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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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Nevada Regulators Consider Cybersecurity Requirements For Gaming Operators

The Nevada Gaming Control Board will consider how to proceed with several proposed amendments to state gaming laws creating new cybersecurity requirements for operators at a workshop next month.
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Brazilian Platform Lured Customers With Bitcoin Before Sudden Closure

​​​​​​​A sports-betting platform in Brazil that promised its players huge returns has mysteriously and suddenly shuttered, leaving subscribers scrambling to find out where their money has gone.
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Gambling

Why Cross-Border Payments Still Have Not Been Solved

Complex regulatory requirements, legacy systems and a long priority list at many financial institutions have resulted in improvements to cross-border payments failing to become more efficient, experts suggest.
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Payments

India’s NCPI Signs First Deal With UK Acquirer

It will soon be possible for Unified Payments Interface and RuPay customers to make in-store payments in the UK through PayXpert’s solution, the National Payments Corporation of India (NCPI) has announced.
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UK, EU Merchants Hit By PSD2 Switching Pains, Says Study

Hopes were high when the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) came into force in the EU and UK, but has the new legislation lived up to expectations?
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Payments

Polish Human Rights Commissioner Wants Less Website Blocking

Poland’s Human Rights Commissioner has sent an official letter to the Prime Minister calling for the country’s extensive, but dubiously effective, blacklisting efforts to be scaled back.
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Gambling

U.S. Sports-Betting Market Leaders Continue Parlay Wager Push

Single-game parlays have become a popular product for players despite their longer odds and some of the leading U.S. sports-betting operators are riding the popularity of high-margin parlays to higher market share.
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Gambling

Reeling Macau Set For Authoritarian Security Reforms

The Macau government is preparing a hardline, Hong Kong-style upgrade of national security legislation with extra-territorial jurisdiction that criminalises individuals in Macau and overseas with links to foreign “threats”.
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Gambling

Faster Payments Overtakes Bacs In Latest UK Payments Stats

Faster Payments and other remote banking are gaining traction among UK consumers, with UK Finance unveiling that 86 percent of all UK adults used at least one form of remote banking during 2021.
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Payments

US Senator Accuses Regulator Of Pressuring Banks To Avoid Crypto Companies

A US senator has alleged that a federal regulator is using Obama-era scare tactics to discourage banks from engaging in legitimate business with crypto companies.
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Payments

End Misleading BNPL Ads, FCA Warns

Although buy now, pay later (BNPL) products may escape regulation, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned that all BNPL products in the UK must comply with financial promotion rules.
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Payments

Will Major League Baseball Go Stag To California's Sports-Betting Party?

It has been ten days since Major League Baseball announced its support of an online sports betting referendum in California, and the silence from the National Basketball Association, National Football League and National Hockey League is growing more deafening.
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Gambling

Queensland Flags New Star Probe Into Triad 'Links'

Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group’s year of woe has taken another turn for the worse after a top Queensland state official flagged a fresh probity investigation over a media report linking partner company Chow Tai Fook to organised crime.
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Gambling

Chile Debates Sports-Betting Advertising

​​​​​​​While a public war of words breaks out within the industry, debate about regulating sports-betting advertising has been ongoing this past week behind closed doors, in the sports commission of Chile's Chamber of Deputies.
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Gambling

Truss Outlines Payments Policy Plans In Battle For No. 10

Liz Truss, the Conservative frontrunner to be the UK's next Prime Minister, has eyed up a financial regulatory merger, while also making commitments to ensure access to cash remains stable.
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Payments

Week In Crypto: Celsius Reveals Its Missing Billions, Coinbase Hit By New Insider Trading Claims

New court hearings shine a light on the hole in Celsius’s balance sheet, fresh allegations of insider trading are levelled against Coinbase and another algorithmic stablecoin unravels.
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Payments

SEC Charges Three With Insider Trading Concerning Equifax Data Breach

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said a public relations employee tipped off her friends with prior information on the massive Equifax data breach and illegally profited from trading stocks in light of that information.
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Payments

Daily Dash: India Consults On Payments Systems

India’s central bank has released a new discussion paper on payment fees, while a New Zealand bank becomes the latest to offer a mobile payments terminal for merchants, and Dubai leans into the metaverse.
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Payments

Brazil's Gambling Bill May Get Autumn Date In Senate

​​​​​​​A sweeping bill to legalise gambling in Brazil will be scheduled on the Senate's legislative agenda after presidential elections conclude on October 30, according to the measure's chief sponsor.
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Gambling

Kenya Revenue Authority Clears Suspended Licences

​​​​​​​A total of 105 gambling companies in Kenya have cleared a major hurdle in receiving their licence or having it renewed.
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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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