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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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US Treasury Proposes Framework For International Engagement On Digital Assets

The US Treasury has proposed a new interagency framework for engagement and cooperation with foreign counterparts and international fora on digital assets regulation.
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Payments

Lithuania Keeps On Growing As Payments Hub, As De-Risking Remains A Problem

Lithuanian payments and electronic money institutions had almost 10m customers in 2021, with revenues growing 3.5 times as the country tries to grapple with the size and knock-on effects of its burgeoning sector.
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Payments

’A Classic Ponzi Scheme’ - Celsius Faces Major Fraud Complaint From Former Asset Manager

An asset manager who worked with crypto-lending platform Celsius has filed a fraud complaint in which he accuses his former partner of operating a “classic Ponzi scheme”.
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Payments

Ireland In 'Final Stages' Of Regulator CEO Selection

Ireland is in the “final stages” of its process to select the first CEO of its much-anticipated Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland.
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Gambling

German Regulator Targets Lottoland, But Offers Reprieve To Pending Applicants

Germany’s new federal regulator has waited less than two weeks to take its first enforcement action, as it moves against Lottoland, but clarity on its plans to combat the black market will be a relief to operators that have applied for a licence.
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Gambling

Cryptocurrency Is Coming Whether Gaming Regulators Are Ready Or Not

State gaming regulators are going to be left behind unless they prepare for the inevitable surge in cryptocurrency and other forms of digital payments, according to Colorado’s director of gaming.
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Gambling

Hurdles Remain For Sports Betting In California, Massachusetts

Despite a multimillion-dollar campaign by California tribes to defeat the company's online sports-betting ballot initiative this November and opposition from the state's Democratic Party, DraftKings CEO Jason Robins has said he is confident the proposal is an innovative solution to societal problems in the largest state in the nation.
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: Insolvencies Escalate As FTX Goes On Shopping Spree

As the crypto insolvency crisis continues to claim new victims, FTX billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried has said he is willing to spend up to $2bn to stop the bleeding and save the industry.
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Payments

Is It Really Worth It? Experts Split Over SCA Impact

The implementation of strong customer authentication (SCA) has been a bumpy road but experts are still divided in their views on whether it has been worth it.
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Payments

Revolut Makes Pitch To Business Customers With New mPOS Device

Revolut has expanded its merchant acceptance business in the UK and Ireland with the launch of its first mobile point of sale (mPOS) reader as it looks to expand its merchant customer base. This follows the launch of an Irish buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution in June.
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Payments

Singaporean Lawmakers Probe MAS On Digital Banking Failures

Members of Singapore’s parliament have questioned the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on a range of matters, including how the country can improve on recent banking outages, ESG rules and crypto protections.
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Payments

Cash Still King In Germany, While Its Neighbours Go Cashless

New data from the Bundesbank shows that cash remains dominant in the EU’s largest economy, while research in neighbouring Belgium shows clear digital preferences.
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Payments

Brazil Betting Operators Facing Advertising Blackout

Offshore sportsbook operators active in Brazil could be prohibited from advertising in the country until a local licensing regime becomes effective, under legal amendments approved by the lower house of Congress late on Wednesday.
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Gambling

Prime Minister's Resignation Puts White Paper In Limbo

​​​​​​​The news that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will resign puts the long-awaited white paper on Gambling Act reform in limbo, with officials promising yet again that it will be released “in the coming weeks”.
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Gambling

D.C. Seeks Answers On Underperforming Sports-Betting Business

Council members in Washington, D.C. will hold a hearing next week on the district’s struggling sports-betting program after significant underperformance compared with initial expectations.
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Gambling

New Jersey Readying Responsible Gambling Guidelines

New Jersey’s online casinos and sportsbooks are being pushed to up their game on responsible gambling through new guidelines that will require implementation by next year of systems to flag signs of problematic player behavior.
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Gambling

News In Brief: July 4-July 8, 2022

A trailblazing former Nevada regulator gets top job at Las Vegas NFL team.
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Gambling

FCA Appoints Financial Crime Chief To Head Payments, Crypto Work

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed six directors as it grapples with expanded post-Brexit responsibilities.
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Payments

United Arab Bank Joins Arab Monetary Fund’s Cross-Border Payments Platform

United Arab Bank has become the latest bank to join Buna, a cross-border payments platform owned by the Arab Monetary Fund.
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Payments

Google Restricts South Korea’s Leading Messaging App Over Payments Dispute

Google has introduced a ban on new updates to the KakaoTalk messaging app in South Korea, following an alleged violation of its in-app payments rules.
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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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