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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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Young Men Drawn Offshore, Says Belgian Operator Survey

More than half of young Belgian men are very familiar with unlicensed online gambling brands, according to new research from the Belgian Association of Gambling Operators.
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Gambling

Report Finds U.S. Sports-Betting Kiosks Offer Little Economic Benefit

Sports-betting kiosks are likely to remain limited to inside Massachusetts’ three land-based casinos, after a new report has found that any expansion of the self-service wagering terminals into retail locations would result in little added benefit to the state.
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Gambling

Colombia Goes After Unauthorised Influencers

Colombian regulator Coljuegos has begun sanction proceedings against 35 influencers and companies suspected of operating promotions through their social-media channels without permission and without paying the associated fees.
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Gambling

US Lawmakers Urge FinCEN To Suspend Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rules

More than 40 lawmakers have written to the US Treasury to ask for a delay on new reporting requirements related to beneficial ownership information.
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Payments

Cash Payment Costs Treble Those Of Debit Cards, Warns Dutch Payments Association

The Dutch Payments Association has reported that the gap between the costs of cash and debit card payments in the Netherlands is widening, with significant implications for both consumers and merchants.
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Payments

Industry Urges EU To Address Authorisation Delays Ahead Of MiCA Implementation

Leading fintech industry associations have expressed urgent concerns about delays in the adoption of key regulatory technical standards under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).
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Payments

500.com Successor Fined Over Japan Bribery, Ex-CEO Indicted

The former CEO of a once-high-flying company that led online lottery operations in China and eyed integrated resort operations in Japan has been indicted in the US for allegedly bribing Japanese officials.
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Gambling

Turkish Football Association Threatens Fines Over Offshore Ads

In a bid to combat unlicensed gambling operators that advertise their services during sports events, the Turkish Football Association has released new guidelines on illegal bookmaking advertising by the country’s clubs.  
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Gambling

Brazil Consumer Watchdog Imposes Immediate Ban On Bonuses

Brazil-facing operators have been ordered to immediately cease offering bonuses to players, just days after the country’s chief betting regulator called on the industry to voluntarily comply with forthcoming restrictions.
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Gambling

Pennsylvania Gaming Regulator May Ease Self-Exclusion Rules

A significant change to Pennsylvania’s self-exclusion rules proposed by state gaming regulators is causing alarm among problem gambling experts.
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Gambling

Spain Issues €65m Worth Of Fines In H1 2024

Spain’s Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling has published the 15 sanctions totalling €65,325,000 that it administered in the first half of the year in the online gambling sector, 13 of which were categorised as very serious.
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Gambling

Italy Rebuffs Malta To Press Ahead With Licensing Law

Italy’s government has issued a point-by-point refutation of Malta’s detailed opinion on its new gambling law, pledging to press ahead with issuing new concessions in the coming weeks.
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Gambling

Veikkaus Faces Potential €2.9m Fine For Advertising Violation

Finnish exclusive rights holder Veikkaus has been warned that it faces a potential fine of €2.9m for marketing on TV programmes that may appeal to people under  the age of 18 and handed a three-month advertising ban. 
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Gambling

Daily Dash: Spain Becomes First Market To Fully Connect With EU Instant Payments Scheme

Spain’s Iberpay has announced that the Spanish banking sector is now fully connected with the European Payments Council’s One-Leg Out instant payments scheme.
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Payments

Daily Dash: EU Authorities Set April 30 Deadline For Designating Critical ICT Service Providers Under DORA

The European supervisory authorities, consisting of regulators such as the European Banking Authority, have outlined their timeline for designating critical ICT third-party service providers under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).
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Payments

EBA Unveils Final Guidelines To Strengthen EU Sanctions Compliance

The European Banking Authority has issued landmark guidelines setting EU-wide standards for financial institutions, payment service providers and crypto-asset service providers.
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Payments

UK Chancellor Calls On FCA To Champion Financial Inclusion And Drive Growth

In a letter to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), finance minister Rachel Reeves has changed the government’s position on the regulator’s oversight of financial inclusion, while stating that financial services are a catalyst for growth.
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Payments

Australia To Mandate Cash Acceptance For Essential Items

Australia’s Labor government has announced that it plans to mandate cash acceptance for purchases of essential items such as food, fuel and medicine.
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Payments

France's Land-Based Casinos Insist On Being Part Of Online Regulation

France’s powerful casino lobby continues to flex its muscles, calling into question if online casino games will ever be regulated in the country without its explicit involvement and approval. 
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Gambling

U.S. Researchers Seek Player Data To Tackle Student Sports-Betting Growth

The growth of online sports betting among U.S. college students has academics concerned about the increasing rates of problem gambling on campus and having enough access to player data and research funding to effectively study its impact.
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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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