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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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UK Gambling Minister Backs 'Proportionate' Affordability Checks

The new UK minister for gambling has called for “proportionate” affordability checks and backed a “single customer view” to share data across multiple operators to detect problem gambling behaviour.
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Gambling

Competition Winners Upbeat For Private Sector Opportunities In CBDC Race

Disintermediation for some or an opportunity to play a central role in the new payments paradigm? VIXIO discusses the increasingly real prospect of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) with the three winners of the recent Singapore CBDC Global Challenge.
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Payments

News In Brief - Worldline Buys Greek Merchant Acquirer

Payments processor Worldline has announced the acquisition of an 80 percent stake in Greece’s Eurobank Merchant Acquiring services for €256m.
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Payments

Fraudsters Shift Focus To Company Executives At Payment Firms

A new payment fraud trend report published by the European Payments Council finds company executives, payment service providers and payment infrastructures have become the main target of fraudsters.
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Payments

Update: U.S. Turns Eye To AML Gaps Revealed By Pandora Papers

Two months after the leakage of millions of confidential files that became known as Pandora Papers, the first-ever U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption is now looking at financial system gatekeepers to address deficiencies in the U.S. anti-money laundering (AML) regime.
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Payments

FCA Outlines Consumer Duty Plans

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out a new consultation confirming its Consumer Duty rules will be in place by July 2022.
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Payments

Delays Expected To Finnish Gambling Law

The Finnish government's long-awaited Lottery Act amendment proposal has hit a major payment blocking roadblock, following the release of the Constitutional Committee’s opinion on the proposal on December 1.
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Gambling

Missouri Seeks Solution To Grey-Market Games, No Love For Virginia's Skill Game Ban

Despite overwhelming opposition from the Missouri gaming industry, a veteran state senator will continue his efforts in the next legislative session to legalize video lottery terminals in bars and truck stops to replace thousands of unregulated devices.
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Gambling

New Rules Allow Philippine Taxman To Close POGO Networks

A new taxation and oversight regime is in force for foreign-facing online gaming operators (POGOs) in the Philippines, tightening POGO scrutiny and ramping punishment for tax delinquency and labour violations.
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Gambling

Experts Question Effectiveness Of Latest Sanctions On Belarus

In a coordinated action, the US, EU, UK, and Canada have imposed new sanctions on the eastern European state. However, experts are divided on just how impactful they will be.
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Payments

Consumers Still Do Not Know How Fintechs Collect Data

A new survey by the interbank payments company, The Clearing House (TCH), shows U.S. consumers know little about fintechs’ data collection and sharing practices.
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Payments

India Launches Government-Backed Digital Wallet To Promote Financial Inclusion

As part of the Digital India initiative, India has announced the launch of CSCPay, a new digital application to support the inclusion of the rural population into digital payments.
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Payments

Thai Parliament Committee To Explore Casino Liberalisation

Thailand’s parliament has established an extraordinary committee with cross-party membership to examine the feasibility of an “entertainment complex” containing a major casino.
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Gambling

Betting Exchanges Near Reality In New Jersey, But Will They Succeed?

Supporters of exchange wagering in the U.S. are looking to capitalize on increased interest in retail investing spurred by Robinhood and other platforms, but key hurdles remain for the concept to reach its potential on the sports-betting side.
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Gambling

UK Pressure Mounting Ahead Of White Paper Release

​​​​​​​More UK football clubs have backed a campaign to remove all gambling sponsorships and promotions from the sport, as political pressure continues to mount on the upcoming Gambling Act white paper.
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Gambling

BNPL Black Friday Boom, But Do Consumers Know What They Are Signing Up To?

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is booming in Europe, research by Mollie and Equifax shows, but could Black Friday end up causing financial woes for consumers?
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Payments

There Is Clarity To U.S. Crypto Regulation If You Look Closely

Crypto companies have been criticizing the U.S. for a lack of clarity in crypto regulation. But what if there is a clear answer, only they do not like it? VIXIO sat down with U.S.-based crypto experts to discuss the regulation conundrum.
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Payments

Update: India Not Proposing Cryptocurrency Ban

A new Cabinet note on the proposed cryptocurrency bill shows that India is planning to regulate private cryptocurrencies, rather than banning them.
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Payments

Florida Sports Betting Halted After D.C. Federal Court Denies Appeal

The Seminole Tribe of Florida on Saturday halted sports-betting operations after a three-judge panel in Washington, D.C. voted 2-1 to reject the tribe’s appeal to continue accepting wagers pending further court proceedings.
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Gambling

Ontario Online Launch Delayed As Operators Await Transition To Legal Market

Ontario will miss its targeted 2021 launch for regulated online gaming and sports betting, with the lack of a clear launch date one of several complexities causing heartburn for operators preparing to enter a uniquely attractive market in North America.
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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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