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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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Pennsylvania Could Become First US State To Launch Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

With the idea of strategic Bitcoin reserves gaining traction following Donald Trump’s election victory, Pennsylvania is in the running to become the first US state to open such a reserve.
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Payments

California Wire Fraud Bill Faces Uncertain Future

Governor Gavin Newsom’s veto of a law intended to strengthen protections for elders in California represents a setback for consumer protection in the US.
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Payments

Nigeria Supreme Court Nullifies National Lottery Act

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has ruled that the National Assembly does not have the power to legislate gambling, allowing individual states to oversee gambling in their jurisdictions in a move that potentially ends years of disputes between local authorities and the national gambling regulator. 
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Gambling

Senator Warns Officials Against Aiding Illegal POGO Business

The Philippines’ most prominent anti-gambling senator has warned that government officials are “coaching” foreign-facing online gambling operators on how to evade a presidential ban on the sector.
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Gambling

Massachusetts Regulators Request Data On Sports-Betting Player Limitations

After holding several meetings regarding the unpopular practice of operators limiting winning sports bettors, Massachusetts regulators will now request specific data from its licensees related to the practice.
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: Another Former FTX Executive Is Spared Prison

A key accomplice to one of the largest frauds in history has been spared a prison sentence in return for his "outstanding cooperation" with US prosecutors.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Montenegro And Albania Join SEPA Payment Schemes In Balkan Boon For Payments

The European Payments Council has approved the inclusion of Montenegro and Albania in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) payment schemes, expanding the initiative's geographical scope to 38 countries, including EU and non-EU members such as the UK and Switzerland.
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Payments

Global Open Finance Guidelines With A Royal Stamp Of Approval

A coalition including the Bank for International Settlements and the International Monetary Fund has announced new open finance guidelines intended to improve financial inclusion.
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Payments

New CFPB Rule Introduces Oversight Of Digital Payment Apps

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalised a rule granting federal supervision over the largest digital payment apps, marking a significant expansion in oversight for big tech firms in the payments space.
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Payments

APP Fraud Having A Massive Impact On Social Media Trust, UK Research Reveals

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator has released data on authorised push payment (APP) fraud's devastating impact on UK consumers, with losses exceeding £213m in the first half of this year alone.
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Payments

Veikkaus Advertised More Than 200 Times On Family-Orientated TV Shows

Finland’s National Police Board has revealed that Veikkaus advertised more than 200 times during 2023 and 2024 on family-oriented and weekend morning TV shows, sparking the recent enforcement action against it.
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Gambling

News In Brief: November 18-November 22, 2024

IGT is investigating a cybersecurity breach which continues to hamper the company and Nevada changes its rules around rescinding bets.
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Gambling

Horseracing Body Calls Isle Of Man, Others 'Pseudo-Regulators'

The International Federation of Horseracing Authorities has accused the Isle of Man’s Gambling Supervision Commission and other online gaming hub authorities of being “pseudo-regulators” as horseracing interests sharpen attacks on the online gambling space.
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Gambling

Ohio Regulators Issue $425,000 Fine To DraftKings

Ohio regulators have fined DraftKings $425,000 as part of a settlement agreement for violations that included accepting banned proposition wagers and accepting deposits through unauthorized methods.
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Gambling

Second Trump Administration Lengthens Odds For Federal Sports-Betting Regulation

President-elect Donald Trump is a well-known former Atlantic City casino owner, so his return to the White House would appear to be bad news for legislation seeking to regulate online sports betting and good news for an industry opposed to federal intervention.
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Gambling

Corporate Sustainability Three Ways: What Is ESG Reporting?

