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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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OBL Could Oversee Standards In New UK Data Bill, Open Banking Chief Says

In an exclusive interview with Vixio, Henk Van Hulle, chief executive of Open Banking Limited (OBL), welcomed the Data Use and Access Bill and suggested that his organisation could act as the body overseeing standards.
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Payments

São Paulo Awards Brazil's Most Lucrative State Lottery Licence

São Paulo’s government has awarded a $100m concession for a state lottery and may soon follow up with a local licensing system for sports betting and online gaming.
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Gambling

MGM, Caesars Laud Digital Business Growth

Despite stagnant expansion of online casino gambling to new U.S. markets, casino giants Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International believe the substantial investments they have made in their digital businesses are adding to the bottom line.
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Gambling

Massachusetts Regulator Hit With Lawsuit Over Delays In Player Data Collection

A new lawsuit claims the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has been withholding behavioral data for research into problem gambling.
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Gambling

Gibraltar Stalemate Continues With No Border Deal In Sight

The online gambling hub of Gibraltar is approaching five years past Brexit without a full agreement that would allow a vital daily flow of workers across the border from Spain, leading many to wonder if the outcome will be no deal.
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Gambling

ECB Calls For Expressions Of Interest In Digital Euro Innovation Partnerships

As momentum builds around the potential launch of a digital euro, the European Central Bank (ECB) is seeking expertise from across the eurozone to collaborate on shaping the future of digital currency.
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Payments

Week In Crypto: Tether Under US Criminal Investigation, Says WSJ

An article by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has claimed that Tether is under criminal investigation for potential violations of US anti-money laundering rules.
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Payments

Competition Is Increasing Risk Of Financial Crime in Lithuania's Payments Sector

A new Lithuanian government report has identified payments and e-money institutions and virtual asset service providers as the business sectors facing the highest risk of money laundering and terrorist financing.
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Payments

Daily Dash: European Payments Council Releases Verification Of Payee API Specifications

The European Payments Council has published the Verification of Payee (VoP) API Specifications, establishing the guidelines for implementing VoP-related APIs, while MoneyGram has appointed a new CEO only weeks after being hit by hackers.
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Payments

Isle Of Man Sends Executive To Manila To Hunt POGOs

The Isle of Man government has sent an executive agency CEO to the Philippines to identify soon-to-be deregistered online gambling operators interested in relocating to the Isle of Man.
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Gambling

Online Betting Back In Brazil Senate Spotlight

Brazil’s Senate could still approve a sweeping expansion of land-based gaming this year, even as senators form a special commission to review additional restrictions for online gambling, according to a key lawmaker.
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Gambling

U.S. Government Renews Focus On Gaming AML Compliance

Recent anti-money laundering (AML) actions targeting casinos and cardrooms by federal law enforcement and state gaming regulators are unprecedented in their number at least for the last decade, with significant fines and non-prosecution agreements suggesting increased industry scrutiny.
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Gambling

American Gaming Association Targeting Sweepstakes, Skill-Game Machines

The significant growth of unregulated sweepstakes casino games and skill-game machines has become a central issue for the leading trade body that represents the regulated U.S. gaming industry, according to an American Gaming Association executive.
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Gambling

UK Industry Bolstered After Avoiding Remote Gambling Tax Hike

UK gambling businesses received a massive boost after the government announced it would not be hiking remote gambling taxes for the time being. 
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Gambling

Brazil's Pix: Mandate For Recurring Payments Feature Goes Live

Financial institutions that participate in Brazil’s Pix instant payment system must now offer their customers the ability to set up recurring payments, using a feature known as Pix Agendado.
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Payments

Payments Modernisation Key Pillar Of US Financial Inclusion Strategy

The US Department of the Treasury has unveiled its National Strategy for Financial Inclusion, aiming to bolster nationwide access to financial services, including through payments that better serve underserved communities.
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Payments

Embedded Compliance Is Possible In Cross-Border Payments, Says BIS

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub has wrapped up its study of Project Mandala, a “compliance by design” system for cross-border transactions, with hopes that the technology can proceed to a production environment.
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Payments

FATF's New Financial Inclusion Push Aims For Increased Flexibility

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has announced a public consultation on proposed revisions to its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) standards, with an emphasis on promoting financial inclusion.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Singapore Establishes New Network For Fintech Growth

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has announced the formation of the Global Finance & Technology Network, which aims to spur fintech growth and innovation, while Online Payment Platform Ltd has been granted an electronic money institution licence in the UK.
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Payments

Regulatory Influencer: The US Personal Financial Data Rights Rule

On October 22, 2024, the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalised its framework for open banking, known as the Personal Financial Data Rights rule, with firms coming into scope from 2026. It ensures that consumers will be able to access and share data associated with bank accounts, credit cards, mobile wallets, payment apps and other financial products, and aims to address market concentration that limits consumer choice over financial products and services.
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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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