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FinCEN Issues Warning On Terrorism Financing

Payments firms must look out for red flags indicating that they are being used to transfer funds to terrorist group ISIS and its global affiliates, US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has said.
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European Commission Accuses 13 Member States Of Missing DORA Deadline

The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against 13 EU member states for failing to fully transpose the flagship Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) into national law by the January 17 deadline.
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Trump Administration To Scrap Corporate Transparency Act For US Citizens, Companies

In the latest twist to the rollout of the Corporate Transparency Act, the Trump administration has vowed to exempt US citizens and companies from its controversial beneficial ownership reporting requirements.
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SEC Issues Staff Statement On Meme Coins, Describes Them As 'Collectibles'

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that meme coins, such as the one issued by President Trump, are akin to "collectibles" and will not be considered "securities".
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UK Gambling Minister Says Regulators Should Engage With Industry

​​​​​​​The new UK gambling minister has endorsed a view that gambling should not be treated like tobacco and that regulators should engage with the industry to help develop policy.
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Gambling

An Ailing Bolsonaro Could Delay Brazil's Legislative Agenda

The mysterious health struggles of outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro could threaten the timeline of the legislative agenda, including signing off on the sports-betting regulatory decree.
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Gambling

News In Brief: November 21-November 25, 2022

NHS (National Health Service) England said it has opened two new gambling clinics,
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Gambling

Regulate Before The Next FTX, Warns Bank of England’s Cunliffe

The crypto platform’s downfall has only enhanced the need for regulation, the Bank of England’s deputy governor has said, while also discussing the possibility of a digital pound.
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Payments

New Industry Body For Credit Info Agencies Needed, Says FCA

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out proposals to improve the credit information sector so it can deliver higher quality and more comprehensive information for consumers and firms.
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Payments

New Visa CEO Sees Growth Potential In US, Emerging Markets, B2B Payments

Ahead of taking the reins at Visa, incoming CEO Ryan McInerney highlights the "enormous opportunity" he sees for growth and expansion in both emerging and developed markets respectively.
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Payments

Sweden Fines Kindred, ATG, Pinnacle For Money Laundering Failures

The Swedish Gambling Authority has penalised three gambling operators for failings in anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing efforts, including Kindred’s Spooniker and the part government-owned ATG horseracing company.
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Gambling

Michigan Lottery Director Helped Democrats Hold U.S. Senate

The most vivid example of the gaming industry’s growing influence on state and national politics may be the slim majority held by Democrats in the United States Senate.
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Gambling

India State Ministers Back Turnover Tax On Online Gaming

Indian state ministers responsible for taxation are closing in on a 28 percent goods and services tax on online gaming turnover, a worst case scenario for the industry that may trigger legal action.
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Gambling

Maryland Set To Launch Mobile Betting Wednesday Morning

After a two-year wait, state-wide mobile betting in Maryland is finally set to launch, with seven operators expected to go live.
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Gambling

Polish Football Flags Fears Over International Match-Fixing Syndicates

The Polish Football Association is cooperating with the country’s law enforcement to thwart what it describes as a rising wave of match-fixing by international criminal groups who earn substantial winnings from bets.
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Gambling

Spain Issues 53 Sanctions In First Half To Online Operators

​​​​​​​Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs has announced that the General Directorate for the Regulation of Gambling closed 21 gambling web platforms and levied more than €88m in fines in the first half of 2022.
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Australia’s Treasury Proposes Removing Credit Act Loophole For BNPL Providers

In a new review of buy now, pay later (BNPL) regulation, Australia’s Treasury calls time on a key loophole that has allowed the industry to remain outside traditional lending rules.
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Payments

Digital Euro Brings Little Added Value, Complains Dutch Banking Association

The Dutch Banking Association has openly criticised the European Central Bank’s digital euro project, bringing some of the private concerns of many in the payments industry out into the open.
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Payments

Canada Lays Out Supervisory Expectations For Payment Firms

One year after Canada introduced new legislation for retail payment activities, the central bank has set out how it plans to supervise payment service providers.
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New UK Lottery Operator Must Reform Player Protection And Charitable Links, Say MPs

New UK National Lottery operator Allwyn must do more to protect players from gambling harm and pay more to GambleAware after a “poorly managed” tender, MPs have said.
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Gambling

American Gaming Association Claims Mischaracterizations In New York Times Series

The New York Times published its long-awaited series on the expansion of sports betting in the United States this weekend, criticizing the industry for overly lofty projections for tax revenues and marketing partnerships that target college students.
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Gambling

Islamic Party's Success Jeopardises Online Reform In Malaysia

The possibility of online gambling regulation in Malaysia may have been extinguished for the foreseeable future, following shock gains by a leading Islamic party in Saturday’s national elections.
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Gambling

U.S. Federal Court Rules Horseracing Integrity And Safety Act Unconstitutional

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, a federal anti-doping law enacted in 2020 that created a private agency to regulate the industry, has been struck down by a federal appeals court as an unconstitutional delegation of government power to a private entity.
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Massachusetts Receives 12 Applications For Mobile Sports-Betting Licenses

Despite heavy early interest from operators, Massachusetts’s gaming regulator reported Monday that it had received fewer applications than available slots for mobile sports-betting licenses.
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Australia Calls For Greater Collaboration In Battle Against Fraud

Businesses should join forces and share data to advance the fight against increasingly sophisticated scams, according to the Australian National Anti-Scam Centre.
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FCA Sets Out New Transparency Rules For Enforcement Investigations

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined significant changes to its enforcement rules, although it has stopped short of implementing some of the more controversial elements of its original proposal.
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Cash Mandate Moves Closer To Being Law In New York State

Retailers will not be able to refuse cash payments in New York if Governor Kathy Hochul signs off on legislation that has passed both houses of the state legislature.
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Regulatory Influencer: Canada Retail Payments Activities Act — Safeguarding of End-User Funds

This report is the third 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. This report focuses on the requirement to safeguard end-user funds.
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Regulate Smarter, Say European Players In Light Of Trump’s Deregulation

Despite the US leadership pushing for an increasingly deregulated financial services market, some payments players and politicians in Europe are adamant that standards being watered down is not the way to boost growth.
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Defunct Crypto Firm Fined €500,000 By Finnish Authorities Over AML Failures

The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA) has fined LocalBitcoins over anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) failures, citing widespread deficiencies in customer due diligence and identity verification.
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Regulatory Influencer: Navigating The Trump Administration's Mass Deletion Of CFPB Guidance

The role of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as a hands-off regulator within the second Trump administration is becoming clearer, following a significant withdrawal of agency guidance.
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Payments Firms Fret Over Connecticut Fee Caps On Income Advance Products

Proposed legislation to regulate earned wage access (EWA) in the US state of Connecticut is restrictive and could limit consumers' access to financial products, a payments industry body has warned.
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Polish Regulator Pushes For Brussels To Drop Payments And Crypto Requirements

Aiming to reduce the compliance burden, Poland’s financial regulator has made a variety of proposals to the EU that would soften elements of key regulations affecting the payments and crypto industries.
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Regulatory Influencer: Adapting to Speed — The Instant Payments Regulation’s Impact on Payments Across Europe

The Instant Payments Regulation ( Regulation (EU) 2024/886 - IPR) came into effect in April 2024 across the European Union to make instant payments in euro fully available to consumers and businesses throughout the EU. The digitalisation of the global economy has increased the demand for instant payment services that are available at all times. To keep up with the increased demand, the IPR aims to accelerate the rollout of instant payments in Europe and covers credit transfers denominated in euro within the EU.
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