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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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Biden Signs Historic Digital Assets Executive Order

President Joe Biden’s long-awaited crypto executive order affirms crypto is to stay, and the United States wants to embrace it.
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FATF Stops Short Of Action Over Russian Invasion

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) expresses “deep sorrow” over Ukraine, but Russia’s largely compliant status makes it unlikely for FATF to pursue any meaningful action towards Russia in the short term.
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EU Extends SWIFT Ban To Belarusian Banks

Belarusian financial institutions join Russia in being in the firing line over the Ukraine invasion, as the EU agrees on a further round of sanctions.
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£28K Lost To APP Fraud Every Hour, Which? Suggests

Bank transfer scams continue to grip the UK, as the pressure piles on for the government and regulators to do more to solve the issue.
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Ganapati's Taiwan Staff Avoid Jail Despite Online Convictions

A Taiwanese court has convicted 12 Japanese and Taiwanese employees of B2B online games supplier Ganapati for gambling offences, as well as company founder Hayato Kinoshita, although all have avoided jail time.
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Gambling

Nevada Esports Advisory Committee To Propose Regulatory Oversight

As sportsbooks in Nevada desperately searched for alternatives to traditional sports that were shut down during the initial months of the coronavirus pandemic, some operators have turned to video game competitions as one substitute.
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Gambling

Alabama Senate Committee Approves Plans For Lottery, Casinos, Sports Betting

Two pieces of legislation that would allow for five casinos, two satellite facilities, sports betting and create a gaming commission to regulate the industry in Alabama were passed out of committee on Wednesday and sent to the full Senate for consideration.
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Gambling

Irish Industry Discuss Regulatory Proposals With Lawmakers

Key stakeholders in Ireland’s gambling market have told the government they want a well-funded, nimble regulator as legislators continue to lay the groundwork for the country’s new gambling bill.
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Gambling

EU Launches Timely Whistleblower Tool For Sanctions

The European Commission has rolled out a whistleblower tool to facilitate the reporting of possible sanctions violations as its new rules against Russia and Belarus become law.
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Payments

No ESG Clause In MiCA, MEP Confirms

Following concerns that the EU’s crypto-asset regulation would include a mining ban, an influential member of the European Parliament has rowed back on the possibility of climate issues being incorporated into the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) law.
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NatWest Leads Race For Open Banking Recurring Payments

NatWest is aiming to become one of the first UK banks to enable variable recurring payments as the bank announces the first successful transaction.
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Private Sector Needs Clarity To Navigate Uncharted Territory Of Russian Sanctions

The private sector plays a key role in the implementation of sanctions, but they are wandering over an unknown territory without sufficient guidance from the government, witnesses have told the UK Treasury Committee.
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Flutter's Sky Bet Fined By UK For Marketing To Self-Excluded

The UK Gambling Commission has fined Sky Betting & Gaming nearly £1.2m for sending “free spins” marketing emails to players who had self-excluded or opted out of receiving marketing.
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Northern Irish Bill Approval Is 'First Step' Of Legal Overhaul

Northern Ireland’s new gambling bill was set to overcome its final legislative hurdles before becoming law on Tuesday, with more changes planned.
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Gambling

UK Gambling Minister: 'Significant Reform' Needed

The UK minister in charge of gambling policy has said reform is “long overdue” and promised the government’s Gambling Act review white paper will be published “very, very soon”.
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Gambling

DC Lottery Continues To Back Lottery-Operated Mobile Betting

The DC Lottery continues to defend the monopoly of its district-wide mobile betting platform despite massive cuts to the projected profit the GambetDC program is expected to provide to the District of Columbia’s coffers.
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Minnesota Tribes Confirm Support For New Sports-Betting Bill

The tribes that own and operate some 18 casinos across Minnesota confirmed their support on Tuesday for an amended House measure that would legalize retail and mobile sports betting, but the bipartisan bill still has a long road through the state legislature.
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Gambling

DLT Comes To Swiss Payment System

Switzerland, which has led the way in the digital finance space, is adding distributed ledger technology (DLT) trading facilities to its payment system.
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Payments

Update: Visa, Santander Tapped To Trial Use Cases Of Brazil’s Digital Real

The Brazilian Central Bank (BCB) has named nine groups of participants in its LIFT Challenge, including Visa, Santander and Mercado Bitcoin, that will help evaluate use cases for its future digital fiat.
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’Impactful And Not Impactful At All’ - Russia’s SWIFT Ban Debated In UK Parliament

Cutting off Russia from the international messaging system was both the most draconian action possible while simultaneously being overstated, former SWIFT head of corporate affairs told the UK Treasury Committee.
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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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