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Payments
Jurisdiction
October 7, 2024

Daily Dash: EPC Releases Updated Guidance On Mobile-Initiated SEPA Instant Payments

The European Payments Council (EPC) has released new guidance that aims to improve the technical interoperability of SEPA mobile payments, and Swift has announced that it will test live cross-border CBDC transactions in 2025.
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October 7, 2024

Meta-Bank Data Sharing Partnership A First Step, But More Work Necessary

Meta鈥檚 announcement last week that it is partnering with Metro Bank and NatWest has been welcomed in some areas of the payments ecosystem, but other commentators have warned that it needs to do more.
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October 7, 2024

Concerns Remain As 拢85,000 UK Reimbursement Cap Takes Effect

Despite a last-minute reduction in the cap, UK payment service providers are worried that the new rule on authorised push payment (APP) scam reimbursement may cause more harm than good.
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October 7, 2024

US Needs Mandatory APP Fraud Protections, Says Watchdog

A US consumer watchdog has called on regulators to introduce mandatory protections for users of peer-to-peer payment apps, as the battle against authorised push payment (APP) fraud continues to escalate.
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October 7, 2024

Philippine Justice Minister Warns East Timor Over POGO Dangers

The Philippine justice minister has warned East Timorese President Jos茅 Ramos-Horta of the dangers surrounding Philippine foreign-facing online gambling operators (POGOs) who might seek to relocate to East Timor.
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October 4, 2024

Ousted German Politician Makes Play For Regulating Online Gambling In Honduras

A Honduran deputy has submitted a bill to regulate online gambling in the country with the backing of a far-right German politician turned investor.聽
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October 4, 2024

Week In Crypto: Changpeng Zhao Walks Free After Four Months In Prison

Changpeng Zhao walks free in California, the UK secures its first conviction for illegal crypto ATM offences, and Sweden labels most crypto exchange providers "professional money launderers".
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October 4, 2024

UK Government Authorises PSPs To Tackle Fraud By Slowing Down Payments

New rules that aim to protect consumers by extending the maximum delay for suspicious payments by 72 hours have been given the go-ahead by the UK government, despite concerns from industry.
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October 4, 2024

Daily Dash: New Dutch Study Finds That Young People Underestimate Money Muling Risks

A new study in the Netherlands has found that young people underestimate the likelihood of money mules getting caught, while in Romania, BLIK has continued its expansion with a new authorisation from the central bank.
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October 4, 2024

FDJ To Finalise Kindred Acquisition For 鈧2.5bn

La Fran莽aise des Jeux (FDJ) has announced it will finalise the acquisition of Kindred Group for almost 鈧2.5bn, after fulfilling the condition precedent of controlling more than 90 percent of the capital of Kindred.
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October 4, 2024

U.S. Regulators Continue Crackdown On Illegal Gaming

U.S. regulators are continuing to take action against unregulated forms of gaming, with officials in two states sending out new cease-and-desist notices on Thursday.
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October 4, 2024

Brazil Regulator Flexes Muscles With Whitelist Omissions

Major Brazilian football teams may be forced to suspend lucrative sponsorship deals with one of the most prominent online betting brands in Brazil after Cura莽ao-based Esportes da Sorte was not included on the Brazilian regulator鈥檚 whitelist of temporarily approved operators.
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October 3, 2024

Malta Suspends GoldWin Licence Over 'Threat' To Players

The Malta Gaming Authority has suspended GoldWin's licence, an online gambling company previously fined by the Netherlands Gambling Authority.
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October 3, 2024

Sweden's Channelisation Still Shy Of Promised Mark

The Swedish Gambling Authority has published the channelisation rate for the year 2023, which came in at 86 percent. That number is still below the 90 percent that was projected when the Swedish market was first re-regulated in 2019.聽
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October 3, 2024

Ireland's Gambling Bill Will Be Passed 'In The Coming Weeks', Ministry Of Justice Hopes

Ireland's Department of Justice said it is 鈥渉oped鈥 that the long-awaited Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 will progress through the remaining stages and be enacted 鈥渋n the coming weeks鈥, but there is still no definitive timeline for its completion.
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October 3, 2024

Card Fraud Hits Fresh Highs In Australia Due To Offshore Fraudsters

Australians are facing a card fraud epidemic as overseas fraudsters continue to target the country, leading to significant losses for consumers.
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October 3, 2024

Payment Groups Express Concern Over ECB Non-Bank Access Policy

Lobbyists representing the payments and fintech industries in the EU have urged the European Central Bank (ECB) to rethink its Eurosystem policy on access to payment systems for payments and e-money institutions.
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October 3, 2024

Daily Dash: Barclays Clashes With Bank Of England On Retail CBDC

A new paper from Barclays has questioned the central bank鈥檚 motivations for potentially issuing a retail CBDC, while EU regulators have named a new head of oversight under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).
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October 3, 2024

U.S. Appeals Court Permits Election Markets To Launch

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower ruling that effectively permits wagering on U.S. elections, including the presidential race.
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October 2, 2024

Canadian Operators Push Back On National Ad Rules, Urge Fully Regulated Online Market

A senator鈥檚 efforts to establish a national framework for regulating the advertising of online gaming, including sports betting, was opposed Tuesday by the chief executive of the Canadian Gaming Association, who urged lawmakers to instead support a fully regulated industry.
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October 2, 2024

Dutch Trade Group Warns On New Affordability Deposit Limits

New affordability-linked deposit limits took effect on Tuesday in the Netherlands, and a top online gambling group is warning that successive restrictions are boosting the attractiveness of the illegal market.
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