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Europe Advances Plans For Real-Time Payments Connectivity With Asia

By linking its TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) system with India and Southeast Asia, the European Central Bank (ECB) is accelerating real-time payments globally and challenging European payment service providers (PSPs) to prepare for faster flows and competitive pressures.
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Prolonged Limbo On Open Banking Leaves US Financial Sector Navigating Uncertainty

A renewed push from Democratic senators highlights how the stalled Personal Financial Data Rights (PFDR) rule is forcing banks and fintechs to rethink strategy, as shifting political priorities threaten a stable data-access framework for the long term.
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US Open Banking Rule Highlights Industry Divisions Over Data And Fees

By defining who can access consumer data, whether fees are allowed and compliance timelines, the Personal Financial Data Rights final rule (PFDR Rule) underscores continuing legal and market tensions between banks and fintech innovators.
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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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Bulgaria Submits Gambling Bills As Political Crisis Continues

​​​​​​​As Bulgaria plunges into a political crisis, bills have been submitted to the National Assembly that would expand the games the current state-owned lottery monopoly can offer.
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UPDATE: Rogers Outage Met With Ministerial Action, Interac Adds Backup Supplier

Canada’s industry minister demands immediate action to improve resiliency after a nationwide outage at a telco company crippled payments on the Interac network, while Interac confirms plans to add a backup network provider.
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Payments

US Agency Steps Up Against Abuse Of Consumer Data Sharing

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) tells businesses to take purpose-based data use seriously or face criminal liability.
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Payments

VASPs Must Submit Better Applications, Warns Irish Regulator

The Central Bank of Ireland has issued a new bulletin highlighting the weaknesses in virtual asset service provider (VASP) applications.
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Payments

UPDATE: KakaoTalk Removes In-App Payment Link Following Dispute With Google

KakaoTalk, South Korea’s most popular messaging app, has removed an external payment link from its Android app following a dispute with Google.
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Payments

Real-Time Payment Screening A Concern, Admits FCA In Sanctions Letter

In a recently published letter to the Treasury Select Committee, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has provided an update on the sanctions regime and where its concerns lie.
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Payments

BIS Tells Central Banks To Plan Ahead For CBDC Interoperability

A new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has called on central banks to act early on coordinating interoperability measures for cross-border central bank digital currency (CBDC) payments.
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Payments

Dutch Legislature Rife With Gambling Ad Concerns

​​​​​​​A consultation has been launched on the Dutch government’s proposed changes to gambling advertising laws, while politicians also have Holland Casino and the Dutch Lottery’s advertising spend in their crosshairs.
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Gambling

Unibet Apologises For Blaming Dutch Regulator

Kindred Group’s Unibet brand has apologised for some of its staff blaming Dutch player bonusing problems on the regulator, saying the issues were due to faults in its own systems.
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Gambling

Impact Analysis: CBDCs in Asia - The Lure of Complete Control

This impact analysis examines the progress towards a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in countries with three different approaches to controlling their economies, namely: China; India; and Thailand. It will examine whether there are any similarities in their approaches in the lead-up to their CBDC issuance and, if there are, how this is affected by the economic and political situations in the countries.
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Payments

Fed Says Crypto Does Not Yet Pose Systemic Risk, Despite Losses

Despite hitting a market cap of $3trn last year, the vice chair of the US Federal Reserve has said that crypto-assets are not yet large enough to pose systemic risk to the financial system.
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Payments

ECB Looks For Tech Experts For Digital Euro

The European Central Bank (ECB) is inviting technology experts to take part in online technical talks to explore options for the design of a central bank digital currency.
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Payments

Danes Outline New AML Strategy With Push For More Collaboration

The Danish government’s justice, business, and taxation departments have announced a new money laundering strategy for 2022-2025, aiming to move on from past scandals and criticism.
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Payments

Evolution Or Revolution? Europe Needs A Payment Solution ASAP

A pan-European payment solution is on the way, experts agree; however, it is less obvious how this will happen and which form it will take.
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Payments

