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FinCEN Issues Warning On Terrorism Financing

Payments firms must look out for red flags indicating that they are being used to transfer funds to terrorist group ISIS and its global affiliates, US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has said.
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European Commission Accuses 13 Member States Of Missing DORA Deadline

The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against 13 EU member states for failing to fully transpose the flagship Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) into national law by the January 17 deadline.
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Trump Administration To Scrap Corporate Transparency Act For US Citizens, Companies

In the latest twist to the rollout of the Corporate Transparency Act, the Trump administration has vowed to exempt US citizens and companies from its controversial beneficial ownership reporting requirements.
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SEC Issues Staff Statement On Meme Coins, Describes Them As 'Collectibles'

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that meme coins, such as the one issued by President Trump, are akin to "collectibles" and will not be considered "securities".
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Brazil Outlaws Grey Market In Surprise Strike

Operators in Brazil who have not already applied for a licence have been told they must exit the market completely by October 1, in a surprise announcement by the country鈥檚 regulator.
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Gambling

Nigeria Issues New Directives To Strengthen Payment Infrastructure

In a new circular, the Central Bank of Nigeria has introduced guidelines intended to improve the country鈥檚 payment infrastructure.
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Payments

Payments A Key Focal Point As EU Commission President Sets Out Her Priorities

Ursula von der Leyen, now in her second term as European Commission president, has set out her plans for the new college, with her priorities including topics such as payments, data and AI.
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Payments

U.S. Gaming Regulators Have Few Options To Deter Illegal Sports-Betting Market

States with legal and regulated sports betting have a stake in cracking down on offshore sportsbooks, which they claim are operating illegally while evading taxes and consumer protections.
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Gambling

'Chilling' Statistics Prompt UK Lawmakers To Demand Action On Fraud

The need to do better in tackling fraud has become a consensus issue across the UK political spectrum, with Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat lawmakers pushing the government to expand and improve the national approach to the issue.
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Payments

Week In Crypto: Wyoming Shares Plans To Launch Its Own Stablecoin In 2025

Wyoming pitches a potential launch date for its state-backed stablecoin, Kraken learns that it will see the SEC in court, and the wife of a detained Binance compliance executive continues to plead for his release.
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Payments

UK Blog Supplies Details Of 'Frictionless' Financial Checks Pilot

The UK鈥檚 Gambling Commission is set to launch its pilot programme to test how it will require operators to execute controversial financial risk assessments called for in the white paper.
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Gambling

Peru Awards Online Gambling Licences

Peru鈥檚 gambling regulator has finally completed its assessment of licensing applications and issued a total of 120 licences to 60 online gambling operators.
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Gambling

Regulators Failing To Act Over Illegal Loot Boxes, Says Academic

Academic and prominent anti-loot box campaigner Leon Y. Xiao has criticised gambling regulators for failing to crack down on skins gambling, as he presents a new paper that characterises video game platform Steam as a purveyor of illegal gambling.
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Gambling

Lithuania Sets Crypto-Asset Expectations Ahead Of MiCA Implementation

The Bank of Lithuania has issued a formal letter outlining its expectations for entities currently providing or intending to provide services related to crypto-assets.
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Payments

Virginia Lawmakers To Create Gaming Commission In 2025

A select group of bipartisan lawmakers will introduce a measure in next year鈥檚 legislative session that would take Virginia鈥檚 multiple state agencies that regulate gaming and consolidate most of them into a single independent authority.
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Gambling

All Hands On Deck For Brazil Regulator After Licensing Deluge

Brazil鈥檚 betting regulator has shuffled its pack to give officials more bandwidth to review all 113 licence applications that were submitted before a key deadline last week.聽
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Gambling

Japanese Police To Launch Global Probe Into Online Casinos

Japan鈥檚 police force is set to begin a major investigation into the use of foreign casino websites by Japanese gamblers, ramping government efforts to disrupt the massive gambling segment.
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Gambling

New Jersey Orders Bet365 To Reimburse Patrons $519,000

New Jersey gaming regulators have ordered bet365 to pay out more than a half-million dollars after an audit found the sports-betting operator revised odds to already concluded bets that were placed with 鈥渙bvious errors鈥, without prior regulatory approval.
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Gambling

