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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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Irish Politician Says Study Reflects Need For Regulator

The number of gamblers in Ireland has fallen, according to a health survey, but high rates among the vulnerable have prompted fresh calls for a dedicated regulator.
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California Tribes Pledge $100m To Defeat Online Sports-Betting Ballot Initiative

A coalition of California gaming tribes has formed a committee to campaign against a ballot initiative to authorize online sports betting proposed by FanDuel, DraftKings and other major U.S. operators, setting up a $200m battle royale over the referendum.
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Gambling

Payments Dominated Fintech Investment In 2021, KPMG Says

2021 was a record year of global investment in the payments sector, driven by the continued acceleration of digital trends, increasing adoption and use of digital and contactless payments, and growing demand for alternative payments models like buy now, pay later.
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Just More Boring News? Experts Split On Apple’s New Venture Into Payment Terminals

Apple has announced that it is launching a payment terminal product, but how significant is this development? VIXIO spoke with payments industry experts to discuss the implications of the latest product diversification from the technology giant.
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Meta Threatens To Pull Out Of Europe Amid Unresolved Privacy Dilemma

Europeans could be cut off from Facebook and Instagram as enforcement of data privacy rights heat up in Europe and the regulatory framework guiding transatlantic data flow is still in the making.
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Payments

Singapore Sets Out Fraud Payments Framework

Banks in Singapore have implemented substantial measures to bolster the security of digital banking that was announced in January, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has confirmed.
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Payments

Indian Cabinet Exploring Proposal To Regulate Fantasy Sports

The Indian Cabinet has said for the first time that multiple ministries are considering a discussion paper on fantasy sports regulation produced by the government’s top think tank.
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Gambling

Seneca Nation To Resume Gaming Payments To New York Amid Federal Probe

Even though federal regulators continue to investigate whether the tribe's Indian gaming compact is legal, the Seneca Nation plans to pay the state of New York hundreds of millions of dollars to settle its dispute with the state.
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Gambling

Belgian Cross-Sell Banning Bill Raises Alarm

Trade groups are protesting a bill in Belgium that would ban cross-selling or allowing customers to transfer funds between betting and online casino accounts.
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Gambling

Some NFTs Fall Under FinCEN Remit, U.S. Treasury Says

U.S. regulators weigh non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the context of anti-money laundering (AML) for the first time, concluding that certain NFTs could be subject to U.S. AML regulations.
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Payments

Spaniards Choose Instant Payments More Than Anyone Else In The EU

The Spanish national payment network processed 570m instant payment transactions in 2021, beating all the countries in the eurozone, including the Netherlands or Belgium, Iberpay has said.
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Payments

MEPs Cautiously Optimistic About EU Digital Identity Proposal

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have welcomed the EU’s proposal for electronic identification (eID), although concerns have been raised about the risks for data privacy and interoperability.
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Payments

Ireland’s Payments Boom: Brexit Pushes Players To Dublin

Despite a relatively small payments market, Ireland has been an important beneficiary of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, as companies set up shop looking to use the destination to passport into the single market.
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PSD3 Watch: MEP Raises Prospect Of New Fraud Prevention Measures

A Dutch member of the European Parliament (MEP) has probed the European Commission on the possibility of introducing delay and chargeback options for SEPA transfers to new IBAN accounts.
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Payments

Entain Acquires Sports Interaction Ahead Of Ontario Opening

Entain has acquired the parent company of Avid Gaming and its online betting and gaming brand Sports Interaction for approximately $235m (C$300m) as it prepares for the transition to a regulated market in Canada's largest province.
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Gambling

Hungary Ending Online Monopoly Without Caveats Unlikely, Says Lawyer

Legal changes proposed by the Hungarian government would allow private operators to apply for an online licence, ending the current monopoly, but at least one legal expert does not expect animosity between the government and offshore companies to conclude any time soon.
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Gambling

Brazil Gambling Vote Imminent In Landmark Year For Lotteries, Sports Betting

The lower house of Brazil’s Congress is preparing to vote this month on a plan to open one of the world’s largest untapped gambling markets to casinos, bingo machines and online gaming.
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Gambling

Gone, But Not Forgotten - Diem’s Payments Legacy

After the Diem Association announced that its project was coming to a close, VIXIO spoke with experts to assess just how impactful the stablecoin project ended up being.
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Payments

Project Hamilton Moves To Next Stage

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has published a white paper following its initial technological research into a central bank digital currency.
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Payments

First Year Into AMLA - What Has Been Done And What To Expect?

One year after the U.S. adopted the historic Anti-Money Laundering Act 2020 (AMLA), experts discuss how the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is dealing with its tasks to implement the act and what lies ahead.
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Australia’s Card Fraud Hits A$913m As Overseas Online Fraud Continues To Rise

Overseas card-not-present (CNP) fraud now accounts for the largest share of the country’s card fraud losses, according to new figures from the Australian Payments Network (AusPayNet).
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Zelle Slams New York Attorney General’s Lawsuit As “Political Stunt”

US payments company Early Warning Systems has rejected allegations, made in a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general, Leticia James, that it allowed fraud on its Zelle platform.
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PSR Announces Plans To Revoke Two Specific Directions

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has opted to revoke Specific Direction 2 (SD2) and Specific Direction 4 (SD4), with the changes due to come into force in late August 2025.
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EBA Calls For Increased Use Of Suptech, But Warns That Challenges Remain

The authority believes that supervisory technology (suptech) tools can make anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) supervision more effective, but warns that legal, operational and resource hurdles could slow adoption.
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Polymarket Blocked In Australia After Regulator Probe

Australia’s national online gambling regulator has declared Polymarket to be a prohibited service after completing a probe into the prediction market platform that included a formal warning to its U.S.-based owners.
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Pennsylvania Senators Propose Bipartisan Deal To Regulate Skill Games

A bipartisan bill is being proposed by two Pennsylvania senators regarding the regulation of skill games, a contentious issue that has divided lawmakers, skill game suppliers and the state’s regulated gaming industry.
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Regulatory Influencer: Isle of Man Signals Major Crackdown on AML Failures in Gambling Sector

The Isle of Man is entering a new era of regulatory enforcement, with recent actions and legislative reforms from the Gambling Supervision Commission (GSC) focusing on money laundering risks in the gambling sector. Driven by rising concerns over the exploitation of global online gambling hubs by transnational crime groups, particularly out of East and Southeast Asia, the island is tightening its financial crime defences and regulatory scrutiny.
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Chile Delays Phasing-Out Of Coordinate Cards Until 2026

The Chilean Financial Market Commission (CMF) has delayed by one year the elimination of coordinate cards as an authentication method for electronic payments and transfers, moving the deadline from 2025 to August 1, 2026.
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Indian States Push For National Solution To Online Skill Gaming

India’s regional governments are intensifying pressure on New Delhi to create or block a national regulatory framework for online gaming, as the Supreme Court wraps up hearings in a case critical to the industry’s future.
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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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