Looking for the latest insights and trends from the Financial Services and Gambling industry?

Your window into the complex world of compliance and regulations, covering timely topics and developments that are reshaping these industries

Our industry experts regularly spend time with lawmakers, regulators and industry participants to get to the heart of regulatory issues. We deliver our expert insights across multiple media to ensure timely delivery of information to meet your everyday needs.

From quick blog insights through to industry events, we provide you with the depth and breadth of knowledge needed to help you make the right business decisions, staying compliant and gaining a competitive advantage.

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.
Read more

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.
Read more

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.
Read more

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.
Read more

Australia Eyes Up Open Finance Possibilities

Following the success of the Consumer Data Right in the banking sector, Australia’s government has confirmed that it is now aiming to take on open finance.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Brazilian PIX Keys Exposed For Second Time In Six Months

Brazilians have experienced yet another security incident that has exposed personal data linked to the popular instant payment service PIX, the second time in six months.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Open Banking To Fix U.S. Credit Card Market

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is turning its eye to the credit card market to uncover anti-competitive practices and is planning to rely on its open banking regulatory power to address this.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Ohio Regulators Prepared For Heavy Workload On Sports-Betting Rules

Ohio’s top gaming regulator has said that although the state’s newly passed sports-betting legislation may be unique, the law provides a clear roadmap for operators to understand how to access the new market.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

UK Parliamentary Investigation Attacks 'Activist' Gambling Commission

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Betting and Gaming has said the Gambling Commission is in “urgent need of change” and if left unchallenged will allow an “explosion” of black market activity.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Be Very Afraid? Data Protection Regulators Turn Their Attention To Payments

The interplay between the General Data Protection Regulation and the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) has been an issue for some time, but is increased enforcement action and the rise of data protection activists something that payments institutions should be alarmed about?
Read moreRead more
Payments

Singapore Takes Aim At APP Fraud

The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Association of Banks in Singapore have introduced new measures to bolster the security of digital banking, in view of the recent spate of SMS-phishing scams targeting bank customers.
Read moreRead more
Payments

UK Proposes To Extend Cybersecurity Rules To Managed Services

As part of the UK government’s efforts to update the country’s cybersecurity laws, a new proposal would bring managed service providers under the existing cybersecurity regime.
Read moreRead more
Payments

U.S. Opens Discussion On CBDC

The U.S. Federal Reserve has published a long-awaited discussion paper on the policy questions related to the issuance of a digital dollar.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Armenia Hurtling Towards Online Ad Ban

The Armenian parliament has approved a first reading of amendments that would ban online gambling ads.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Seminoles Lose Again In Court – This Time To Las Vegas Sands

It was another rough day in court for the Seminole Tribe on Friday as a Florida judge denied a hearing on the tribe’s claim that Las Vegas Sands is fraudulently collecting signatures in a campaign to legalize commercial casinos in the Sunshine State.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

German 2022 Unlikely To Be As Horrible As 2021, Analysts Say

​​​​​​​A Morgan Stanley report is mildly optimistic about the German gambling scene in 2022, at least compared with a disastrous 2021, but it concludes that much is unclear about the future.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

New York Online Betting Draws $600m In Wagers In First Nine Days

The first nine days of mobile sports betting in New York proved to be a windfall for operators and for state coffers, according to the first figures released on Friday by the New York State Gaming Commission.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

No, EU Isn’t Banning Crypto-Mining, But Russia Is

The European Securities and Markets Authority has told VIXIO that comments from one of its vice-chairs in a recent interview about banning the mining of Bitcoin are not the position of the watchdog. However, further afield, Russia’s central bank has said it will introduce such a ban.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Fintechs ARE Challenging Big Banks’ Grip, FCA Says

Despite the financial impact of the pandemic, greater competition in retail banking has been able to spearhead choice while lowering prices for consumers and small businesses, the UK’s banking watchdog says.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Week In Brief - January 21, 2022

A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at a U.S. lawsuit relating to fintech charters, a U.S. inquiry to update merger review rules, the National Bank of Greece's efforts to migrate to ISO 20022, Aldi's new till-free store and the most recent crypto hack at Crypto.com.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Leave The Soul Of Money To Central Banks

Central banks are best positioned to protect trust, the soul of money, be it fiat or virtual, says Agustín Carstens, general manager of the Bank for International Settlements. Private companies should, therefore, build their products based on a central bank-issued digital currency (CBDC) rather than investing in bigtech stablecoins or decentralised finance (DeFi) platforms.
Read moreRead more
Payments

Taiwan Criminalises Online Gamblers, Increases Cash Penalty

Taiwan has closed a legal loophole and made gambling online and via other electronic means a criminal offence, increasing the maximum fine for gamblers to NT$50,000 ($1,800).
Read moreRead more
Gambling

Ex-Minister Backs Industry Black-Market Warnings

A Conservative former gambling minister and ex-secretary of state has defended the UK industry’s view that too-stringent affordability checks would drive players to offshore websites.
Read moreRead more
Gambling

How Big A Bite Will New York Take From New Jersey's Sports-Betting Pie?

This month’s blockbuster debut of online sports betting in New York is raising questions about whether neighboring New Jersey is going to lose market share comparable to 2006 when Pennsylvania casinos ravaged brick-and-mortar properties on Atlantic City’s Boardwalk.
Read moreRead more
Gambling
Archive
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

Premium Content

Our premium content is available to users of our services.
To view articles, please log in to your account, or sign up today for full access:

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.
Read article

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.
Read article

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.
Read article

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.
Read article

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.
Read article

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.
Read article

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.
Read article

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.
Read article

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.
Read article

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.
Read article
Still can’t find what you’re looking for?
Get in touch to speak to a member of our team, and we’ll do our best to answer.
Contact us