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July 4, 2024

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

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

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

New Zealand’s 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.
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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.
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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.
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July 3, 2024

Gibraltar Regulator Gains Powers Under New Regime

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

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

Spain’s 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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’s Open Banking Standard has been released, and a new instant payments system has launched in Kuwait after receiving central bank approval.
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July 3, 2024

Finland Publishes Law To Open Market In 2027

Finland’s Ministry of the Interior has sent its much-anticipated draft proposal to license betting, online slot machines and casino games to the government, proposing that licensees could operate from the beginning of 2027.
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July 2, 2024

U.S. Federal Budget Bill Includes Raising Tax Threshold On Slot Jackpots

A report accompanying an appropriations bill in the U.S. Congress includes language directing the Internal Revenue Service to increase the threshold for reporting slot machine winnings to the taxman from $1,200 to $5,000.
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July 2, 2024

UK Gambling Ads Remain Deeply Unpopular

GambleAware is calling on the UK government to more strictly regulate gambling advertising after new research showed that gambling ads are still deeply unpopular with the general public.
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July 2, 2024

Bank Of Lithuania Warns Of Increased Risk As Payments Sector Assets Grow

In a new bulletin, the Lithuanian regulator has said it is seeking to mature the growing fintech hub it has come to supervise, while addressing operational risks and compliance setbacks.
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July 2, 2024

Wells Fargo/Bilt Drama Shows Fragility Of US Credit Card Reward Schemes

Questions over the future of a partnership between Wells Fargo and Bilt have drawn attention to the viability of US credit card rewards, at a time when the sector is facing increased political scrutiny.
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July 2, 2024

Circle Becomes MiCA-Compliant As EU's New Stablecoin Rules Go Live

The long road to MiCA is now finally over, and Circle has pulled ahead of rival stablecoin issuers in announcing its compliance with the regulation one day after it came into effect.
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July 2, 2024

Daily Dash: Will Labour Make Big Tech Companies Liable For Scams?

The UK’s Labour Party may have a big announcement on scam reimbursement if it wins the general election, while Austria has imposed a record-breaking fine on Raiffeisen Bank for AML failures.
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July 2, 2024

Isle Of Man Updates Gambling Enforcement Protocols

The Isle of Man’s gambling regulator has updated its enforcement strategy with a slew of public documents outlining investigative processes, enforcement powers, penalties, remediation criteria and criminal referral options.
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July 1, 2024

Northern Ireland Inquiry Recommends New Regulator, Affordability

Northern Ireland’s All-Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling has made 57 recommendations to the Northern Ireland Executive, including a new independent regulator and spending loss limits.
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July 1, 2024

Thailand Seeks Tax Revenue With Plans To Legalise Casinos

Thailand is moving forward with plans to legalise integrated resorts in an effort that has already attracted interest from some well-known gaming companies, including Las Vegas Sands and Genting Group.
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July 1, 2024

Daily Dash: New Open Finance Regulation Goes Live In UAE

The United Arab Emirates has published its long-awaited Open Finance Regulation, while anti-corruption groups in Nigeria have said the country is close to exiting the FATF greylist.
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