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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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’They’re Worth Nothing!’: Lagarde Comes For Crypto

The European Central Bank chief has been unapologetic in her views on crypto-assets, as G7 economies stress the need for tighter regulation.
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Payments

William Hill Units Fined In Sweden For Faulty Information Reports

The Swedish Gambling Authority has fined two William Hill units a total of SEK1.45m (€138,000) for reporting incorrect information.
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Gambling

Nevada Regulators Reviewing Proposed Updates To Sports-Betting Rules

With the fall of the federal ban on sports betting four years ago, the proliferation of sports wagering in multiple U.S. states is forcing Nevada gaming regulators to further tweak the state’s own rules.
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Gambling

UK Online Slot Machine Stakes Set For £2 Limit

Online casinos offering slot machines could have their stakes limited to just £2, according to reports on UK government plans to reform the sector.
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Gambling

Asian Racing Report Says 'Effectively Illegal' Betting Sites Outnumber Legal

An Asian Racing Federation report on illegal betting has found that more than 60 percent of websites were either unlicensed or “under-regulated”, with 62 percent of the “under-regulated” located in Curaçao, Malta or the Philippines.
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Gambling

Argentina's Online Operators Face Challenges Of Inflation, Jurisdiction

Operators in Argentina’s nascent online gambling market face a series of challenges, including currency inflation and divergent regulations in the city and province of Buenos Aires.
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Gambling

Star Entertainment Executives Resign

The Star Entertainment Group’s executive chairman John O’Neill has announced his resignation, along with a slew of directors and senior management, ahead of testimony to an inquiry into serious misconduct at the Australian casino operator.
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Gambling

Friends With Benefits: Block Outlines Plans To Bring Consumer And Merchant Customers Together

Jack Dorsey, founder and CEO of Block, formerly known as Square, has outlined how its multi-ecosystem approach can be brought together to the mutual benefit of both its merchant and consumer base.
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Payments

Austria: PSP Found To Be Providing Misleading Claims In SCA Case

The Austrian Supreme Court has ruled that a payment service provider (PSP) has been using “inadmissible clauses” on payment services, following a case triggered by the Federal Chamber of Labour.
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Payments

Digital Euro Could Be Usable In Four Years’ Time, Says ECB Official

A digital euro could be issued by the EU within four years, a senior official at the European Central Bank (ECB) has said, with peer-to-peer payments potentially among the first use cases.
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Payments

Payments And Retail Associations Rally To Keep Gift Voucher Exemption In AMLD

EU trade associations have co-signed a statement to the European Commission calling for an exemption for low-value e-vouchers and e-money transactions to remain in the EU’s anti-money laundering (AML) rules.
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Payments

It’s No Time For Complacency As Experts Discuss Future Of UK Payments

As mobile-first payments are proliferating in the UK and the New Payments Architecture continues to progress, industry experts discuss new opportunities in the rapidly changing payments landscape.
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Payments

Philippines To Launch Request To Pay And Bill Pay In Digital Push

As the Central Bank of the Philippines (BSP) sets out plans to launch three new e-payment streams, Congress has announced it will adopt a new law to ensure consumers are protected from increased digital payments adoption.
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Payments

Specialist Police Payment Unit Prevents Record-Breaking Fraud

A UK police unit that targets organised criminal gangs behind fraud prevented a record of £101m from being stolen in 2021 — the highest amount in the unit’s 20-year history.
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Payments

U.S. States React As Tax Breaks On Promo Play Reach Nine Figures

Allowances for tax deductions for free bets and other promotional play lost U.S. states more than $120m in potential tax revenue in 2021, and some states are pushing back against unlimited deductions.
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Gambling

Tougher NSW Penalties Flagged After PointsBet, DeluxeBet Fines

BetDeluxe and PointsBet are the latest in a long line of corporate bookmakers to be fined in New South Wales (NSW) state for illegal gambling inducements as the state government warned it will seek tougher penalties from the courts.
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Gambling

It's When, Not If, Cyber Attacks Strike U.S. Gaming Companies

The U.S. gambling industry remains wide open to cyber attacks despite an accumulation of years of incidents, according to a former assistant U.S. attorney.
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Gambling

Irish Gambling Bill Should Be More Restrictive, Committee Says

Ireland’s General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill should include many more restrictions and consumer safeguards, including a pre-watershed gambling advertising ban, according to a joint parliamentary committee.
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Gambling

News In Brief: May 16-May 20, 2022

UK Gambling Commission acts against bookmaker Goldchip, Puerto Rico prepares to audit Light & Wonder's lottery operations and Dominican Republic moves against its scandal-ridden lottery operation.
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Gambling

DOJ Files First Case Alleging Crypto Use In Sanctions Evasion

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused a US individual of using cryptocurrency transfers to evade sanctions.
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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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