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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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Brazilian Municipality Opens Country's First Video Lottery Facility

The São Paulo municipality of Poá has opened a video lottery facility, the first of its kind in Brazil since a landmark Supreme Court ruling allowing states and cities to conduct a wide range of lottery activities.
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Gambling

Georgia Sports-Betting Bill Set For One Last Stand

Supporters of legalizing sports betting in Georgia are making one final push to try to get legislation through both chambers of the state's General Assembly before this year's legislative session ends on Thursday.
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Gambling

French Regulator Says Review Forced Licensees To Fix Dubious T&Cs

French gambling licensees have corrected ambiguous and sometimes illegal clauses found in terms and conditions, following a National Gambling Authority (ANJ) review, the authority has said.
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Gambling

Visa, Mastercard Reduce Card Payment Fees In Bid To Settle Long-Running US Merchant Lawsuit

Visa, Mastercard and their associated bank issuers have settled a 20-year antitrust class action lawsuit with US merchants to reduce credit card processing fees and constraints on charging consumers different fees for various payment cards.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Mastercard, Worldpay Launch Global Partnership To Tackle Payments Fraud

Worldpay has adopted Mastercard’s Ethoca Alerts system to combat erroneous chargeback attempts, and the UK’s BT Group has partnered with Adyen to launch its own tap-to-pay iPhone app.
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Payments

Czech Industry Satisfied After Dust Settles On Reforms

Czech gambling stakeholders have said they are tentatively satisfied with a series of sweeping changes to gambling regulations that unlocked live dealer games and offshore enforcement.
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Gambling

Brazil Authorises First Certification Lab

Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) has become the first independent testing lab granted permission to certify betting systems and games in Brazil's forthcoming regulated market.
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Gambling

Yggdrasil Receives Sweden's First Fine For Supplying A Banned Operator

The Swedish Gambling Authority has issued its first fine for supplying an unlicensed operator on the country’s prohibition list to Yggdrasil Gaming.
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Gambling

Expect No Sympathy From FCA On Wind-Down Plans

Wind-down requirements are front and centre of expectations for payments firms and e-money institutions operating in the UK, as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) raises the regulatory bar and treats them increasingly like banks and other financial services companies.
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Payments

UK's Mandatory Reimbursement Model 'Incentivises Crime', Says AusPayNet CEO

The UK is taking a dangerous gamble in its latest measures to combat authorised push payment (APP) fraud, the CEO of Australia’s largest payments association has said.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Big Tech Under Pressure As EU Opens First DMA Investigations

The European Commission has opened new investigations into several big tech “gatekeeper” platforms under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and open banking platform Trustly has launched a new cross-border partnership with MoneyGram.
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Payments

888 To Change Name To Evoke, Focus On Core Markets

888 Holdings has proposed changing its name to evoke Plc amid plans to focus on key markets of the UK, Denmark, Italy and Spain, as it reviews its US online gambling operations.
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Gambling

Victoria Regulator Rules Crown Resorts Can Keep Melbourne Casino

Australian casino operator Crown Resorts will retain its casino licence in Melbourne after being found suitable by its external special manager and the Victoria state gambling regulator.
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Gambling

MLB Star Ohtani Denies Betting, NBA Player Under Investigation

Potential gambling scandals bubbled to the surface in multiple U.S. sports on Monday, with one of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) top stars denying betting on games, while an NBA player is reportedly under investigation by the league regarding suspicious activity on player proposition bets.
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Gambling

News In Brief: March 25-March 29, 2024

A New jersey lawmaker wants to double online gambling taxes and Philadelphia moves to ban skill gaming machines from the city.
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Gambling

Illegal Betting Still Thriving Despite U.S. Regulation, Report Suggests

As the legalization of sports betting and online casino gaming is sold to state lawmakers as an antidote to combat the offshore market, illegal online operators are continuing to thrive in the United States, according to the findings of a new report.
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Gambling

Svenska Spel To Pay SEK100m Duty Of Care Fine

State-owned Svenska Spel has been fined SEK100m (€8.7m) for responsible gambling failings relating to some of its highest spending customers.
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Gambling

888 UK Licence Review Discontinued With No Further Action

The Gambling Commission has discontinued its licence review of William Hill and Mr Green parent company 888 Holdings and will take no further action against the operator. 
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Gambling

Daily Dash: HM Treasury Issues Update On Smarter Regulatory Framework

HM Treasury has provided an update on the progress of the Smarter Regulatory Framework, while Nationwide has officially announced its offer to acquire Virgin Money.
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Payments

Apple Gatekeeping Digital Wallets, Says US Justice Department Complaint

Apple’s regulatory problems are set to continue as the US Department of Justice files a lawsuit against the big tech giant for monopolistic practices.
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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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