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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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Questions Linger For Canadian Gaming Expansion Beyond Ontario, Alberta

With one province embracing a privatized online gaming model, and another soon to follow, the question for many becomes if and when the rest of Canada will follow suit.
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Gambling

Gibraltar Regulator Gains Powers Under New Regime

Gibraltar’s planned gambling law update would regulate individuals and give the Gambling Commissioner new powers to fine licensees for violations.
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Gambling

Spain Loot Box Changes Will Not Regulate Most In-Game Purchases, Warns Academic

Spain’s loot box rule changes designed to protect minors will allow most types of in-game purchases to remain unregulated, according to an academic researcher of video game law.
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Gambling

Regulatory Influencer: Singapore's New Anti-Money Laundering Bill Enters Parliament and Other Reforms

The Singaporean government has tabled its new Anti-Money Laundering Bill in parliament for its first reading as part of its ongoing reforms of AML regulation.
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Payments

India Links Up With ASEAN On Instant Cross-Border Payments Platform

India has become the first non-ASEAN country to join the latest phase of Project Nexus, a multilateral effort to deliver instant cross-border payments by interlinking domestic payment systems.
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Payments

EBA Clarifies DORA's Applicability To Third-Country Branches In The EU

In its first Q&A on the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), the European Banking Authority (EBA) has made clear that third-country branches of credit institutions are not covered by the regulation.
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Payments

Daily Dash: UK's Open Banking Limited Announces Major Update With Standard v4.0

The fourth and latest version of the UK’s Open Banking Standard has been released, and a new instant payments system has launched in Kuwait after receiving central bank approval.
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Payments

Finland Publishes Law To Open Market In 2027

Finland’s Ministry of the Interior has sent its much-anticipated draft proposal to license betting, online slot machines and casino games to the government, proposing that licensees could operate from the beginning of 2027.
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Gambling

U.S. Federal Budget Bill Includes Raising Tax Threshold On Slot Jackpots

A report accompanying an appropriations bill in the U.S. Congress includes language directing the Internal Revenue Service to increase the threshold for reporting slot machine winnings to the taxman from $1,200 to $5,000.
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Gambling

UK Gambling Ads Remain Deeply Unpopular

GambleAware is calling on the UK government to more strictly regulate gambling advertising after new research showed that gambling ads are still deeply unpopular with the general public.
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Gambling

Bank Of Lithuania Warns Of Increased Risk As Payments Sector Assets Grow

In a new bulletin, the Lithuanian regulator has said it is seeking to mature the growing fintech hub it has come to supervise, while addressing operational risks and compliance setbacks.
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Payments

Wells Fargo/Bilt Drama Shows Fragility Of US Credit Card Reward Schemes

Questions over the future of a partnership between Wells Fargo and Bilt have drawn attention to the viability of US credit card rewards, at a time when the sector is facing increased political scrutiny.
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Payments

Circle Becomes MiCA-Compliant As EU's New Stablecoin Rules Go Live

The long road to MiCA is now finally over, and Circle has pulled ahead of rival stablecoin issuers in announcing its compliance with the regulation one day after it came into effect.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Will Labour Make Big Tech Companies Liable For Scams?

The UK’s Labour Party may have a big announcement on scam reimbursement if it wins the general election, while Austria has imposed a record-breaking fine on Raiffeisen Bank for AML failures.
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Payments

Isle Of Man Updates Gambling Enforcement Protocols

The Isle of Man’s gambling regulator has updated its enforcement strategy with a slew of public documents outlining investigative processes, enforcement powers, penalties, remediation criteria and criminal referral options.
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Gambling

Northern Ireland Inquiry Recommends New Regulator, Affordability

Northern Ireland’s All-Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling has made 57 recommendations to the Northern Ireland Executive, including a new independent regulator and spending loss limits.
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Gambling

Thailand Seeks Tax Revenue With Plans To Legalise Casinos

Thailand is moving forward with plans to legalise integrated resorts in an effort that has already attracted interest from some well-known gaming companies, including Las Vegas Sands and Genting Group.
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Gambling

Daily Dash: New Open Finance Regulation Goes Live In UAE

The United Arab Emirates has published its long-awaited Open Finance Regulation, while anti-corruption groups in Nigeria have said the country is close to exiting the FATF greylist.
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Payments

Swiss Central Bank To Expand 'Very Successful' Wholesale CBDC Pilot

The Swiss National Bank has confirmed that its ongoing pilot of wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) will be extended for at least two more years.
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Payments

Al Etihad Payments' Aani Revolutionises Financial Inclusivity And Security In The UAE

In the second instalment of an exclusive interview with Vixio, Jan Pilbauer, chief executive of government-backed Al Etihad Payments explains how the Aani payments platform is seeking to enhance inclusivity in the UAE’s financial sector.
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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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