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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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MEPs' Fraud Liability Plans Are Misdirected, EU Official Says

EU lawmakers’ plans to make tech and telecom firms liable for fraud in the Payment Services Regulation might clash with sector regulation, a senior official at the European Commission has said, pouring cold water on plans favoured by many payments firms.
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Daily Dash: UK FCA Cancels Licence Of Payment Firm Global 4X

Global 4X has lost its UK licence after four years of inactivity, while DNA Payments has launched a POS solution that allows merchants to accept open banking payments via consumer mobile banking apps.
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Philippine Military Lobby Demands Ban On POGOs

Opposition in the Philippines to foreign-facing online gambling operators (POGOs) is spreading to military networks, with an influential group for retired senior officers calling for the closure of POGOs over threats to national “values and security”.
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Gambling

Lithuanian Lawmakers Approve Gambling Tax Increase

Lithuanian lawmaker's plans to increase gambling taxes to fund addiction prevention measures cleared a major hurdle after members of the country’s legislative body voted to approve it this week.
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Gambling

Regulatory Influencer: Bank of Italy Requires PSPs to Review Their Practices When Dealing with Customers Who Do Not Recognise Unauthorised Payment Transactions

Following investigations, the Bank of Italy has published a communication to payment services providers (PSPs) regarding their practices when handling unauthorised payment transactions that are not recognised by the payment service user. The communication highlights PSPs’ practices that have raised the Bank of Italy’s concerns, as well as expectations from PSPs.
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Payments

AI Consultation Open To EU Financial Services Companies

The European Commission has asked financial services companies to provide information that will inform its regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the sector.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Riksbank Plans To Adopt European T2 Platform For Payment Settlement

Sweden’s Riksbank has confirmed that RIX-RTGS will soon integrate with Europe’s T2 technical platform, while Singapore and Cambodia have announced the go-live of a joint Financial Transparency Corridor.
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Payments

Racing Should Not Get Carve-Out From UK Risk Checks, Executives Say

Racing should not get an exemption from planned gambling financial risk checks it finds troublesome for its bettors, officials have said.
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Gambling

Ontario Jobs Report Draws More Praise For Province's Private Model

With Ontario’s regulated and private online gaming market now more than two years old, and with more data coming out to back the model’s success, government officials and industry leaders say the model is one that future provinces should look to replicate.
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Gambling

Brazil's Land-Based Gambling Bill Passes Key Senate Test

The Brazil Senate's Constitution, Justice and Citizenship Committee has approved a sweeping gambling expansion bill to legalise casinos and bingos across the country.
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Gambling

Tribes Gain Online Betting Advantage From U.S. Supreme Court's Florida Decision

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to review the landmark compact between the Seminole Tribe and state of Florida reaffirms the new model for how tribes in various states might conduct state-wide mobile gaming under federal law, according to tribal gaming law experts.
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Gambling

Chile Online Operators Urge Regulator Overhaul

Chile’s unlicensed online operators are calling for “modernisation” of the national gaming regulator, the Superintendence of Casino Gaming. 
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Gambling

Danish Supplier Licensing Turns Spotlight On Aggregators

Aggregators may need to apply for supplier licences in Denmark if they have compliance oversight for the games they supply, as the industry prepares for a new 2025 regulatory regime.
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Gambling

Irish Study Recommends Ad Restrictions, Rapid Age Verification

Ireland should introduce restrictions to reduce underage exposure to gambling, according to an Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) report that found strong links between childhood experiences of gambling and problem gambling in adulthood.
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Gambling

Apple Pay Later Meets An Early Demise

Apple is scrapping its highly anticipated buy now, pay later (BNPL) service as key jurisdictions move towards regulating BNPL in the same way as other credit products.
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Payments

Wholesale CBDC Issuance Set To Accelerate In Coming Years, Says BIS

Over the next six years, central banks are more likely to issue wholesale central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) than retail CBDCs, a new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has found.
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Payments

Phoenix Payments Hit With Hefty Fine In Latest Lithuania Crackdown

The Bank of Lithuania has signalled its commitment to tightening compliance in the payments and e-money sector, handing out fines totalling more than €1m for breaches of compliance.
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Payments

UK Tribunal Allows Interchange Fee Lawsuits Against Visa And Mastercard To Proceed

Any merchant accepting card payments in the UK can now bring a claim against card network operators under a ruling by the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
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Payments

Daily Dash: India Aims To Fight Fraud Through Central Bank 'Payments Intelligence Platform'

India has proposed the creation of a digital payments intelligence platform that will be used to fight fraud, while the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has imposed restrictions on e-money firm AstroPay.
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European Authorities Issue Warnings To Public Over Euros Gambling

As the UEFA European Football Championship kicks off, European gambling regulators have warned about sports gambling with illegal operators and the risk of addiction.
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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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