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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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AI Joint Venture Demonstrates UAE’s Digital and Financial Ambitions
The Middle Eastern state continues to harness financial services as an asset, moving to modernise its payments infrastructure through a public-private initiative involving the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Brazil Minister Rattles Industry With Regulatory Remorse
The government minister responsible for Brazil’s federal betting regulator is considering stricter rules on advertising and online casino games and says he would even outlaw online gambling altogether if given the opportunity.
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Romanian Government Eyes Legislation To Decentralise Gambling Licensing
Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has announced that his government plans to propose a draft legislation that will enable municipal authorities to decide on licences for local gambling outlets.
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Sign up for accessRegulatory Influencer: The Likely Impact Of The End Of The PSR On The UK Payments Industry
HM Treasury’s consultation on plans to consolidate the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) within the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the next step in a process that began with the March 2025 announcement that the PSR would be wound down.
Read articleTreasury Committee Questions For Big Tech Unlikely To Herald New Rules
UK MPs’ probe into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services demonstrates their ongoing scrutiny of the issue, but does not seem to have any significant regulatory implications at this time.
Read articleSingapore And Thailand’s Tighter Anti-Scam Measures Create New Challenges
New frameworks aimed at disrupting scam syndicates, while limiting disruption to legitimate users, will place added compliance and operational burdens on banks and payment providers.
Read articleRegulatory Influencer: Israel Modernises Privacy Law With Comprehensive Reform
On August 14, 2025, the Privacy Protection Law (Amendment No. 13), 5774-2024 entered into force in Israel. The Knesset, Israel’s legislative body, approved the reform on August 5, 2024, marking the most significant overhaul of the country’s privacy regime since the original Privacy Protection Law of 1981.
Read articleRegulatory Influencer: Strong Customer Authentication, Where Does It Go From Here?
Strong customer authentication (SCA) was introduced across the European Economic Area (EEA) as a requirement of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), which came into force on September 14, 2019, and the supporting technical standards. The requirement ensures that electronic payments are performed with multi-factor authentication to increase their security.
Read articleSurcharge Ban Set To Reshape New Zealand’s Payments Landscape
New Zealand’s government decision to prohibit surcharges on most in-store card transactions should reduce consumer costs and improve price transparency, but may trigger disputes over fees between merchants, card schemes and regulators.
Read articleAdapting Sanctions Enforcement To Address Crypto-Based Evasion
Regulators need to boost their oversight and auditing of crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) to prevent the use of cryptocurrencies to circumvent sanctions imposed on states such as Russia.
Read articleBrazil’s New Fraud Rule Creates Compliance Challenge For Payment Firms
The sweeping new regulation obligating banks and authorised payment institutions to reject transactions sent to accounts reasonably suspected of involvement in fraud will require rapid upgrades to processes and systems.
Read articleFrench, Austrian And Italian Regulators Push For Better Crypto Oversight
The call by three of the EU’s major financial supervisors for tighter and more harmonised oversight of crypto-asset markets, aimed at addressing flaws in the EU’s crypto regime, could create new compliance challenges for payments firms.
Read articleRegulatory Influencer: AI In Banking Through A Consumer Protection Lens – What US Banks Must Know In An Evolving Regulatory Landscape
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the US banking sector is evolving rapidly. New tools are being deployed across diverse use cases, creating both opportunities and potential compliance risks for financial institutions.
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