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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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Arkansas Mobile Sports-Betting Rules Clear First Legislative Hurdle

Controversial rules that will allow for mobile sports betting in Arkansas but could also keep major national operators on the sidelines cleared the first of two legislative hurdles on Thursday.
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Gambling

Swedish Relief As Harsh Measures Left Out Of Government Proposals

Recent government proposals to update Swedish gambling law are a relief because none of the online gambling-unfriendly measures floated over the past few months were implemented, an online gambling trade lobbyist has said.
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Gambling

Nevada Regulators Approve Apollo To Buy Las Vegas Sands Strip Casinos

Apollo Global Management received final approval from Nevada gaming regulators on Thursday for its portion of the $6.25bn deal to acquire the operations of the Strip properties owned by Las Vegas Sands.
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Gambling

Nigeria Regulator Urges Lawmakers To 'Speed Up' Legal Amendments

The head of Nigeria’s federal gambling regulator wants the National Assembly to speed up the introduction of an amendment to the National Lottery Act that would improve taxation and clamp down on unlicensed operators.
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Gambling

News In Brief: February 14-February 18, 2022

More French teenagers are gambling, according to a survey by the national regulator, with very high exposure to advertising a key motivating factor.
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Gambling

CFPB‌ ‌Takes‌ ‌Aim‌ ‌At‌ ‌Prepaid‌ ‌Card‌s Used For Welfare Benefits

Latest in the line of recent regulatory announcements, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is now looking at fees and conditions of prepaid cards used to distribute U.S. government payments.
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Payments

China To Allow Fee To Prevent CBDC Bank Runs

Mu Changchun, the People’s Bank of China’s digital currency lead, has given more hints to the world about how the most significant central bank digital currency (CBDC) project in a major economy is evolving.
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Payments

Which? Gives Food For Thought To Using BNPL

The UK consumer association warns that using buy now, pay later (BNPL) to pay for basic food shopping could be a sign of problem debt.
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Payments

Russian Banks Complete First Digital Ruble Test

State-backed financial institutions VTB Bank and Promsvyazbank have conducted the first successful transactions with a digital ruble issued on the test version of the Bank of Russia’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) platform.
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Payments

New Jersey Sports-Betting Juggernaut Keeps Rolling Even As New York Soars

Like two Olympic skaters sprinting for gold, New Jersey and New York are competing for the lead in the nation’s booming sports-betting market while racing in their own lanes.
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Gambling

Norway Warns Kindred To Leave Or Else Face Daily Fines

​​​​​​​The Norwegian Gambling Authority is warning Kindred Group that it will be fined 1.2m Norwegian krone (€118,000) a day if it does not stop offering gambling to Norwegian residents.
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Gambling

Singapore Bills Unify Regulation, Prohibit Proxy Betting

Singapore has released draft legislation streamlining gambling regulation under one authority, while also criminalising proxy gambling, introducing “class licensing” for low-risk products and toughening existing penalties.
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Gambling

Minnesota Lawmakers Renew Effort To Legalize Sports Betting

Minnesota state Senator Roger Chamberlain believes there is finally enough support among his colleagues in both chambers of the legislature to overcome traditional opposition from Indian tribes and anti-gambling forces to legalize sports betting.
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Gambling

Singapore Consolidates Bills Into One Easy Payments Regulation

A new Singapore bill would consolidate a number of existing financial service regulations into one omnibus act and enhance the country’s agility in addressing sector-wide risks.
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Payments

U.S. Banks Say AML Rules Are Ill-Suited For 21st Century

The current U.S. anti-money laundering (AML) framework does not account for advances in technology and is outdated, the American Bankers Association has said in its response to a request for information.
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Payments

Desperately Seeking Standards - QR Code Payments In Europe

QR codes have major potential in the single market, but regulatory intervention may eventually be necessary, EU payments players have warned.
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Payments

EBA Promises To Improve Q&A Backlog

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has agreed to get quicker at answering questions that are submitted regarding regulatory clarifications.
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Payments

U.S. Gaming Revenue Hits Record $53bn In 2021

Despite having to navigate its way through the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. gaming industry was able to top $50bn in revenue last year for the first time ever, according to the American Gaming Association.
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Gambling

Mississippi Pays Price For Punting On Mobile Sports Betting

The decision this month by Mississippi lawmakers to kick an online sports-betting bill down the road came back to haunt them this week with the release of the Magnolia State’s total wagers on the Super Bowl.
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Gambling

Austrian Finance Ministry Promises Gambling Changes Soon

​​​​​​​The Austrian Ministry of Finance is working “at full speed” on a draft of a delayed set of proposed changes to gambling law, a ministry spokesman has said.
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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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