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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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Move Away From Other Business, Yi Gang Tells Chinese Payment Firms

China's regulators are striving to strike a balance between encouraging fintech development and offsetting financial risks, with the separation of payment firms and other types of business uppermost in their minds.
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Payments

U.S. Senator Asks SEC To Be Clear About Cryptos

A U.S. senator has sent a strong message to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about the extent of interest in various topics related to digital assets.
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Payments

India's Kerala High Court Overturns Ban On Online Rummy

The High Court for southwestern Kerala state has struck down a state government ban on online rummy, a vindication for India’s gaming industry as it moves to fight a similar ban in neighbouring Karnataka state.
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Gambling

Former Gambling Regulator Calls On Poland To Reform Tax

Poland’s former finance minister has joined calls for the country to start taxing gambling companies based on revenue, instead of the current turnover model.
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Gambling

Ontario's Online Opening Breaks New Ground In Canadian Gambling Market

Ontario is weeks away from establishing Canada’s first online gambling licensing regime, although key policy questions still remain for a market that will be unique in North America.
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Gambling

Scientific Games Sells OpenBet To IMG Arena Owner for $1.2bn

Scientific Games announced on Monday that Endeavor would purchase its OpenBet business, capping a three-month process to divest its sports-betting division.
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Gambling

Czech Industry Self-Regulating After Government Analysis

A trade group in the Czech Republic representing nearly the entire licensed gambling market has embarked on a new sweeping harm reduction project, as the Ministry of Finance continues to push for more comprehensive online and advertising restrictions.
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Gambling

News In Brief - September 27, 2021

Sweden's financial regulator has diverged from the European Banking Authority's new anti-money laundering guidelines.
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Payments

EU Data Supervisor Suggests AML Improvements

The EU’s data protection supervisor has struck a note of caution on the trading bloc’s newly-proposed anti-money laundering (AML) law.
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Payments

China Clamps Down On Crypto Transactions

The People’s Bank of China, which regulates the banking sector of the world’s second largest economy, has declared on its website that all cryptocurrency transactions are illegal.
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Payments

Ripple To Help Bhutan Fulfil Plans For CBDC

The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan has announced that it will be using Ripple’s blockchain technology to run its pilot scheme for a central bank digital currency.
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Payments

Caesars NHL Jersey Ad Worries Responsible Gambling Advocates

Just over a month after the National Hockey League’s board of governors approved advertisements on players’ jerseys, beginning with the 2022-23 season, the Washington Capitals on Friday became the first franchise to announce a betting company as its jersey sponsor.
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Gambling

Finnish Parliament Finally Receives Lottery Act Amendments

Finland’s long-anticipated Lottery Act amendment was submitted to parliament on September 23, confirming the government's intent to bolster the country’s monopoly system.
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Gambling

Bolton Wanderers Cuts Gambling Ties

Another UK football team is cutting all ties with its gambling sponsors and partners, as talks of an impending shirt sponsorship ban and changes to the “white label” system populate the national media.
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Gambling

Tribal Gaming Conflict In Carolinas Proves Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows

A Democratic congressman who may be the person most responsible for the election of Joe Biden as President of the United States has introduced a bill to help a South Carolina tribe build a casino-resort in North Carolina.
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Gambling

Compliance With Data Access Requests - The Challenges

A business has to overcome numerous challenges when it receives a request for access to personal data and it has a short time in which to comply. However, if it makes a genuine endeavour to do so, its data protection regulator may be lenient towards it.
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Payments

FCA Pins Hopes For Efficient Compliance On Blockchain

Regulatory reporting on the blockchain could ensure that compliance checks happen in real time, the chief executive of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said.
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Payments

News In Brief - September 24, 2021

The California Privacy Protection Agency has swung into action by asking the public to submit comments related to any area on which it can issue rules. It is especially keen to hear suggestions about any regulations that it might make in accordance with the California Consumer Privacy Act 2018.
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Payments

Lottoland Fined, Warned Over UK Failings

Lottoland has been fined £760,000 by the UK Gambling Commission, handed a formal warning and faces new licence conditions for failures in social responsibility and money laundering.
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Gambling

Nevada Operator Accepted Hundreds Of Improper Sports Bets, Regulator Says

Nevada gaming regulators have filed a complaint accusing Las Vegas-based Station Casinos of accepting hundreds of wagers on sports after the game’s outcome had been determined.
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Regulatory Impact Summary: UK Senior Managers & Certification Regime Review

The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) changes to the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SM&CR) are designed to reduce administrative burden and improve proportionality without weakening individual accountability. The reforms were developed jointly with the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and apply to all SM&CR firms, and further updates are expected later in 2026, subject to legislative change by HM Treasury.
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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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