Thailand's Draft Casino Law Offers 30-Year Licence, 10-Year Extension

Thailand has released draft control legislation for integrated resorts that includes potential 40-year licences and a maximum fee schedule, but also promises tight Cabinet control on policy and administration and a ban on casino internet gambling.
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Gambling

Brazil Adopts Final Regulations Ahead Of Looming Licensing Deadline

Brazil鈥檚 gambling regulator has concluded the rulemaking process to implement a new national law on online betting and gaming through the publication of three ordinances establishing formal rules on responsible gaming and advertising, among other key topics.
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Gambling

Revolut (Finally) Gets A UK Banking Licence鈥 With Restrictions

The UK鈥檚 Prudential Regulation Authority has granted Revolut a banking licence with restrictions, marking a significant milestone in the fintech鈥檚 expansion into the country鈥檚 banking sector.
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Payments

FTC Investigates Mastercard And Others Over Surveillance Pricing Practices

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an investigation into eight companies suspected of using surveillance pricing practices.
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Payments

UK Regulator Defends Problem Gambling Stats Feared By Industry

A Gambling Commission official has firmly defended its upcoming release of statistics from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain as 鈥渙pen and transparent鈥, and prepared to set a 鈥渘ew baseline鈥 for tracking gambling-related harm over time.
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Gambling

Full POGO Ban Raises Questions On Domestic Industry, Enforcement

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr鈥檚 landmark decision to ban foreign-facing online gambling operations (POGOs) has attracted near-unanimous political support, but leaves questions hanging on enforcement and the fate of the domestic online industry.
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Gambling
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Federal Reserve Board Scraps Crypto-Assets Regulations In Deregulation Drive

Crypto-asset deregulation has taken a further step in the US as the Federal Reserve Board has withdrawn guidance for banks on crypto-assets and dollar tokens.
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FCA To Overhaul Supervisory Letters

The UK鈥檚 Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced a major change in its supervisory communications, aiming to simplify how firms access key regulatory insights.
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BaFin Targets Turkish Banks Over AML And Risk Management Blindspots

Two Turkish-owned banks operating in Germany, Akbank and Ziraat Bank, have come under fire from the German financial regulator (BaFin) over serious shortcomings in anti-money laundering controls, risk management and internal governance.
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U.S. Lotteries, Gaming Industry Compete For New Digital Demographic

Over the past year, two successful efforts to legalize internet lottery sales have flown under the radar as stalled efforts to legalize online slots and table games in a handful of U.S. states garner legislative attention.
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News In Brief: April 21-April 25, 2025

Slovakia鈥檚 government has banned land-based gambling this Saturday as the country mourns the death of Pope Francis.
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UK Takes Lead in Fraud Fight With Landmark Ban On SIM Farms

The UK will become the first country in Europe to outlaw the possession and supply of SIM farms, in a bid to disrupt the tools deployed by organised fraud gangs.
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Regulatory Influencer: Lessons From Block鈥檚 $295m Multi-Agency Enforcement Spree

So far in 2025, US fintech giant Block has agreed to pay almost $300m to settle allegations of fraud prevention, anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) failures. With a potential criminal case also looming, firms should be aware that compliance failures can trigger a chain reaction of enforcement, if multiple regulators decide to pursue similar or overlapping cases.
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Uber Hits Back At Subscription Trap Lawsuit Filed By FTC

Uber has denied allegations that it engaged in deceptive practices and ran subscription traps filed in a lawsuit by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
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Interactive Map: MTMA Adoption Across US States

The Model Money Transmission Modernization Act (MTMA) is a set of nationwide standards and requirements that were approved by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) in August 2021. This map outlines state-level adoption of the MTMA.
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Philippine Apex Court Locks PAGCOR Out Of Local Bingo Regulation

The Philippine Supreme Court has ruled that the lowest tier of government, the local community 鈥渂arangay鈥, is permitted to run bingo fundraisers without the permission of gambling regulator PAGCOR or any other government body.
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