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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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Affiliate Marketers Struggling In Ontario Amid Restrictions

Affiliate marketers are among the groups most affected by Ontario’s marketing restrictions, and some larger affiliates say the restrictions have made it difficult to invest heavily in the province.
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Gambling

Presidential Election Looms Large For Brazil Sports Betting

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro is reluctant to enact a regulatory decree and introduce accompanying legal changes for online sports betting before facing re-election in October, according to reports in the country.
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Gambling

UPDATE: Apple To Use Credit Subsidiary To Fund New BNPL Service

In a surprise move, Apple has announced that it will be self-funding its new buy now, later (BNPL) service using its own cash-rich balance sheet.
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Payments

Sooner Or Later? Money 20/20 Split On When Digital Euro Will Launch

The EU’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) project may land quicker than the market is anticipating, but is politics driving the desire for a retail version?
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Payments

Two-Fifths Borrow To Pay Off BNPL Debt, Warns UK Charity

More than two in five buy now, pay later (BNPL) customers borrowed money to make repayments, Citizens Advice has found, as the cost of living crisis puts the payment method in the spotlight.
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Payments

US Senators Introduce Bipartisan Landmark Bill To Create Regulatory Framework For Digital Assets

The US’ digital asset world may be entering new uncharted regulatory territory, as lawmakers seek clarity on jurisdiction, stablecoins, banking, tax, interagency coordination and many other areas.
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Payments

Massachusetts Committee To Reconcile Sports-Betting Bills Behind Closed Doors

A small group of lawmakers from the Massachusetts House and Senate met for the first time on Thursday to begin discussions on how they can settle their differences with contrasting sports-betting bills.
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Gambling

Cautious Rajasthan Online Gaming Bill Suffers Lawyer Criticism

Legal experts in India have warned a bill regulating fantasy sports and esports in Rajasthan state is flawed, and called for extensive changes or else to launch a national scheme regulating skill gaming with stakes.
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Gambling

Argentina Enacts Decree For Federal Tax On Online Gambling

The Argentine federal government has published a decree to enact indirect taxes on online gambling deposits, but legal and tax experts are unsure about how they can be enforced.
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Gambling

German Court Thrills Betting Industry By Putting Bet Curbs On Hold

A German court has delivered an interim ruling stopping the current sports-betting regulator, the Darmstadt Regional Council, from enforcing what the gambling industry considers a cripplingly small list of permitted live, pre-match or in-play, bets.
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Gambling

Bigtech Cloud Providers To Be Regulated By Financial Watchdogs In The UK

Bigtechs are set to have new regulatory overlords in the UK, with the government enabling authorities to test the resilience of cloud service providers.
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Payments

Stripe Rolls Out SCA-Compliant Authentication For Smoother Checkout

Stripe has released a new strong customer authentication (SCA) compliant feature that enables customers to authenticate purchases within the checkout flow.
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Payments

Regulators Approve Blackstone Takeover Of Crown Resorts

The takeover of casino operator Crown Resorts by US financial services giant Blackstone Group is all but assured after Victoria and New South Wales state gambling regulators approved the deal.
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Gambling

Ontario Grey Market Transition Deadline Coming Soon, Regulator Says

While not committing to a firm date, Ontario regulators say that they are pushing unregulated operators to complete the process of transitioning to the regulated online gambling market sooner rather than later.
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Gambling

UK Racing Industry Worries Affordability Checks Are Existential Threat

The prospect of UK affordability checks curbing profit makes many gambling companies nervous, but it is an existential issue for the horseracing industry, according to at least one executive.
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Gambling

Operators Must Do More To Alleviate Crypto Fears, Says Panel

​​​​​​​Gambling operators must have more dialogue with authorities about the unique regulatory problems cryptocurrencies can address in their jurisdictions if the payment method is to be widely accepted anytime in the near future, according to a panel of experts.
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Gambling

Privacy Laws Spread In U.S. States Almost As Fast As Sports Betting

Five states already have approved comprehensive online privacy laws which could become a speed bump slowing the expansion of sports betting and internet gambling across the United States.
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Gambling

News In Brief: June 6-June 10, 2022

Blackstone Group gets green light for Crown Resorts acquisition and the Massachusetts Gaming Commission says controversial Barry Diller is suitable for a gaming license.
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Gambling

Jamaican Lawmakers Approve CBDC Rollout

The Bank of Jamaica has been given the seal of approval by Jamaica’s Senate to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as legal tender locally.
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Payments

US Banks May Pay For Zelle Fraud As Lawsuits Mount

As five US banks square up to class actions over their handling of fraud cases on the popular Zelle payment service, hundreds of other participants in the network could also become embroiled as potential litigants.
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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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