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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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U.S. Agency Taking On Election Cop Role Over Bets On Presidential Race

As the Commodity Futures Trading Commission appeals a U.S. federal court’s latest decision rejecting its attempt to prohibit online platforms from offering event contracts involving elections, the agency’s chairman insists officials will not shirk their regulatory responsibilities.
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Gambling

France Announces Consultation For Online Casinos

The French Budget minister said on Monday that a consultation process for online gaming will begin as “early as next week”.
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Gambling

News In Brief: October 28-November 1, 2024

A second supplier has been approved by authorities in the UAE and the Massachusetts legislature sets aside online lottery funding.
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Gambling

UK, Lagos Regulator Collaborating To Tackle Illegal Gambling

The Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UK Gambling Commission to help it strengthen its cross-border enforcement against foreign operators targeting players in Lagos State.
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Gambling

Three Become One: New Zealand To Create 'Super' AML Regulator

The New Zealand government has announced plans to introduce a single regulator to oversee its new anti-money laundering (AML) regime, in an effort to “streamline” the compliance burden for firms.
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Payments

Lithuanian EU Payment Proposals Aim To Quash E-Money 'Ambiguity'

New proposals seen by Vixio are seeking to provide clear definitions for e-money services in the third Payment Services Directive (PSD3), given concerns around how e-money accounts should be interpreted.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Greece To Mandate Instant Payment Acceptance By Spring 2025

Greece is to mandate that all businesses are able to accept instant payments using the IRIS payment system by Spring 2025, while the Spanish Data Protection Agency has fined Ibercaja Banco €300,000 for failing to comply with the GDPR.
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Payments

End To Seminole Legal Dispute May Put Florida iGaming In Play

More than four months after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up a challenge to a gaming compact that granted the Seminole Tribe exclusive rights to operate online sports betting in Florida, the tribe and its opponents have agreed to end all litigation.
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Gambling

Devil In The Detail Of Ireland's Gambling Ad Rules, Say Lawyers

Ireland's long-awaited Gambling Regulation Bill has struck a good balance regarding the advertising it will permit and restrictions aimed at improving consumer protections, say legal experts, but the market will have to wait and see if the new Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland introduces additional regulations. 
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Gambling

Singapore To Introduce New Reimbursement Rules For Phishing Scams

Financial institutions and telcos in Singapore will soon be subject to new rules that will make them “directly accountable” for losses incurred by victims of certain phishing scams.
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Payments

PSPs Must Get Registered As Bank Of Canada Assumes New Supervisory Role

Payment service providers (PSPs) in Canada must register with the central bank to continue operating, as the Bank of Canada takes on a new supervisory role of the country’s payment system.
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Payments

UK's Safeguarding Plans Go Beyond PSD3, But Regulatory Alignment May Be Coming

The UK proposals are stricter than the regime planned for the EU, but the European Banking Authority's regulatory technical standards could lead to similar requirements across the board.
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Payments

UK Regulator Fines Wise CEO Over Failure To Disclose Tax Issues

The Financial Conduct Authority has imposed a £350,000 fine on Kristo Käärmann, CEO of Wise, for failing to notify the financial regulator of significant tax issues, marking a significant breach of senior manager conduct rules.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Hong Kong Partners With Thailand, Brazil On Cross-Border Tokenisation Initiatives

Hong Kong has announced partnerships on the use of tokenisation for cross-border payments using CBDC with Thailand and Brazil, while the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority has issued an enforcement decision against cash-handling company Loomis' Danish arm.
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Payments

Aristocrat Secures The UAE's First Gaming Vendor Licence

The land-based gaming arm of Australian listco Aristocrat Leisure has received the first “gaming-related vendor” licence to be issued by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) gambling regulator.
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Gambling

Gaming Expansion A Long Shot In Lone Star State In 2025

While progress has been made in recent years towards gaming expansion in Texas, the path to legalization of casino gaming or sports betting remains daunting due to the state’s political climate and steep requirements to enact legislation.
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Gambling

Fight Against Online Casino Games Begins In France

The budget amendment that would legalise online casino games in France has been met with favour by the French public and opposition by land-based casinos and local politicians. 
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Gambling

Regulatory Influencer: No More Hiding Complaints From Us, Says Dubai Authority

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has published its latest thematic review of complaints handling among firms within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
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Payments

Daily Dash: UK Government To Expand On Open Banking With New Data Laws

The UK government has introduced a bill that promises an economic boost of £10bn over the next decade via expanded data-sharing capabilities, while India has revoked remittance provider UAE Exchange Centre’s certificate of authorisation.
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Payments

B2B And B2C Companies In US Face Varying Credit Card Surcharging Challenges

US organisations experience credit card surcharging differently based on their type, meaning they also have different compliance challenges and face different levels and types of potential regulatory intervention.
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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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