91天堂原創

Archived Insights

Our knowledge at your fingertips

Our industry experts regularly spend time with Members of Parliament, the Regulators and industry participants to get to the heart of regulatory issues. We deliver our expert insights across multiple media to ensure timely delivery of information to meet your everyday needs.

From quick blog insights through to industry events, we provide you with the depth and breadth of knowledge needed to help you make the right business decisions, staying compliant and gaining a competitive advantage.

Year
Month
Gambling
Payments
Jurisdiction
July 5, 2024

News In Brief: July 1-July 5, 2024

The Argentine city of Mendoza will block access to unlicensed online betting operators in public spaces and Chile is investigating the National First Division Championship after match-fixing reports.
Read more
July 5, 2024

Week In Crypto: Binance Motion To Dismiss SEC Lawsuit Mostly Fails

A judge rules that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may proceed with its civil suit against Binance, FTX鈥檚 former banking partner settles a $63m anti-money laundering claim, and Paxos obtains a licence to issue stablecoins in Singapore.
Read more
July 5, 2024

Bank Of Lithuania Takes On De-Risking With New Guidelines

From next year, financial institutions in Lithuania will need to comply with new requirements intended to improve payment service user experience, increase financial inclusion and implement money laundering risk management measures.
Read more
July 5, 2024

Brazil Sees Surge In Contactless Payments As Digital Revolution Gathers Pace

Data from the Central Bank of Brazil shows contactless credit card transactions in the country leapt from 23.1 percent of all transactions in 2022 to 31.1 percent in 2023, highlighting the evolving payments landscape.
Read more
July 5, 2024

Daily Dash: Latvia, Mastercard Launch New Campaign To Combat Phone Scams

Mastercard has partnered with a Latvian trade association in an effort to reduce phone scams, while Singapore鈥檚 financial regulator has answered questions on its support for visually impaired banking customers.
Read more
July 5, 2024

Tougher Online Regulation In Force In Australia's Northern Territory

New gambling legislation is in force in the Northern Territory, Australia鈥檚 online gambling regulatory hub, which increases penalties, toughens licensing criteria and forms a new regulator.
Read more
July 4, 2024

Brazil Judge Orders Unlicensed Rio Operators To Account For Lack Of Authorisation

A Brazilian court has ordered the National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) to ask sports betting and online casino operators not licensed by the Rio de Janeiro Lottery to account for their operations in the state.
Read more
July 4, 2024

Interim Report Suggests More German Ad Restrictions Coming

鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧婣n interim report on Germany鈥檚 2021 interstate gambling treaty suggests that further advertising and sponsorship restrictions may be coming, an attorney has said.
Read more
July 4, 2024

Finland's Draft Licensing Law Does Not Include Cooling-Off Period

Finland鈥檚 new draft law does not include a cooling-off period but 鈥減ast infringements will lead to the rejection of licence applications鈥, according to a local legal advisor.
Read more
July 4, 2024

New Singapore AML Bill To Assist Law Enforcement In Transnational Cases

Singapore鈥檚 Ministry of Home Affairs has introduced new legislation that aims to help local law enforcement pursue money laundering cases that originate from overseas criminal activity.
Read more
July 4, 2024

EBA Clarifies Transaction Fees And Payee-Initiated Transactions Under PSD2

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has released new clarifications regarding two aspects of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), addressing transaction fees' accessibility and the availability of payee-initiated transactions through dedicated application programming interfaces (APIs).
Read more
July 4, 2024

EPI's Plans Take Shape As It Launches Wallet Solution Wero

The European Payments Initiative (EPI), the EU鈥檚 long-desired payments champion, has announced the launch of its new instant account-to-account payment solution, Wero, in Germany.
Read more
July 4, 2024

Daily Dash: New Zealand Consults On Proposed Agreement To Develop Open Banking

New Zealand鈥檚 open banking framework is taking shape under a new proposal from the Commerce Commission, while Lithuania has fined a former board member of global payments firm Majestic Financial.
Read more
July 4, 2024

Vanuatu Launches Upgraded Online Gambling Regime

Vanuatu is the latest remote jurisdiction to pitch a revised regulatory framework to online gambling operators amid global offshore licensing turbulence.
Read more
July 3, 2024

Questions Linger For Canadian Gaming Expansion Beyond Ontario, Alberta

With one province embracing a privatized online gaming model, and another soon to follow, the question for many becomes if and when the rest of Canada will follow suit.
Read more
July 3, 2024

Gibraltar Regulator Gains Powers Under New Regime

Gibraltar鈥檚 planned gambling law update would regulate individuals and give the Gambling Commissioner new powers to fine licensees for violations.
Read more
July 3, 2024

Spain Loot Box Changes Will Not Regulate Most In-Game Purchases, Warns Academic

Spain鈥檚 loot box rule changes designed to protect minors will allow most types of in-game purchases to remain unregulated, according to an academic researcher of video game law.
Read more
July 3, 2024

Regulatory Influencer: Singapore's New Anti-Money Laundering Bill Enters Parliament and Other Reforms

The Singaporean government has tabled its new Anti-Money Laundering Bill in parliament for its first reading as part of its ongoing reforms of AML regulation.
Read more
July 3, 2024

India Links Up With ASEAN On Instant Cross-Border Payments Platform

India has become the first non-ASEAN country to join the latest phase of Project Nexus, a multilateral effort to deliver instant cross-border payments by interlinking domestic payment systems.
Read more
July 3, 2024

EBA Clarifies DORA's Applicability To Third-Country Branches In The EU

In its first Q&A on the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), the European Banking Authority (EBA) has made clear that third-country branches of credit institutions are not covered by the regulation.
Read more
July 3, 2024

Daily Dash: UK's Open Banking Limited Announces Major Update With Standard v4.0

The fourth and latest version of the UK鈥檚 Open Banking Standard has been released, and a new instant payments system has launched in Kuwait after receiving central bank approval.
Read more
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Still can鈥檛 find what you鈥檙e looking for? Get in touch to speak to a member of our team, and we鈥檒l do our best to answer.
Contact us