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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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US Mega Banks Signal Potential CFPB Litigation Over Zelle Complaints

Three of the largest banks in the US, which collectively account for 73 percent of Zelle transactions, have disclosed that they are gearing up for a potential legal battle with the country’s consumer financial regulator.
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Payments

UK Banks And Mobile Providers Collaborate On New APP Fraud Prevention Tool

UK Finance and the Global System for Mobile Communications Association have launched Scam Signal, a joint solution that brings together leading UK mobile operators and banks.
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Payments

EU Considers Potential Impact Of Limited Network Exclusion Changes Under PSD3

Changes to the Limited Network Exclusion may affect businesses across the bloc, with the European Parliament favouring a permissive revamp in the amended Payment Services Regulation text.
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Payments

Daily Dash: France And Singapore Central Banks Complete Post-Quantum Security Test

The Banque de France and the Monetary Authority of Singapore have completed an experiment in post-quantum cryptography, designed to protect communications from cyber threats posed by quantum computing, while Wise has been granted permission to connect directly with InstaPay, the Philippines’ real-time payments system.
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Payments

Missouri Voters Narrowly Approve Sports-Betting Measure

By a razor-thin margin, Missouri voters have approved a ballot initiative to legalize land-based and mobile sports betting, making it the first, and likely the only, state to legalize the activity in 2024.
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Gambling

German Regulator Questions 'Pessimism' As Industry Seeks Relief

The German online gambling industry debated "sobering" prospects while its top regulatory official questioned why the industry is so pessimistic.
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Gambling

Tight Race Expected As Missouri Votes On Sports Betting

Support for legalizing sports betting in Missouri has declined by double-digits as U.S. voters head to the polls on Election Day, according to the most recent poll on the initiative.
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Gambling

Ireland's New Regulator Outlines Next Steps 

Ireland's new licensing regime will commence on a phased basis, according to the new gambling regulator, but there is still no fixed timeline for when new licence applications will open.
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Gambling

Regulatory Influencer: FTC Issues Final “Click-to-Cancel” Rule

In recent years, regulators and consumers have expressed growing concerns over deceptive subscription practices and negative option marketing. In October 2024, the FTC issued the Negative Option Rule, commonly referred to as the “click-to-cancel” rule that will require sellers to make it as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it is for them to sign up.
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Payments

US Election 2024: What To Expect For The US Payments Industry?

In the second part of this election series, Vixio looks at the impact for the payments industry in both potential outcomes, including key areas such as fraud, card fees and crypto-assets.
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Payments

US Republicans Object To 'Heavy-Handed' Scrutiny Of Bank-Fintech Partnerships

A group of senior Republicans in Congress have urged federal regulators not to rush into "ill-fitting" regulations on financial service companies, following a "heavy-handed" investigation into bank-fintech partnerships.
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Payments

Bybit Fined €2.25m For Providing Unregistered Crypto Services In The Netherlands

De Nederlandsche Bank has imposed an administrative fine of €2.25m on Dubai-headquartered crypto firm Bybit Fintech Limited (Bybit) for operating in the Netherlands without the required legal registration.
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Payments

Daily Dash: UK Parliamentary Committee Launches Inquiry Into Cash Acceptance

The UK's Treasury Select Committee has announced an inquiry into whether new rules are needed to require businesses to accept physical cash, while the BIS is to exit a study of wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) for cross-border payments.
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Payments

Bally's To Sell Japan-Facing Online Gambling Business

Bally's Corporation has announced it will offload control of Japanese online gambling and "certain other international markets" to the same operation's managers while retaining "licensing and royalty revenues".
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Gambling

New Finland Draft Will Accelerate Market Opening

Finland has released an updated draft of its monopoly-ending gambling law, revealing an intent to open the market six months earlier than planned.
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Gambling

Brazil's Chief Prosecutor Expected To File Legal Challenge Against Online Gambling Law

Brazil’s prosecutor general is reportedly preparing to file a constitutional challenge in order to overturn Law 14.790, which regulates online betting.
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Gambling

Daily Dash: Cyprus Considers Banning Cash Transactions Over €10,000

Lawmakers in Cyprus are considering banning the use of cash for transactions of €10,000 or more, while the US CFPB has fined VyStar Credit Union $1.5m after a failed system upgrade left customers without access to their accounts.
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Payments

US Election 2024: How A Trump Win Could Affect The CFPB

In the first of a two-part report, Vixio looks at what the impact of a second term for President Donald Trump will be on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the US federal consumer protection agency.
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Payments

Singapore: New National AML Strategy Banks On 'Whole-Of-Government' Approach

One year on from Singapore’s largest ever money laundering bust, regulators are banking on a "whole-of-government" approach to prevent further illicit funds from entering the jurisdiction’s financial system.
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Payments

Mastercard Faces European Commission Fee Probe

The US card giant has disclosed in its quarterly report that it is cooperating with the European Commission on an antitrust investigation.
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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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