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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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Gibraltar Officials Vow To Get Off Greylist In A Year

​​​​​​​Gibraltar officials have vowed to reverse the “disappointing surprise” of being relegated to the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) greylist within 12 months.
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Gambling

A Future Gamble: How Artificial Intelligence Can Protect Players

Trade group European Lotteries held an event on Wednesday in Brussels to discuss ushering lotteries into the digital age, with the potential use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a means to protect players a highlight of the discussion.
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Gambling

News In Brief: June 20-June 24, 2022

The lawyer who wrote a damning Wire Act opinion that nearly sunk the US online gambling market has appeared as a witness in hearings in the 2020 Trump election debacle.
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Gambling

UK Government Commits To SME-Friendly Data Protection Reforms

Despite a desire from the UK government to reduce compliance for businesses, there has been pushback from respondents over a number of issues.
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Payments

Jump In Suspicious Reporting In Malta Following FATF Greylisting

The number of suspicious reports and intelligence reports at Malta’s Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit shot up in 2021.
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Payments

Dutch Finance Minister Outlines PSD2 Evaluation To Parliament

The Netherlands’ government has shared its wishlist for improvements to the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), pointing to setbacks with application programme interfaces (APIs) and data protection issues as priorities.
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Payments

BIS: Crypto Has No Place In Future Monetary System, It’s All About CBDC

A new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has said that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), not crypto, will be the foundation of the future monetary system.
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Payments

Fintechs Push Agenda As Colombians Elect Petro As First Leftist President

Following the election of Colombia's first left-wing President, Gustavo Petro, Colombian firms are worried about what this means for the emerging fintech landscape. Meanwhile, Colombia Fintech is pushing for a comprehensive cryptocurrency framework and a gradual open banking regime.
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Payments

EDPS Calls For Pan-European Enforcement Of Data Protection Rights

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has said it is high time to deliver on the promise of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and that it requires a pan-European enforcement model.
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Payments

’Shame On Us’: Payments Experts Reflect On UK’s Fraudemic

UK payments players cannot wait for regulation to improve the country’s fraud problems, insiders have agreed.
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Payments

Duty Of Care, Stake Limits Among Belgian Regulator's Blueprint For Change

Belgian gambling regulators have given the government a blueprint to improve the country’s gambling regulation, including limits on player deposits and stakes.
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Gambling

Kindred Subsidiary Defiant After Norwegian Court Loss

Norway’s Oslo District Court has ruled against a subsidiary of the Kindred Group in its bid to defy the regulator and offer its gambling services in the country.
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Gambling

Military Deal Boosts Myanmar Border Casino Operations

A project city on the Myanmar-Thailand border with likely significant online and land-based casino gambling interests appears to be booming, after the regional militia secured junta approval in exchange for frontline soldiers.
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Gambling

U.S. Gambling Statutes Inspire Fear And Loathing But No Lobbying

Antiquated gambling laws loom as potential roadblocks to the industry’s future progress, but there is little, if any, interest in lobbying Congress to update federal gaming regulations.
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Gambling

North Carolina Sports-Betting Legislation Goes South

Mobile sports-betting legislation in North Carolina went from the fast track toward passage to all but dead Wednesday following an unfavorable vote on one of the two proposed bills.
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Gambling

Irish Central Bank Makes IBAN Discrimination Intervention

Europe’s IBAN problems appear to have not been helped by awareness campaigns, as the Central Bank of Ireland calls for assurance from the financial services industry that they are compliant with the rules.
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Payments

PSR Launches Long-Awaited Card Fee Reviews

Scheme and processing fees, as well as cross-border interchange, are top of the agenda for the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) as it launches two market reviews into debit and credit card payments in the UK.
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Payments

Crypto Investors Ponder Redress Mechanisms As Celsius’ Doors Stay Shut

It has been more than a week since Celsius shut its doors to withdrawals, but still no time has been given for when customers will be able to get their money back, if ever.
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Payments

FATF Acts To Diminish Russia’s Influence On Organisation

In a move that could be seen as hesitancy, the anti-money laundering (AML) organisation has demoted Russia but retained it as a member.
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Payments

CFPB Scrutinises US Bank Overdraft Fees, Customer Service

In two separate moves, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking data from 20 financial institutions on their overdraft fees and is asking consumers whether they can obtain timely information about their accounts from large banks.
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Finland’s Crypto-Assets Ban Faces Long-Term Challenges

Finland’s new gambling laws ban crypto-assets to curb harm, yet this restriction may inadvertently drive players toward offshore sites, potentially clashing with EU MiCA regulations regarding digital payment parity.
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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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