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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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New York Budgets Include New Sports-Betting Licenses

Both chambers of the New York legislature have expressed support for expanding the number of mobile sports-betting operators in the state in their respective one-house budget proposals.
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Gambling

Will Inflation Threaten U.S. Gaming's Recovery In 2022?

The U.S. gaming industry’s recovery from the depths of the pandemic has been well documented as commercial casino revenue reached record levels last year, but rising inflation could dampen that recovery, especially in key markets such as Nevada and New Jersey.
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Gambling

Spanish Minister Backs Cities Restricting Gambling Venues

Alberto Garzón, Spain’s minister of consumer affairs, wants local municipalities to have the power and tools to introduce restrictions on gambling venues in their areas.
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Gambling

Merchants Seek Probe Into Visa, Mastercard Anti-Competitive Dominance

The Merchants Payments Coalition has called on U.S. Congress to investigate Visa and Mastercard’s alleged anti-competitive dominance ahead of the card giants’ planned swipe fee increase in April.
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Payments

Crypto ATM? It’s Shutdown, Says FCA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has upped the ante in its pursuance of crypto ventures in the UK, telling operators of crypto ATMs in the UK to shut their machines down or face enforcement action.
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Payments

UK Regulators Give Firms Crypto Sanction Warning

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation and the Bank of England have made a call for crypto firms to adhere to the financial sanctions against Russia, following speculation that crypto-assets could be used as a way around compliance rules.
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Payments

European Regulators Face Up To EU’s De-Risking Problem

The EU stalwart problem of de-risking keeps on raging as new refugees stream in from bordering Ukraine and national regulators press the need for better collaboration with the private sector.
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Payments

FinCEN on High Alert Against Russian Sanction Evasion Attempts

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a warning to all financial institutions asking them to be on the lookout for attempts to evade sanctions.<br />
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Payments

Is Marriage Between U.S. Leagues And Sports Betting Headed For Divorce?

A Las Vegas gambling executive is sounding the alarm about the potential nightmare facing his industry and the nation’s professional sports leagues as they pursue their partnership in a quest for sports-betting gold.
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Gambling

Senior UK Doctors Demand Gambling Levy

The UK National Health Service’s most senior gambling addiction experts are calling for operators to pay a new multi-million-pound statutory levy to help prevent and treat problem gambling.
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Gambling

Philippine Taxman Targets Surging Online Cockfighting Revenue

Aggressive growth of e-sabong (online cockfighting) revenue in pandemic-stricken Philippines has drawn a lengthy demand from the Bureau of Internal Revenue for operators to pay their dues.
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Gambling

India Brings Instant Payments To Feature Phones

The Reserve Bank of India has launched UPI123Pay, a new initiative to help 400m legacy mobile phone users connect to its real-time payment system.
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Payments

Japan’s Crypto Association To Introduce Travel Rule

Japan’s crypto-asset exchanges are set to soon join the likes of Germany, Singapore and France in complying with the travel rule standards.
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Payments

FATF Changes Beneficial Ownership Rules

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has adopted timely amendments to Recommendation 24, considering both the Ukraine-Russia crisis and the Credit Suisse money laundering scandal, and its interpretive note dealing with beneficial ownership.
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Payments

Week In Brief - March 11, 2022

A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at the latest developments in a UK class action lawsuit against Mastercard, UK attempts to deal with scam online advertising, new global fraud research and a $124m crypto fraud in the United States. We also look at concerns from the FCA over a new Binance investment.
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Payments

Norway Regulator Orders Betsson To Stop Pitching Norwegians

​​​​​​​Betsson will face “coercive fines” if it does not stop offering online gambling to Norwegian residents by March 25, the Norwegian Gambling Authority has said.
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Gambling

Washington Signs Off On Final Sports-Betting Rule

Sports betting became legal in the state of Washington as the coronavirus began closing tribal casinos in March 2020, but it was not until Thursday that the state gambling commission approved the last of the regulations.
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Gambling

Gambling Ads On Copyright Infringing Websites Falling, Says EU

A study by an EU watchdog appears to show a 55 percent reduction in the number of “major brand” gambling ads appearing on websites known to be infringing on intellectual property.
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Gambling

Biden Administration Opposes Wire Act Change To Expand Online Gaming Protection

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal court in Rhode Island to dismiss a lawsuit by International Game Technology seeking to expand protection of the online gaming and lottery industry from prosecution under the U.S. Wire Act of 1961.
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Gambling

News In Brief: March 7-March 11, 2022

Tennessee adds three new operators and Philippines inquiry launched over cockfighting abductions.
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Former Regulators Say Increased Fines May Not Be Effective Enforcement Deterrent

Former state regulators say including top executives in compliance actions, including potential individual sanctions, may be a more effective deterrent for bad behavior in the U.S. market than headline-grabbing fines.
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EBA Q&As Clarify Key Areas of DORA Application

New Q&As from the European Banking Authority (EBA) address the management of ICT third-party risks and obligations related to the Register of Information (RoI).
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Regulatory Influencer: UK’s Updated Safeguarding Regime Will Demand More From Payment Firms

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a policy statement ( PS25/12) outlining new safeguarding rules and signalling a significant compliance overhaul.
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UK Open Banking Takes Step Into Future As Details Of Future Entity Outlined

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a statement setting out the standard-setting body’s likely responsibilities.
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News In Brief: August 11-August 15, 2025

Greece’s gambling regulator is updating the country's gambling laws.
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Efforts To Regulate BNPL Introduce New Challenges For Providers

With the use of buy now, pay later (BNPL) services increasing worldwide, authorities are working out how to ensure they are properly regulated and that consumers have an appropriate level of protection.
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Allwyn Under Fire As National Lottery Remains Deeply Contentious

New UK National Lottery operator Allwyn is under investigation by the Gambling Commission over alleged delays in its rollout of promised reforms, as the regulator itself faces a two-pronged legal assault over its handling of the nationwide draw.
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Philippine Online Interests Form Trade Body As Peril Grows

Leading Philippine online gambling companies have created an industry association to promote compliance and public awareness as the Senate scrutinises bills calling for tighter regulation or a full ban.
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Trump Order Tightens US Debanking Rules, Boosting Access for Crypto Firms

In a sweeping move aimed at guaranteeing fair access to financial services for all Americans, President Trump has issued an executive order targeting “politicized or unlawful debanking” by financial institutions and federal regulators.
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Use Your Registration Or Lose It, AUSTRAC Warns Remittance Service Providers

Australian remittance service businesses must use their registration or see it cancelled, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has said, launching a voluntary deregistration drive.
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