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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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Smart Data Bill Back On Agenda At Opening Of New UK Parliament

Fintechs are likely to be pleased as the new UK government commits to passing a new smart data bill in the coming year.
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Payments

'No Good Reason' For AML Reforms To Target Law Firms, Say Australian Lawyers

The head of an Australian legal association has called on the federal government to reverse its plans to impose suspicious matter and other reporting obligations on law firms.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Contactless Payments Surge As Debit Card Insertions Decline In Netherlands

New data from the Dutch Payments Association shows that contactless is taking over the debit card market, while Indonesia and South Korea have agreed to cooperate on a framework for cross-border payments connectivity.
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Greek Regulator Seizes Operator's Bank Account Over Late Tax Payments

Greek regulator the Gaming Supervision and Control Committee (EEEP) has published a brief statement declaring that it knows a “serious operational problem” exists within online operator Betshop.
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Gambling

Meta Helping Ukrainian Authorities Remove Illegal Gambling Ads

Ukraine’s gambling regulator has praised its work with US-based technology giant Meta to help tackle illegal advertising on its social media platforms.
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Gambling

Regulatory Influencer: UK Regulators Seek Views On The Benefits Of Digital Wallets

The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have issued a joint call for information, aiming to identify the benefits and risks of using digital wallets.
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Payments

ESMA Releases Q&As Addressing MiCA Authorisation Issues

The latest Q&As from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) focus mainly on issues related to authorisation under the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation.
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Payments

EU Imposes Sanctions Over West Bank Abuses

European leaders have approved new restrictive measures against five persons and three entities under the EU’s Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime.
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Payments

Poland Fines PayPal More Than PLN100m Over User Agreement Issues

The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has imposed a PLN106.6m ($27m) fine on PayPal for incorporating prohibited provisions into its user agreements.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Nordea Indicted In Denmark's Largest Ever Criminal Money Laundering Case

Nordea expects to be convicted in Denmark’s largest ever money laundering case.
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Payments

Ohio Lawmakers Support iGaming, Slam Sports-Betting Tax Hike

Three Republican House members on an 11-person study commission have come out in support of legalizing online gaming and interactive lottery operations in Ohio but criticized the state’s sports-betting tax hike, saying it has hampered the industry’s growth.
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Gambling

Chile Upholds Ban On Daytime TV Gambling Ads

A court in Chile has ruled that broadcasting online gambling advertisements on television between the hours of 6am and 10pm violates national laws.
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Gambling

Illegal Gambling In France Exploded During Euro 2024, Says Online Trade Group

France’s illegal sports-betting market has continued to grow as during the recent Euro 2024 football competition illegal online casinos continued to lure players away from the licensed market, according to the French Online Gaming Association (AFJEL).
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Gambling

Bank Of Lithuania Restricts Foxpay, Appoints Supervisory Representative

The Bank of Lithuania has taken further action against mismanagement in the local fintech ecosystem, placing restrictions on e-money firm Foxpay.
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Payments

Daily Dash: BaFin Comes Down Hard On Solaris

The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has ordered Solaris to address major deficiencies in its money laundering prevention and risk management systems, and Irish small and medium-sized businesses lost nearly €10m to email-related fraud last year, FraudSMART says.
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Regulatory Influencer: Thai Programmable Payments — To Boldly Go Where No Pilot Has Gone Before

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) is currently inviting applications (until September 23, 2024) for its programmable payments trial as part of its Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox that launched in June. The sandbox is intended to allow participants to test innovative financial products under specific thematic initiatives determined by the bank.
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Daily Dash: Finfluencer Trials Tipped For 2027

Nine individuals in the UK are facing a trial after being charged over an unauthorised forex trading scheme promoted on social media, while Citigroup has been fined $135.6m by US regulators for persistent risk management and data governance issues.
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US Credit Card Surcharging Remains A Confusing Patchwork

The rules on credit card surcharges in the US make for a complex and confusing landscape for vendors, merchants and issuers alike, with proposed regulatory amendments and potential administrative change in Washington, DC only adding to the uncertainty.
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Curaçao Reopens Licence Applications

The Curaçao Gaming Control Board has reopened its licence application portal to allow interested operators to register for a new regime that has still not been enacted.
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Gambling

Australia To Review Online Keno, Offshore Lottery Operations

The Australian government has announced a review into the regulation of online keno and “foreign-matched lotteries”, the latest potential crackdown on the gambling industry recommended by a parliamentary committee.
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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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