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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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Thailand Seeks Applicants For Programmable Payments Trial

Financial institutions have the opportunity to work with the Bank of Thailand on exploring the potential of smart contracts and distributed ledger technology in payments as part of a new regulatory sandbox project.
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Payments

EU Transfer Of Funds Regulation Needs Better Market Surveillance, Dutch Minister Says

The Dutch minister of finance has formally requested the European Commission to consider amending the Transfer of Funds Regulation to better facilitate market surveillance and consumer protection operations.
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Payments

EBA Clarifies Fraud Reporting, SCA Requirements Under PSD2

Payments companies at both ends of fraudulent transactions must report them to the European Banking Authority (EBA), and must maintain separate security authentication for different processes they offer, the regulator has said in an answer to questions from regulated companies about the Payment Services Directive (PSD2).
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Payments

Daily Dash: EU Extends Sanctions On Russia Over Crimea Annexation Until June 2025

The EU has announced that its long-standing sanctions against Russia over Crimea will continue, while Hungary welcomed a surge in digital payments during Q1 this year.
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Payments

Massachusetts May Follow Other States In Targeting Bovada's U.S. Operations

Massachusetts regulators are considering joining at least two other states in ordering offshore online betting platform Bovada to exit the state’s gaming market.
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Gambling

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Florida Online Sports Betting

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an effort to overturn online sports betting in Florida, denying a request by West Flagler Associates and Bonita-Fort Myers Corp. to hear their petition questioning the legality of a 2021 gaming compact between the state and the Seminole Tribe.
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Gambling

Daily Dash: US Treasury Expands Secondary Sanctions Against Russia

The US Treasury has announced that it will pursue foreign financial institutions that do business with sanctioned Russian banks, while the European Banking Authority has published new stablecoin and e-money standards under MiCA.
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Payments

UK Payments Bills Upended By Snap Election Will Be Back, Lawmaker Says

A member of the House of Lords has said that several key bills that will affect payments firms should return to parliament following the UK’s snap election.
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Payments

Credit Card Competition Act Impact On Rewards Could Restructure US Arena

Americans could see a reduction in credit card reward schemes if the Credit Card Competition Act comes into effect, although exactly how much is up for debate, as networks weigh up the regulation’s squeeze on their interchange fees against the desire to offer better rewards than their competitors.
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Payments

UK Political Manifestos Reveal Broad Support For Fintech

Last week, UK political parties released their manifestos, with both the governing Conservative Party and the leading Labour Party committing to advance fintech issues.
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Payments

Australia Probes Bet365 Over Online Betting Vouchers

Australia’s federal minister responsible for online gambling has referred corporate bookmaker bet365 to the regulator over online vouchers that may circumvent new credit card bans.
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Gambling

Dutch Gambling Braces For Hostile State Secretary

The new Dutch minister for gambling is expected to come from a party that has publicly called for the open online gambling market to be closed.
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Gambling

U.S. Sports-Betting Operators Not Exiting High Tax States, Yet

Illinois and Ohio have increased their take from a growing online sports-betting business, but analysts warn that lawmakers run the risk of going too far and damaging the industry should other state legislatures follow their lead and raise taxes.
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Gambling

Brazil Operators Seek Clarity About Permissible Casino Games

Following a positive resolution to one key pending policy question, industry groups are now hoping that Brazil's new gambling regulator will take inspiration from Italy in allowing for a wide range of casino-style games to be offered under the guise of fixed-odds betting.
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Gambling

News In Brief: June 10-June 14, 2024

Sweden's gambling regulator is to appeal a ruling that forced it to end enforcement against payments company Zimpler and Indonesia's President has begun a new crackdown on all forms of gambling.
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Gambling

UK Labour Party 'Gambling Regulation Reform' Lacks Details 

The UK Labour Party is “committed to reducing gambling-related harm”, according to its 2024 manifesto, which pledges unspecified reforms to gambling regulation. 
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Gambling

Regulatory Influencer: Australian Digital ID Bill Receives Royal Assent

Australia’s Digital ID Bill received royal assent on May 30 to become the Digital ID Act 2024. This act will come into effect on November 20, 2024, establishing a comprehensive government-run digital ID system in Australia.
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Payments

Week In Crypto: TerraUSD Fraudsters Settle With US SEC For $4.5bn

In another landmark case for the global crypto industry, the creators of the TerraUSD stablecoin have entered into one of the largest settlements in the history of the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Payments

Which? Urges Next UK Prime Minister To Appoint Dedicated Fraud Minister

Consumer advocacy group Which? has called on the next UK government to appoint a dedicated fraud minister, in a sign of how much the issue has gone up the policy agenda.
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Payments

Hong Kong Unveils New Framework To Safeguard Data Privacy In AI Era

Organisations using artificial intelligence (AI) in Hong Kong will have to establish a clear strategy and conduct periodic risk assessments, under a new regulatory framework unveiled this week.
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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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