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Digital payments continue to rise across the euro area, but cash remains a key payment method, especially for in-store transactions and small-value exchanges, according to the European Central Bank’s latest study on consumer payment attitudes.

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced proposed amendments to the country’s supervisory regulations for specialised credit financial businesses.

The Central Bank of Costa Rica has introduced a wide-ranging legal framework that aims to introduce rules similar to those set out in the EU’s Payment Services Directive and the US Durbin Amendment.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed off on a law to shut down the country’s gambling regulator and replace it with a new authority.

As state legislatures in Virginia and Maryland prepare to open their 2025 sessions on Wednesday, among the myriad of bills pre-filed in both states are measures to legalize and regulate internet casino games.

As part of our ongoing series on the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), this readiness guide is aimed at helping affected businesses and organisations meet initial and ongoing reporting requirements prescribed by the CSRD and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).Under the CSRD, large companies and public-interest entities already subject to the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) were required to produce a sustainability report by January 1, 2025 that covers the 2024 financial year. The directive is part of the larger European Green Deal, which is a set of policies that aim to make the EU climate neutral by 2050. The CSRD will replace the former NFRD.

The Biden Administration has filed an 11th-hour appeal to the US Supreme Court in an attempt to clear the path for the enforcement of a controversial anti-money laundering (AML) law.

Oman has become the latest Middle Eastern country to introduce a regulatory framework for open banking, following in the footsteps of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

The Indonesian Financial Services Authority has introduced new legislation aimed at regulating the country’s rapidly growing digital asset market, including cryptocurrencies.

At the end of last year, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority launched the second phase of its consultation on increasing transparency in enforcement investigations, following a series of public interventions by trade associations in the financial sector and former City minister Bim Afolami.

As the payments sector continues to embrace cutting-edge technology, the sophistication of frauds and scams attacking the sector is also advancing, creating challenges for regulators.

The Australian Payments Network (AusPayNet), the self-regulatory body overseeing Australia’s payments system, has released a new policy report exploring the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in transforming the payments sector.

Vixio GamblingCompliance reviews the most transformative Asian gambling markets and looks at likely developments, catalysts and obstacles that will define them in 2025.

The Finnish Council of Regulatory Impact Analysis has said it is “unclear” why the government is proposing a licensing model that will “likely increase the harm caused by gambling”, as it flagged three main shortcomings and areas to develop in the draft gambling law.

DraftKings has rolled out a new subscription product that allows players unlimited boosts to parlay odds for a flat monthly fee.

The North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled against a video sweepstakes operator who challenged local and state law enforcement bans against its machines found in businesses throughout the state.

Seven tribes filed a lawsuit on Thursday against dozens of cardrooms in California, accusing them of brazenly profiting from illegal gambling from some of the table games they operate.

Oklahoma bill that would legalize sports betting awaits returning lawmakers and Michigan bans advance-deposit wagering (ADW).

The Netherlands Gambling Authority has begun applying a new policy for handing out fines, including three types of fines and different categories of punishment depending on the violation.

Bank of America must submit an action plan detailing how it intends to remedy alleged anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance failures, following a cease and desist order.