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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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News In Brief: January 31-February 4, 2022

Greece's gambling regulator has launched a whistle-blowing service to report unlicensed websites.
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Gambling

SCA Not Good Enough To Prevent Fraud, Portuguese Regulator Warns

Although strong customer authentication (SCA) rules are a good thing for reducing fraud, they will need to continue being looked at as criminals become more effective, a panel at the EU’s financial education conference agreed.
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Payments

Indians To Pay With Digital Rupee As Early As This Year

​​​​​​India’s finance minister has proposed the introduction of a digital rupee alongside plans to tax cryptocurrency incomes.
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Payments

U.S. Invites Participants In Digital ID Sprint

U.S. federal financial regulators have opened a registration period for participants to join their Tech Sprint aimed at increasing the efficiency and security of digital identity proofing.
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Payments

EU Payment Associations Raise Alarm About PSD2/GDPR Problems

Nine payments lobby groups have sent a joint letter to the EU’s regulators expressing their concerns about the European Data Protection Board’s guidelines regarding the interplay between the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2).
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Payments

Germany-Wide Regulator Debuts Name, Website

The new Germany-wide gambling regulator based in Saxony-Anhalt has launched a website and unveiled its name as it prepares for a January 1, 2023 launch.
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Gambling

The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same For Florida Gaming

The failure of two high-profile ballot initiatives on casinos and sports betting, plus a federal court ruling against a landmark tribal gaming compact, means it is almost as if Florida has become the gaming industry’s enigmatic Sphinx.
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Gambling

Nevada Gaming Board Approves Las Vegas Sands Sale Of Venetian

The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday recommended approval for Apollo Global Management’s purchase of the Venetian and its associated properties from Las Vegas Sands.
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Gambling

Personnel Moves - January 2022

Norsk Tipping is to get a new chief executive, changes at the top for IGT and leading Australian trade group appoints a new CEO.
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Gambling

Stablecoins Could Serve As Digital Safe Haven During Crypto Market Distress, U.S. Fed Says

​​​​​​U.S. Federal Reserve analysis suggests that stablecoins have a huge potential to grow and could serve as a digital safe haven currency during periods of crypto market distress.
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Payments

EuReCA! EU Launches AML Database

The European Banking Authority has unveiled its central database for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF).
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Payments

Meta Bids Diem A Goodbye

After sending shockwaves through the financial industry, and becoming a nightmare scenario for central banks, Meta has sold the fruits of its stablecoin project to Silvergate Bank.
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Payments

Mississippi Misses Out On Mobile Sports Betting Yet Again

The slow start for gaming bills in 2022 continued on Tuesday with a crucial deadline passing in Mississippi without consideration of a bill that would expand mobile sports betting in the Magnolia State.
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Gambling

Virginia Might Dangle Casino In Stadium Offer For D.C. Football Team

As the NFL’s Washington Football Team prepares to unveil its new nickname, lawmakers in Virginia are preparing to spend up to $1bn to lure the team to their state and may throw a brand new casino into the bargain.
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Gambling

Sweden Reprimands Betway Over Negative Equity

The Swedish Gambling Authority has reprimanded Betway’s Swedish unit for having negative equity in 2019 and the regulator warned the company needed to fix its finances in order to get a licence renewal from the end of 2023.
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Gambling

Playtech Evaluates Alternatives As Aristocrat Deal Likely To Fail

Playtech said it is evaluating “attractive M&A proposals” as it expects the shareholder vote on Aristocrat Holdings' buyout proposal later today will not pass.
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Gambling

GAMSTOP To Operate Single Customer View Trial

Trade group the Betting and Gaming Council has announced that UK charity GAMSTOP will operate a highly anticipated single customer view trial.
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Gambling

Social Media Scams Doubled In 2021, Warns FTC

Social media has become a gold mine for scammers in 2021, as data from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reveals a large increase in the number of fraud incidents initiated via social media platforms.
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Payments

Getting Up To Speed - How Regulators Got On Top Of Crypto

Regulators have come a long way since they first started to study cryptocurrencies, and their approach is now changing towards a more holistic view.
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Payments

BIS Highlights Data Risks In Booming Virtual Banking Market

The world’s central bank has released a new report on Asia’s thriving virtual banking industry, although it warns that wins such as financial inclusion need to be balanced with consumer data protection.
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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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