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October 31, 2024

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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October 31, 2024

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 鈥渃ompliance by design鈥 system for cross-border transactions, with hopes that the technology can proceed to a production environment.
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October 31, 2024

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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October 31, 2024

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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October 31, 2024

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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October 30, 2024

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鈥檚 latest decision rejecting its attempt to prohibit online platforms from offering event contracts involving elections, the agency鈥檚 chairman insists officials will not shirk their regulatory responsibilities.
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October 30, 2024

France Announces Consultation For Online Casinos

The French Budget minister said on Monday that a consultation process for online gaming will begin as 鈥渆arly as next week鈥.
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October 30, 2024

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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October 30, 2024

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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October 30, 2024

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 鈥渟treamline鈥 the compliance burden for firms.
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October 30, 2024

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

New proposals seen by 91天堂原創 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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October 30, 2024

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 鈧300,000 for failing to comply with the GDPR.
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October 29, 2024

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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October 29, 2024

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.聽
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October 29, 2024

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 鈥渄irectly accountable鈥 for losses incurred by victims of certain phishing scams.
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October 29, 2024

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鈥檚 payment system.
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October 29, 2024

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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October 29, 2024

UK Regulator Fines Wise CEO Over Failure To Disclose Tax Issues

The Financial Conduct Authority has imposed a 拢350,000 fine on Kristo K盲盲rmann, 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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October 29, 2024

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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October 29, 2024

Aristocrat Secures The UAE's First Gaming Vendor Licence

The land-based gaming arm of Australian listco Aristocrat Leisure has received the first 鈥済aming-related vendor鈥 licence to be issued by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) gambling regulator.
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October 28, 2024

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鈥檚 political climate and steep requirements to enact legislation.
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