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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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Danish, Dutch Regulators Tackle Illegal Gambling

The Danish Gambling Authority has said it blocked 49 sites offering illegal gambling to Danish residents last year, with the most prominent company blocked being Stake.com.
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CBDCs Stumble In Early Adopter Markets

Governments hoping to introduce central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) might look to two early adopters — the Bahamas and Nigeria — for an idea of why citizens have, by and large, held back from widespread adoption.
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Payments

Daily Dash: HSBC Launches First Gold-Backed Token In Hong Kong

HSBC has become the world’s first bank to launch a gold-backed token using distributed ledger technology, and Turkey’s central bank has increased its transaction limits for instant payments.
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Payments

Lights Go Out On Georgia's 2024 Sports-Betting Hopes

Sports-betting legislation failed to reach the floor of the Georgia House of Representatives before the clock struck midnight on the state’s legislative session, the latest blow to the gaming industry’s expansion hopes in 2024.
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Gambling

Massachusetts Regulators Question Wager Limits Imposed By Sportsbooks

After receiving several public inquiries, the topic of sports-betting wager limits has come to the attention of gaming regulators in Massachusetts, even as one regulator questioned if the practice was even an issue.
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Gambling

Lithuania Revokes Majestic Financial Licence Over Money Laundering Failures

Majestic Financial “grossly and systematically” violated anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing requirements, according to the Bank of Lithuania.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Australia's Financial Markets Infrastructure Bill Passes First Reading

Australia has passed a key financial markets infrastructure bill, and India’s UPI has gone live in Nepal, creating another bilateral payments linkage for the real-time payments system.
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Payments

Remittance Providers Warned To Halt False Advertising In US

International money transfer providers should be prosecuted if they make false claims about the cost and speed of remittances, the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has said.
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Payments

Bankman-Fried Sentenced To 25 Years For FTX Fraud

The former head of FTX has been sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment, bringing to an end the largest criminal fraud case in the US since the conviction of Bernie Madoff.
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Payments

Week In Crypto: KuCoin Founders Face Jail Time In Major US AML Case

KuCoin is hit with criminal charges in the US, Coinbase celebrates a small victory over the SEC, and Binance is set to be blocked in the Philippines.
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Payments

Curaçao Announces Application Submissions Deadline Extension

Curaçao’s Gaming Control Board has extended the deadline for application submissions for its new look licences by one month until April 30, 2024.
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Gambling

Thai Legislature Backs Casino Feasibility Report

Thailand’s parliament has overwhelmingly approved a committee report supportive of integrated resorts, paving the way for draft legislation amid bullish support from the Prime Minister.
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Gambling

Indiana Lawmakers Change How Regulator Funds Enforcement Actions

The Indiana Gaming Commission, which levied the most enforcement actions of any U.S. gaming regulatory agency last year, will no longer be able to use the dollars it collects to fund further enforcement investigations under a bill signed by Republican Governor Eric Holcomb.
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Gambling

Hungary Remains Unfriendly To International Operators

Despite changes to online betting rules that European courts have said were too exclusionary, one of the country’s leading gambling lawyers says there are no signs of new operators entering Hungary.
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Gambling

Denmark Legislation Would Expand Regulator's Powers, Disclosure Rules

New Danish legislation would for the first time give the Danish Gambling Authority the power to issue orders and reprimands, but the regulator would still have no direct authority to fine.
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Gambling

UK Consultation Response Will Help Track Impact Of Review Changes, Says Gambling Commission

The UK Gambling Commission's latest consultation response will require operators to report regulatory returns more consistently and will allow the regulator to see "much more quickly" the impact regulatory changes are having on the industry, a senior official from the Gambling Commission has said.
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Gambling

Influencers Risk Jail Time For Bad Financial Promotions, FCA Warns

Social media influencers risk being prosecuted if they promote financial products without due regard to consumer protection, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said, even if they are based overseas.
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Payments

Daily Dash: UK's Payment Systems Regulator Consults On New ATM Rules

A UK regulator is seeking views on new rules that will affect the country’s ATM network, and Hong Kong has issued a warning against fraudsters falsely claiming to be part of the island’s CBDC pilot.
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Payments

Maltese Regulator Calls For 'More Concrete Measures' On DORA

Financial firms in Malta need to do more work to become compliant with the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) before it comes into effect on January 17 next year, the Maltese Financial Services Authority has said.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Declines To Consider Skill-Games Appeal

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided not to hear an appeal from state officials contesting the legality of so-called skill-game devices, leaving in place one of several lower court rulings that have found the controversial machines are not illegal gambling.
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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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