The role of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in the world of gambling, as well as in a wider business context, is frequently debated and sometimes even politicised, but just like data protection before it, the European Union is forcing the issue. This Forensic Explainer takes a look at existing examples of how big gambling companies engage with sustainability reporting ahead of next year's new compliance requirements.
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Gambling

Daily Dash: Brazilian Central Bank Names Microsoft, Chainlink In Phase 2 CBDC Pilot

The Banco Central do Brasil has named Microsoft, Banco Inter, 7Comm and Chainlink as participants in a new study under the Phase 2 pilot of Drex, its central bank digital currency (CBDC).
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Payments

PayPal USD Stablecoin Continues To Expand, Despite SEC Subpoena

PayPal has announced that its US dollar stablecoin, PYUSD, can now be used for cross-border settlements made via Xoom, its proprietary money transfer company.
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Payments

Swedish Central Bank Calls For Retail Payment Infrastructure Modernisation

Introducing a new five-year roadmap to improve the security, efficiency and accessibility of retail payments, the Riksbank has made it clear that payments infrastructure in the Nordic country must be enhanced.
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Payments

CFPB Takes Action Against Prisoner Payment Processor Over Exploitation Tactics

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has imposed a $3m penalty on Global Tel Link Corporation for illegally freezing and draining payments accounts of people who are incarcerated.
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Vixio View: The FCA’s Payments Priorities Offer Clarity Rather Than Novelty – Except on AI

Although the priorities mostly emphasise the importance of effective execution and positive outcomes for consumers and the market, payments firms operating in the UK should note the warning that on-paper compliance is no longer enough.
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Regulatory Influencer: United States Advances Artificial Intelligence Governance Architecture for Financial Services

Rather than introducing sweeping artificial intelligence (AI) legislation, US policymakers are constructing a sector-based governance architecture for AI in financial services, built around voluntary frameworks, supervisory coordination and existing regulatory structures.
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US CBDC Ban and Stablecoin Compromise Point to Potential Digital Asset Framework

Following a Senate vote to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), an agreement on stablecoin yields has established a boundary between passive interest and activity-based rewards.
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Singapore and US Frameworks Aim to Guide the Rapid Integration of AI

The initiatives contrast in approach and intent, but together signal a transition from abstract artificial intelligence (AI) theory towards concrete regulatory implementation and sector-specific oversight.
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Regulatory Influencer: DORA Year Two - Moving from Implementation to Application

Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (DORA) became applicable across EU member states on January 17, 2025. As we enter the second year of application, how has the regulation transformed the operational resilience of the financial sector in Europe?
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UK Court of Appeal Decision Means Continued Uncertainty on Interchange Fees

Permitting Visa and Mastercard to challenge the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s (CAT) previous ruling returns the UK payments sector to legal volatility, leaving the cost of card acceptance an unsettled question as regulators promote alternatives.
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New US Cyber Strategy Offers Ambition But Few Details

The Trump administration’s vision for cybersecurity signals its priorities, which include working closely with the private sector to identify fraud networks and suspicious financial flows, but stakeholders must wait to learn of any new obligations.
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Decoding the UK Regulatory Grid: Banking, Credit and Lending Analysis

The ninth edition of the UK’s Regulatory Initiatives Grid, published in December 2025, sets out the country’s financial services regulatory agenda for the next two years. In this piece, Vixio examines what the regulators have outlined in the banking, credit and lending section of the latest grid, explains the likely impact of developments on financial institutions and suggests what the regulators’ stated priorities tell us about the direction of travel in the UK.
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Deepening of Poland’s Crypto Regulation Deadlock an Existential Threat to Local Industry

The country still lacks a regulatory framework for digital assets, creating a significant challenge for Polish crypto firms, which may be forced to suspend operations or rapidly migrate to other EU jurisdictions to maintain market access.
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Regulating by Result: Converging Global Standards for Subscription Transparency and Consumer Protection

Subscription-based business models have become a defining feature of digital commerce, prompting increased regulatory scrutiny of recurring payment practices. As recurring billing has expanded across sectors, including media, fintechs, and retail memberships, regulators are increasingly focused on consumer protection issues such as transparency of pricing and renewal terms, informed consumer consent, ease of cancellation, and prevention of so-called “subscription traps”.
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