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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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Daily Dash: Four UK Banks Breached Competition Rules, Says Regulator

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has sanctioned four UK banks for misleading customers, while the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has warned against corporate intimidation of whistleblowers.
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Payments

UK Government Selects Surprise Appointment As New Gambling Minister

The UK government has announced the surprise appointment of Baroness Fiona Twycross as the minister for gambling and Lords minister.
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Gambling

Brazil Betting Operators Face Rio Blocking Battle

Major operators have warned that their platforms are now being blocked in the state of Rio de Janeiro, despite the transitional provisions included in new federal regulations in Brazil.
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Gambling

Tribes Facing Difficult Reality After U.S. Supreme Court's Florida Ruling

Tribes that already operate casinos or retail sports betting may find it difficult to amend their compacts to replicate the state-wide, hub-and-spoke mobile wagering model offered by the Seminole Tribe in Florida, according to a prominent tribal gaming attorney.
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Gambling

Delays In Withdrawing Funds Called Top UK Regulatory Complaint

Delays in withdrawing funds are the top customer complaint reported to the UK’s Gambling Commission, and it is unacceptable for operators to “introduce friction” at the time of withdrawal rather than at deposit, its chief executive has said.
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Gambling

One Third Of UK Adults Have Embraced Mobile Contactless Payments

In a significant shift in consumer payment behaviour, one third of UK adults now use mobile contactless payments at least once a month, according to a new report by UK Finance in collaboration with Accenture.
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Payments

Regulatory Influencer: US CFPB Seeks to Expand Supervisory Authority to Include Big Tech and Other Non-Bank Digital Payment Applications Providers

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a proposed rule, titled “Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications," which would establish the CFPB’s supervisory authority over certain non-bank covered persons participating in a market for general-use digital consumer payment applications.
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Payments

New Zealand Regulator Argues Against Scrapping Interchange Fees

New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has come out against removing interchange fees, which make up the bulk of merchants’ payment acceptance costs, but is considering revised fee caps.
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Payments

FTC Investigates Mastercard And Others Over Surveillance Pricing Practices

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an investigation into eight companies suspected of using surveillance pricing practices.
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Payments

Daily Dash: FCA Imposes New Rules On Bank Branch Closures In Cash-Poor Areas

The UK’s financial regulator is stepping in to ensure that bank branch closures do not lead to cash shortages in local areas, while Italy has seen a downturn in suspicious transaction reports so far in 2024.
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Payments

Isle Of Man Cancels Online Gambling Licences In Crime Probe

The Isle of Man’s gambling regulator has cancelled the licences of two online gambling operators that have been under criminal investigation since at least April.
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Gambling

State Lotteries Have One Eye On Regulations And One Eye On Operations

Expanded responsibilities to oversee new forms of gambling such as sports betting are creating new challenges for U.S. state lotteries to juggle their dual roles of operators and regulators.
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Gambling

U.S. Sports-Betting Operators Warn Of Over-Taxation

Executives with leading operators have warned state lawmakers that excessive tax rates risk stretching the U.S. sports-betting market past its breaking point.
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Gambling

UK Regulator Defends Problem Gambling Stats Feared By Industry

A Gambling Commission official has firmly defended its upcoming release of statistics from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain as “open and transparent”, and prepared to set a “new baseline” for tracking gambling-related harm over time.
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Gambling

UK Big Tech Review Could Drive Account-To-Account Payments Adoption

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority are evaluating the benefits and risks of digital wallets for consumers and businesses, which may lead to new incentives for account-to-account (A2A) payments.
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Payments

Brazil Delays Recurring Payments Feature For Pix Until June 2025

The Central Bank of Brazil has announced a new timeline for the implementation of recurring payments on its highly popular Pix platform.
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Payments

Maryland iGaming Bill's Failure Sets Up Renewed Effort In 2026

A bill to allow Maryland voters to decide whether to legalize internet casino gaming failed to get out of the legislature and onto this year’s ballot due to strong and coordinated opposition from unions representing casino workers and several gaming companies.
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Gambling

Córdoba's Online Gambling Under Attack

Legislators in Argentina's province of Córdoba are fighting to repeal legislation from 2021 that legalised online gambling.
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Gambling

ECB Gives Non-Bank Payment Providers Access To Central Bank Systems

In a major shift for the EU’s financial sector, the European Central Bank (ECB) has introduced a harmonised policy allowing non-bank payment service providers to access central bank-operated payment systems, including TARGET.
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Payments

EU Financial Supervisor Satisfied With Germany's Post-Wirecard Progress

In a new report on the German Financial Supervisory Authority's (BaFin) progress since the Wirecard scandal, the European Securities and Markets Authority says it is broadly satisfied with the changes that have been made.
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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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