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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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Businesses Fret As Thailand Kicks Off Data Protection Law Enforcement

After two years of delay, Thailand's first data protection law is set to come into force on Wednesday. Despite the intent to boost Thailand’s digital economy, small businesses are still struggling to prepare for full compliance.
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Payments

Crown Resorts Fined $58m Over Cashcard Scam

Australian casino operator Crown Resorts has suffered another financial and regulatory blow after the Victorian state gambling regulator fined the company a record A$80m ($58m) over its China UnionPay (CUP) cashcard scam.
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Gambling

Could Interstate Poker Help Lay Groundwork For U.S. Online Casinos?

The addition of Michigan to an interstate internet poker compact is the latest sign of the gaming industry’s transition to the digital market, as it pursues its ultimate goal of achieving a massive expansion of online casinos similar to the explosive growth of sports betting.
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Gambling

Operators Searching for Right Marketing Approach In Ontario

With an American-style marketing approach featuring attractive sign-up bonuses and risk-free bets off the table in Ontario’s competitive online gaming market, operators say they are focusing on differentiated strategies to attract and retain customers.
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Gambling

Maltese Arrest Linked To German Tax Dodge

Maltese gaming consultant Iosif Galea has been arrested in Italy, reportedly over links to companies that failed to pay VAT on offshore gambling in Germany, causing fear within the island's gambling community of further crackdowns from abroad.
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Gambling

Cirsa Italian Market Entry In Doubt Over Enforcement

Blackstone-owned Cirsa International is seemingly set to enter the Italian online market via an acquisition, but the company it apparently wants to buy could be stripped of its licence in July.
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Gambling

Stripe Returns To Bitcoin Payments After Four-Year Hiatus

US fintech Stripe has returned to the bitcoin payments space after a four-year break, following the launch of its Stripe Apps Marketplace.
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Payments

Biometric Card Issuance Gathers Momentum As Japan Becomes Latest Country To Launch

As Japan becomes the latest country to experiment with biometric cards, advocates argue that high issuance costs will reduce over time as adoption picks up.
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Payments

MAS Piles On Pressure After Fraud Case

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has taken further action against OCBC Bank, raising its capital limits after some of its customers were victims of a phishing scam.
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Payments

UPDATE: Private Sector Lines Up Against US Digital Dollar

As the discussion around a US central bank digital currency (CBDC) heats up, Circle, a payments association, banks and legislators further line up in opposition to a digital fiat.
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Payments

EU (Finally) Releases Standard Contract Clauses Q&A

The European Commission has released a set of Q&As on the revised Standard Contract Clauses (SCCs) for international data transfers, originally released in June 2021.
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Payments

Costa Rica Proposes Using Gambling Revenue To Fund Police

Costa Rica has introduced a new bill that would channel revenues from casinos and online gambling towards municipal police training and prisons.
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Gambling

China Lotteries Enjoy Upward Trend After Seven-Month Lull

China’s lottery industry has enjoyed two consecutive months of year-on-year growth after a seven-month downturn, although sales in Shanghai plummeted 95 percent amid a strict pandemic lockdown.
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Gambling

UK Lottery Could Be Suspended By Legal Action

The ongoing legal battle over the UK National Lottery could see it halted for the first time in its 30 year history, the Gambling Commission has warned.
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Gambling

European Commission Outlines Tougher Rules On Freezing And Confiscating Oligarchs’ Assets

Brussels has proposed new rules to make seizing assets easier and undermining Russia sanctions in the trading bloc a crime.
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Payments

’A Disproportionate Negative Impact’: EDPB Shares AML/CTF Package Concerns

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has written to the EU’s co-legislators, outlining its ongoing worries about the latest financial crime package to come out of Brussels.
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Payments

Fraud At The Top: Hemsley Sets Out PSR Priorities To Lawmakers

Payments fraud, how to manage interchange fees and whether the Payment Systems Regulator needs a standalone chair all came up during a hearing with the UK’s members of parliament (MPs).
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Payments

SEC Strengthens ESG Reporting Rules As Debate Rages

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing to strengthen its rules to make information on claims made by firms concerning environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) funds more consistent, comparable and reliable.
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Payments

Washington Tribes Claim Maverick Gaming Lawsuit Threatens Sovereignty

The executive director of the Washington Indian Gaming Association believes a federal lawsuit filed by Maverick Gaming is not just about commercial cardrooms being able to offer sports betting but is a direct assault on tribal sovereignty in Washington state and nationally.
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Gambling

Spanish Ad Ban Could Be Ruled Unconstitutional

The Spanish Supreme Court may send the case against Spain’s gambling advertising ban to the Constitutional Court, where it could sit for years in legal limbo before any final decision is made.
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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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