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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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Maltese FIAU Fines Fund For AML Failures

Malta’s Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) rounded off 2021 by fining financial firm Southern Cross Sicav €300,000 for anti-money laundering (AML) failings.
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Payments

How Secure Is Your Bank? Bank Security Still Varies Greatly

Consumer group Which? has released results of its latest banking security test, revealing that there is still a large gap between the best and the worst banks in terms of online and mobile banking security.
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Payments

New York Online Sports Betting Sees Historic Volume In Opening Weekend

As data continues to trickle out from New York’s inaugural weekend with legal mobile sports betting, all indications point to historic volumes in the state even with fewer than half of the chosen operators currently live.
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Gambling

Heavy-Hitters Hired To Challenge Washington Tribes' Sports-Betting Exclusivity

A high-profile federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday claims Washington state officials unlawfully allowed Native American casinos to create monopolies on certain types of gaming, including sports betting, roulette and craps.
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Gambling

Ex-Minister Promises Study Of Proposed Dutch Gambling Ad Ban

The outgoing minister in charge of Dutch gambling issues has promised to examine a proposed gambling advertising ban and report on issues such as its impact on keeping players in the licensed system and on contributions to charities and sports.
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Gambling

Spain's Competition Watchdog Flags Player Suspension Concerns

​​​​​​​Spain’s independent competition regulator has recommended altering the section of a draft royal decree that would require operators to suspend players based on their financial activity.
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Gambling

Luxembourg Watchdog Slaps Bank With AML Fine

Banque de Luxembourg, one of the country’s largest commercial banks, has been hit with a €1.3m fine by the country’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).
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Payments

’The Future Is Already Here’ - MAS Heaps Praise On CBDC Competition Entrants

Partakers in the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) central bank digital currency (CBDC) competition have been commended for their efforts by the financial regulator in its recently published report on the challenge.
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Payments

Following Another Year Of Record Growth, India’s UPI Dominated By Three Apps

PhonePe, Google Pay and Paytm account for 94 percent of all transactions initiated through apps in India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), with the remaining 6 percent shared between 50+ apps.
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Payments

We Are Hiring! U.S. Agencies Are Looking For Crypto Experts

U.S. state and federal agencies are increasingly looking for crypto experts to add to their ranks. Meanwhile, New York state announces the appointment of a new virtual currency chief.
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Payments

Southern States Set For Sports-Betting Spotlight As Legislatures Return

Three state legislatures with a history of mixed results when it comes to passing gaming legislation will try again this year to approve bills ranging in scope from state-wide mobile sports betting, to creating a state lottery and casino industry.
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Gambling

Singapore Confirms Casino Duopoly To 2030, Raises Taxes

The Singaporean parliament has codified a 2019 announcement that Las Vegas Sands and Genting Singapore will control the city-state’s casino market until at least 2030 while paying higher gaming taxes.
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Gambling

Uganda Regulator Highlights Challenges As COVID-19 Restrictions Ease

​​​​​​​Uganda’s Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board has said its responsible gambling programme will be a “yardstick” for all industry stakeholders, as the regulator positions itself as one of Africa’s busiest authorities.
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Gambling

Potential UK Sports Sponsorship Ban Enters The Spotlight

The debate over whether UK gambling companies should be banned from sports sponsorship is heating up, amid reports that the Premier League will petition the government for leniency.
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Gambling

Crypto To Grow Tenfold By 2024, Experts Predict

Crypto was a constant in 2021 and nobody quite expected it. Prices boomed, investment did as well, and corporations that had previously given the products a cold shoulder came on board. Experts tell VIXIO why 2022 may be the biggest year yet.<br />
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Payments

Update: Banks Support U.S. Plan To Migrate ISO 20022 In 2023

The American Bankers Association supports single-day migration to the game-changer ISO 20022 messaging standard in November 2023, but calls for more guidance from the Federal Reserve.
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Payments

Member State Regulators Lobby For Powers Old And New

Although many have greeted the prospect of more uniform rules for financial regulation in Europe, some member state-level regulators and trade associations have questioned just how stringent these should be.
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Payments

UK Fines Law Firm For AML Violations

Mishcon de Reya, the UK law firm known for representing the rich, famous and powerful, has been fined £232,500 over anti-money laundering (AML) failures.
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Payments

DraftKings, FanDuel Running Out Of Time For Florida Sports-Betting Referendum

With just 22 days to go, DraftKings and FanDuel have collected less than one third of the signatures necessary to put their sports-betting initiative on the November 8 general election ballot in Florida.
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Gambling

UK Official Cites 'Troubling Issues' Before Act Review

​​​​​​​The minister in charge of UK gambling issues has cited “extremely troubling issues” around online gambling companies as he answered parliamentary questions on the upcoming review of the Gambling Act.
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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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