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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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Fed Issues Final Rule On FedNow Transfers

The Federal Reserve (Fed) has finalised a rule for payment transfers over its forthcoming FedNow service, discussing fraud prevention and what “immediate” payments mean.
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Payments

Sweden Completes First Phase Of Migration To TIPS

Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, has successfully completed the first phase of the migration to TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS), paving the way for the instant settlement of payments in Swedish kronor.
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Payments

New Zealand: New Retail Payments Act To Impose Interchange Controls On Visa, Mastercard

A new payments act passed earlier this month will ensure that interchange fees in New Zealand are more tightly controlled, as a result of a long-awaited move by the country’s regulators.
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Payments

Crypto ’Not Practical’ For Payments, But CBDC Could Offer Solution, Says BoE’s Bailey

Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England (BoE), has cast doubt on the idea that crypto could evolve into a mass payments solution, while suggesting instead that central bank digital currency (CBDC) is a more likely candidate.
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Payments

Schrems III? Max Schrems Expresses Concerns About New EU-US Data Sharing Agreement

Details about the new EU-US data transfer mechanism raise more questions about the stability of the adequacy agreement, Schrems has said in an open letter to the EU’s data protection institutions.
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Payments

Iowa Governor To Consider Two-Year Casino Moratorium, Cashless Gaming

Iowa Republican Governor Kim Reynolds is preparing to review a gaming bill passed by lawmakers that would impose a two-year moratorium on any new casinos in the state while permitting cashless gaming on casino floors.
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Gambling

German States Committee Oversight Of Gambling Called 'Chaotic'

The fact that German sports betting and online slot game regulators can currently be overruled in licensing decisions by the 16-member Gambling Committee is “chaotic and stupid”, a gambling attorney has said.
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Gambling

Massachusetts Sports-Betting Conference Committee Faces Daunting Task

A six-member conference committee appointed last week has a difficult task ahead of it in bridging the gap between two dramatically different sports-betting bills approved in Massachusetts to find a solution both the House and Senate can agree on.
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Gambling

Polish Lawmakers Call On Government To Introduce GGR Tax

A group of cross-party Polish MPs has joined repeated calls for the government to move away from a turnover tax they claim is pushing bettors to the black market.
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Gambling

Norway’s Central Bank Confirms CBDC Testing

Norges Bank, the Norwegian central bank, has said in its Financial Infrastructure 2022 report that the testing phase for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) will run until 2023, while also joining international colleagues in calling for more crypto regulation.
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Payments

Western Union Off The Hook In Sweden Over AML

Sweden’s financial watchdog has said that there are shortcomings in the payments institution’s approach to anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, but it will not be taking further action.
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Payments

US Lawmakers And ABA Cast Doubt On Digital Dollar Use Case

In two separate letters, Republican lawmakers and the banks’ lobby group question whether the potential benefits of a US central bank digital currency (CBDC) outweigh the risks it poses.
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Payments

Argentina's Córdoba Province Kicks Off Online Licensing, Despite Opposition

The province of Córdoba in Argentina announced on Friday that it will open a tender process this month to grant up to ten licences to online gambling operators.
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Gambling

Michigan Joins New Jersey, Delaware, Nevada In Interstate Poker Compact

The Michigan Gaming Control Board has signed an agreement allowing in-state online poker players to compete with players in three other states, regulators announced on Monday.
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Gambling

Disagreement Over Racetracks Derails Minnesota Sports-Betting Bill

The Minnesota legislature spent most of Monday merely listening to speeches from retiring colleagues after adjourning without reaching a consensus on bills to legalize sports betting, despite bipartisan support in the Senate and House of Representatives.
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Gambling

Greece Eases Controversial Online Restrictions

​​​​​​​Greece has increased the maximum online wager stake by ten times, doubled the maximum amount a player can win in a single bet and reduced the time players have to wait in between placing wagers.
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Gambling

Argentine Crypto Rule Is Blow To Mainstream Adoption, But Won’t Stop It

The Argentine central bank’s statement restricting the ability of banks to offer crypto services may halt mainstream adoption but usage is continuing to grow in the country driven by a need to protect against inflation.
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Payments

FCA Chair Lays Out Vision For Levelling Up UK Financial Services

Charles Randell, chair of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has called for a coherent policy approach to cryptocurrencies and asked lawmakers to ensure post-Brexit legislation does not put the independence of his agency in jeopardy.
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Payments

Update: Google Agrees Truce With Match Group Over Billing Complaint

Match Group, owner of popular dating apps Tinder, Match and OKCupid, has agreed to a temporary ceasefire with Google after accusing it of establishing an in-app payments monopoly in a California lawsuit.
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Payments

Fraud Or Sales Prevention? Experts Discuss UK’s SCA Implementation

After a delayed introduction, the UK has implemented the strong customer authentication (SCA) rules, but experts continue to express concerns about the impact they will have on fraud alongside lost sales from card abandonment.
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Regulatory Influencer: Modernizing US AML – The Burden of 'Simplification'

After years of industry advocacy and growing acknowledgment from regulators that the current anti-money laundering (AML) framework is not operating as effectively as it should, two significant proposals signal where the future of AML compliance may be headed in the United States.
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India Considers Measures to Fight Rising Digital Payments Fraud

A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) discussion paper has proposed a series of measures to address rising fraud levels in digital payments and ensure that consumers adopting new modes of payment are not making themselves more vulnerable to scams.
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Revised EU Payments Regulation Package Moves Closer With Release of Draft Texts

Regulated firms across Europe can start to prepare in earnest for the new payments regulation framework, as the long period of high-level speculation ends and the roadmap for implementation becomes clear.
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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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