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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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Insane' New York Market Shatters Records In First Month Of Mobile Betting

Despite mobile sportsbooks only being in operation for a portion of the month, New York broke U.S. records for monthly sports-betting handle and gross revenue in January.
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Gambling

Japan's Online Casino Boom: How Long Can It Last?

Online gambling in Japan has enjoyed some of the most dramatic growth of any gambling sector anywhere in the world, but its era of operating in shadows with affiliate assistance and amid tenuous law enforcement may be nearing a turning point.
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Gambling

Flutter Confirms Desire To Run UK National Lottery

The UK's biggest bookmaker has said it wants the National Lottery back under the control of a domestic operator in a late bid to win the licence.
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Gambling

MPs Pile On Pressure For Government To Act On Fraud

A group of UK parliamentarians have called on the government to extend the powers of the Payment Systems Regulator and act faster on fraudsters and scammers.
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Payments

Nexi Goes Global! European Payments Firm In Line To Develop UAE Instant Payments

SIA, part of Nexi Group, G42 and Accenture have been selected by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates to build and operate their instant payments platform over the next five years.
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Payments

HMRC DeFi Manual Contradicts Government Approach To Crypto, Trade Body Says

The UK's HM Revenue & Customs has updated its manual regarding the tax treatment of crypto-assets as used for lending and staking with decentralised finance (DeFi) platforms, in a move that some argue goes contrary to the existing government approach.
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Payments

Week In Brief - February 4, 2022

A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at falling share prices at PayPal, new AML reports in Poland and Croatia, proposals to level up Thailand's financial sector, and China's three-year crackdown on money laundering.
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Payments

UK Researchers Pledge To Uncover Gambling Harm Impact

Britain's oldest independent economic research institute is undertaking a project to measure the costs of gambling harm ahead of the government’s Gambling Act Review white paper.
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Gambling

Western Australia Probe Findings Could Imperil Ex-Crown Boss

A barrister representing former top Crown Resorts executive Barry Felstead has objected to provisional findings of Western Australia state’s probe into Crown Perth that could see him prosecuted and even jailed.
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Gambling

Belgium Set For Slots Crackdown But No Cut Yet In Age Restrictions

Belgian politicians are set to agree a crackdown on slot machines and the use of bonuses by operators to entice new gamblers, but wider reform of advertising rules and age limits are a long way off.
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Gambling

Penn Targeting Profitability, Ontario Over 'Irrational' U.S. Marketing Battle

Penn National Gaming expects to see profitability from its U.S. interactive division as early as this coming football season, CEO Jay Snowden said during a quarterly earnings call on Thursday.
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Gambling

News In Brief: January 31-February 4, 2022

Greece's gambling regulator has launched a whistle-blowing service to report unlicensed websites.
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Gambling

SCA Not Good Enough To Prevent Fraud, Portuguese Regulator Warns

Although strong customer authentication (SCA) rules are a good thing for reducing fraud, they will need to continue being looked at as criminals become more effective, a panel at the EU’s financial education conference agreed.
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Payments

Indians To Pay With Digital Rupee As Early As This Year

​​​​​​India’s finance minister has proposed the introduction of a digital rupee alongside plans to tax cryptocurrency incomes.
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Payments

U.S. Invites Participants In Digital ID Sprint

U.S. federal financial regulators have opened a registration period for participants to join their Tech Sprint aimed at increasing the efficiency and security of digital identity proofing.
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Payments

EU Payment Associations Raise Alarm About PSD2/GDPR Problems

Nine payments lobby groups have sent a joint letter to the EU’s regulators expressing their concerns about the European Data Protection Board’s guidelines regarding the interplay between the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2).
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Payments

Germany-Wide Regulator Debuts Name, Website

The new Germany-wide gambling regulator based in Saxony-Anhalt has launched a website and unveiled its name as it prepares for a January 1, 2023 launch.
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Gambling

The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same For Florida Gaming

The failure of two high-profile ballot initiatives on casinos and sports betting, plus a federal court ruling against a landmark tribal gaming compact, means it is almost as if Florida has become the gaming industry’s enigmatic Sphinx.
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Gambling

Nevada Gaming Board Approves Las Vegas Sands Sale Of Venetian

The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday recommended approval for Apollo Global Management’s purchase of the Venetian and its associated properties from Las Vegas Sands.
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Gambling

Personnel Moves - January 2022

Norsk Tipping is to get a new chief executive, changes at the top for IGT and leading Australian trade group appoints a new CEO.
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UK’s Final Safeguarding Rules Bring Relief, But Challenges Remain

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been applauded for listening to the payments industry’s feedback on its proposed safeguarding rule overhaul, but experts warn that challenges still lie ahead for firms.
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US Focus On Stablecoins Leaves It An Outlier As CBDCs Proliferate

As interest in the potential of digital assets grows, regulators and traditional financial institutions are seeking ways to safely and securely adopt the positive features of cryptocurrencies, while offering protections from their worst excesses.
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Regulatory Influencer: UAE’s CBDC Is Imminent

On July 31, 2025, the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) released a comprehensive report detailing progress towards the introduction of the digital dirham. The report reviews achievements to date, as well as the policy and design framework guiding the development of a secure, trusted and user-friendly central bank digital currency (CBDC) for individuals and businesses.
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Chile Senate Sets Up Final Showdown Over Online Gambling

After a Senate vote last week, Chile is now entering the final phases of a multi-year legislative process to regulate online gambling, with several pivotal policy questions due to be answered over the next few months.
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Philippine Central Bank Suspends In-App Gambling Payments

The Philippine central bank has severed a lucrative payments channel for the online gambling industry, forcing payments providers to suspend in-app transfers with 48 hours’ notice.
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‘Black Friday’ Crackdown On Illegal Gaming Cited As Effective Enforcement

Despite active enforcement efforts against offshore gambling websites, state gaming regulators and law enforcement officials believe it requires assistance from the U.S. federal government to effectively address a multi-billion-dollar problem.
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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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