After Spreading Like Wildfire, U.S. Sports Betting Grinding Down

Last month’s heartbreaking defeat in North Carolina coming on the heels of a similar failure in May in Minnesota could be the new normal for the campaign to expand sports betting across the United States.
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Gambling

U.S. Gaming Industry Struggles With Narrative For Legalizing Online Casinos

As sports betting is now legal in 35 states, the U.S. gaming industry plans to increase its lobbying of state legislatures to legalize internet gaming, a task that has been difficult as politicians have so far dismissed the narrative about significant tax revenues that could be generated.
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Gambling

Gammix Battles Dutch Cease And Desist Order

​​​​​​​Malta-based Gammix Limited is fighting back against a cease and desist order from the Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) for offering online games without a licence, but could face millions of euros in fines.
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Gambling

GambleAware Pleads For White Paper Release

UK charity GambleAware has publicly implored ministers not to further delay publication of the Gambling Act white paper, despite the political chaos that currently grips the ruling Conservative Party.
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Gambling

Canadian Telco Outage Causes Payments System Havoc

A blackout at telco Rogers has caused widespread disruption to essential services across Canada, including bringing many of the country’s payments systems to a halt.
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Payments

New Zealand Regulator Takes AML Action Against One Of Country’s Largest Banks

The Bank of New Zealand, one of the country’s oldest commercial banks, has been chastised by the central bank for money laundering failures.
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Regulatory Influencer: The GENIUS Act - From Statute to Supervision

With the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act enacted into law last year, federal regulators are now required to implement its final rules by July 2026. Ultimately, these rules will create a legal framework for stablecoins, a unique form of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a steady value through pegs to a reserve asset.
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New Cross-Border Strategy Moves FedNow From Closed Loop to Open Rail

The notice of proposed rulemaking on plans to open the instant payments service to private-sector intermediaries is a step towards permitting its use in cross-border transactions, bringing the US into line with a global trend.
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UK Government Seeks to Create Safe Space for Advancing Payments Technologies

The announcement of a package of measures intended to boost the UK’s competitive edge and modernise its payments services regulation offers limited novelty, but represents further evolution of the country’s regulatory environment.
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Vixio’s Verdict: Inside the UK FCA’s Open Finance Strategy

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Open Finance Roadmap, published in April 2026, demonstrates the regulator’s commitment to open finance as part of its broader smart data strategy and signals early intent to engage with industry as it develops the relevant regulatory framework.
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CASS 15 Resolution Pack Checklist for FCA-Regulated Payment Institutions and E-Money Institutions

To help firms build and maintain a complete, accurate and readily accessible resolution pack, Vixio has created this guide, which breaks down the CASS 15 requirements into actionable workstreams that organisations can use to ensure their documentation is complete.
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Vixio View: The UK’s Crypto Perimeter Clarification – Mapping the Transition to FSMA

In Consultation Paper CP26/13, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) adds an extra level of granularity to its plans for the cryptoasset regulatory regime, aiming to avoid edge cases and provide clarity for affected entities.
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Regulatory Influencer: Are the Americas Entering a New Phase of Risk-Based Supervision? Argentina Leads the Way

Between January and March 2026, the Argentine National Securities Commission (CNV) introduced a series of targeted reforms aimed at simplifying reporting obligations, modernising administrative procedures, and reducing regulatory burdens for investment firms.
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Experimental Legal Regime Formalises Russian Crypto Trade Settlements

New legislation may help to take decentralised finance from a workaround for sanctions to a supervised payment rail, moving cross-border payments from a legal grey area, increasing stability and reducing costs.
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Latest Proposed Rules for Bank-Issued Stablecoins in the US Introduce Fresh Challenges

The new framework signals a high-barrier, high-discretion regime that could narrow the market to a handful of systemic players that can respond to shifting regulatory demands, leaving smaller banks on the sidelines.
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Kenya’s Crypto Framework Risks Squeezing Out Local Innovation

The end of a key consultation period means the modernisation of crypto and digital assets regulation continues to advance, but strict rules could inadvertently disadvantage local start-ups and lead to capital flight and consolidation.
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