions Highlight Compliance Risk Of Rapid Growth
Australia’s financial intelligence regulator has fined the neobank for failing to report international funds transfers on time, the second time this year that it has been penalised for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches.
Read articleKey Regulatory Shift As Australia Extends AML/CTF Regime To Virtual Assets
In bringing virtual asset service providers (VASPs) under its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) framework, Australia aims to align with global standards and simplify financial regulation.
Read articleEBA Clarifies PISP Access In New PSD2 Q&As
The rulings confirm that account servicing payment providers (ASPSPs) can impose conditions on enhanced payment information and clarify the rules on corporate proxy matrices and API key use in strong customer authentication (SCA).
Read articlePolitical Stalling On Digital Euro Holding Back Awareness
Dutch merchants are interested in an offline digital euro as long as it is not expensive, but know little about the currency, a survey by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) has found.
Read articleRegulatory Influencer: Sweden's Regulatory Shift - Ending Exemptions for Registered PSPs and EMIs
On July 1, 2025, Sweden changed its approach to regulating the payments ecosystem by repealing the light-touch registration exemptions for registered payment service providers (PSPs) and registered electronic money issuers (EMIs) under the Payment Services Act (2010:751) and the Electronic Money Act (2011:755). Under the new framework, most operators, except those offering only account information services, will require full licensing by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen — FI).
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