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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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Chile Overhauls Payment Card Regulations

The Central Bank of Chile has updated the regulations concerning the issuance and operation of payment cards to reflect changes in the country’s retail payment sector.
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Payments

UK Fintech Sector Readies Its Wishlist And Waits To Hear Labour's Priorities

Fintech players have urged the incoming Labour government in the UK to revive the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill and halt plans for authorised push payment scam reimbursements, but whether these issues will be addressed remains to be seen.
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Payments

UK Industry Pledges To Work With New Labour Government

UK trade group the Betting and Gaming Council has welcomed Labour’s election landslide victory and committed to working with the new government to deliver industry reforms, such as “frictionless financial risk checks online”, but the industry awaits key ministerial appointments.
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Gambling

Frustrations Rise Over Limited Canadian Enforcement

Canadian legal experts have said enforcement of Canada’s unregulated gambling market, including operators that have failed to convert to the regulated Ontario space, remains a low priority for authorities and that regulated operators are beginning to take notice.
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Gambling

Bill To Let California Tribes Sue Cardrooms Over Exclusivity Advances

A decades-old conflict between tribal casinos and operators of cardrooms in California could be headed to a state courtroom as a bill to provide tribes standing for a one-time lawsuit moves closer to the Assembly floor.
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Gambling

UK Study Affirms Online Gambling Dependence On High-Rollers

A newly released study of gambling spending in the UK uses real-world data to affirm the thesis that online gambling, especially racing, depends heavily on a small percentage of players.
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Gambling

News In Brief: July 1-July 5, 2024

The Argentine city of Mendoza will block access to unlicensed online betting operators in public spaces and Chile is investigating the National First Division Championship after match-fixing reports.
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: Binance Motion To Dismiss SEC Lawsuit Mostly Fails

A judge rules that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may proceed with its civil suit against Binance, FTX’s former banking partner settles a $63m anti-money laundering claim, and Paxos obtains a licence to issue stablecoins in Singapore.
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Payments

Bank Of Lithuania Takes On De-Risking With New Guidelines

From next year, financial institutions in Lithuania will need to comply with new requirements intended to improve payment service user experience, increase financial inclusion and implement money laundering risk management measures.
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Payments

Brazil Sees Surge In Contactless Payments As Digital Revolution Gathers Pace

Data from the Central Bank of Brazil shows contactless credit card transactions in the country leapt from 23.1 percent of all transactions in 2022 to 31.1 percent in 2023, highlighting the evolving payments landscape.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Latvia, Mastercard Launch New Campaign To Combat Phone Scams

Mastercard has partnered with a Latvian trade association in an effort to reduce phone scams, while Singapore’s financial regulator has answered questions on its support for visually impaired banking customers.
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Payments

Tougher Online Regulation In Force In Australia's Northern Territory

New gambling legislation is in force in the Northern Territory, Australia’s online gambling regulatory hub, which increases penalties, toughens licensing criteria and forms a new regulator.
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Gambling

Brazil Judge Orders Unlicensed Rio Operators To Account For Lack Of Authorisation

A Brazilian court has ordered the National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) to ask sports betting and online casino operators not licensed by the Rio de Janeiro Lottery to account for their operations in the state.
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Gambling

Interim Report Suggests More German Ad Restrictions Coming

​​​​​​​An interim report on Germany’s 2021 interstate gambling treaty suggests that further advertising and sponsorship restrictions may be coming, an attorney has said.
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Gambling

Finland's Draft Licensing Law Does Not Include Cooling-Off Period

Finland’s new draft law does not include a cooling-off period but “past infringements will lead to the rejection of licence applications”, according to a local legal advisor.
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Gambling

New Singapore AML Bill To Assist Law Enforcement In Transnational Cases

Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs has introduced new legislation that aims to help local law enforcement pursue money laundering cases that originate from overseas criminal activity.
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Payments

EBA Clarifies Transaction Fees And Payee-Initiated Transactions Under PSD2

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has released new clarifications regarding two aspects of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), addressing transaction fees' accessibility and the availability of payee-initiated transactions through dedicated application programming interfaces (APIs).
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Payments

EPI's Plans Take Shape As It Launches Wallet Solution Wero

The European Payments Initiative (EPI), the EU’s long-desired payments champion, has announced the launch of its new instant account-to-account payment solution, Wero, in Germany.
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Payments

Daily Dash: New Zealand Consults On Proposed Agreement To Develop Open Banking

New Zealand’s open banking framework is taking shape under a new proposal from the Commerce Commission, while Lithuania has fined a former board member of global payments firm Majestic Financial.
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Payments

Vanuatu Launches Upgraded Online Gambling Regime

Vanuatu is the latest remote jurisdiction to pitch a revised regulatory framework to online gambling operators amid global offshore licensing turbulence.
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Gambling
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Brazil's New Payment Rules Raise Compliance Stakes For Banks And Fintechs

Tighter deadlines, stricter authorisation and higher capital thresholds are set to reshape how institutions and IT providers connect to Pix, with smaller players facing the greatest pressure.
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Unlimited Contactless Transactions Set To Transform UK Payments Market

Plans to scrap the £100 contactless limit could boost revenue and innovation, but would also require investment in security and compliance.
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Regulatory Influencer: The Impact Of The GENIUS Act So Far And The Questions It Raises

The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, which was signed into law in July 2025, is federal legislation that aims to create a comprehensive regulatory regime for stablecoins.
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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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