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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鈥檚 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鈥檚 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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E-Money Promotional Model Requires Authorisation, Says Italian Regulator

Italy's securities regulator has issued a detailed response to a query regarding informational activities undertaken by an e-money institution operating in the country.
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Payments

Daily Dash: One In Ten Canadians Hit By Payments Fraud In Past Six Months

A new study has found that Canadians are losing money to payments fraudsters and do not know who to trust, while European regulators have published a final report on draft regulatory technical standards ahead of DORA.
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Payments

U.S. Lottery Couriers Struggle To Gain Regulatory Acceptance

Lottery couriers are operating but remain unregulated in a number of states, a situation that brings with it challenges and opposition from retailers and other stakeholders, including legislators and gaming regulators.
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Gambling

New Zealand To Regulate Online Casino Gambling From 2026

New Zealand will create a regulated online casino market by early 2026 with a 鈥渓imited number鈥 of licences up for auction, according to the minister of internal affairs, pending parliamentary review of the plan.
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Gambling

Romania To Demand Full Supplier Disclosure

Suppliers licensed in Romania will soon have to inform the regulator of any deals they make anywhere in the world under impending legislation, in the latest international effort to force B2B providers not to sell content to illegal operators.
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Gambling

Regulatory Influencer: Thai Crypto Payments Ban, Another Case of Regulatory Deja Vu?

The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is currently seeking feedback on a proposal to ban the use of cryptocurrencies as a method of payment for goods and services in the kingdom, in line with the launch of the Bank of Thailand鈥檚 programmable payments sandbox, which has been previously examined here.
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Payments

Regulatory Influencer: UK鈥檚 FCA Launches Call for Input to Review Requirements, Marking the Consumer Duty鈥檚 One-Year Anniversary

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced a call for input (CFI) from a range of stakeholders, including financial firms. The CFI focuses on the review of the FCA鈥檚 retail conduct requirements following the introduction of the Consumer Duty. In launching this CFI, the FCA aims to simplify retail conduct rules and guidance by addressing complexity, duplication, confusion and over-prescription, specifically where these requirements overlap with the Consumer Duty. To learn more about how this may affect financial firms, check out the full details here.
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Payments

UAE Regulator Launches Website, Names Lottery Monopoly

A fully manned United Arab Emirates (UAE) gaming regulator has named the federation鈥檚 lottery monopoly while confirming mostly foreign appointments to its own board and management teams.
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Gambling

News In Brief: July 22-July 26, 2024

Ireland's new gambling regulator has been meeting with its advertising counterpart, Nevada orders a halt to unlicensed live dealer content, Bally's agrees an acquisition deal and a committee is formed to consider gambling in Dallas.
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Gambling

German Court Refers Sports-Betting Refund Case To European Court

鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧婫ermany鈥檚 Federal Court of Justice has referred a case demanding refunds for online sports-betting losses to the Court of Justice of the European Union, in a step hailed by the country鈥檚 online gambling industry.
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Gambling

Online Slots Players At Far Greater Risk, Says New UK Data

Online slots players are six times more likely to be problem gamblers, according to new data from the UK Gambling Commission, as the regulator鈥檚 plea not to compare fresh overall problem gambling rates to previous surveys appear to fall on deaf ears.
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Gambling

Bank Of Lithuania Intervenes In Kevin EU Operations Over Financial Reporting Delays

The Bank of Lithuania has appointed a temporary representative to oversee fintech Kevin EU鈥檚 operations due to significant concerns about the company's safety and reliability.
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Payments

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

Payment Service Providers Operating In Lithuania Need To Improve User Experiences

The Bank of Lithuania has told the country's payment service providers to continue enhancing the user experience they provide.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Four UK Banks Breached Competition Rules, Says Regulator

The UK鈥檚 Competition and Markets Authority has sanctioned four UK banks for misleading customers, while the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has warned against corporate intimidation of whistleblowers.
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Payments

UK Government Selects Surprise Appointment As New Gambling Minister

The UK government has announced the surprise appointment of Baroness Fiona Twycross as the minister for gambling and Lords minister.
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Gambling

Brazil Betting Operators Face Rio Blocking Battle

Major operators have warned that their platforms are now being blocked in the state of Rio de Janeiro, despite the transitional provisions included in new federal regulations in Brazil.
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Gambling

Tribes Facing Difficult Reality After U.S. Supreme Court's Florida Ruling

Tribes that already operate casinos or retail sports betting may find it difficult to amend their compacts to replicate the state-wide, hub-and-spoke mobile wagering model offered by the Seminole Tribe in Florida, according to a prominent tribal gaming attorney.
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Gambling

Delays In Withdrawing Funds Called Top UK Regulatory Complaint

Delays in withdrawing funds are the top customer complaint reported to the UK鈥檚 Gambling Commission, and it is unacceptable for operators to 鈥渋ntroduce friction鈥 at the time of withdrawal rather than at deposit, its chief executive has said.
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Gambling

One Third Of UK Adults Have Embraced Mobile Contactless Payments

In a significant shift in consumer payment behaviour, one third of UK adults now use mobile contactless payments at least once a month, according to a new report by UK Finance in collaboration with Accenture.
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Regulatory Influencer: The Likely Impact Of The End Of The PSR On The UK Payments Industry

HM Treasury鈥檚 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.
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Treasury Committee Questions For Big Tech Unlikely To Herald New Rules

UK MPs鈥 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.
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Singapore And Thailand鈥檚 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.
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Regulatory 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鈥檚 legislative body, approved the reform on August 5, 2024, marking the most significant overhaul of the country鈥檚 privacy regime since the original Privacy Protection Law of 1981.
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Regulatory 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.
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Surcharge Ban Set To Reshape New Zealand鈥檚 Payments Landscape

New Zealand鈥檚 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.
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Adapting 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.
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Brazil鈥檚 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.
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French, Austrian And Italian Regulators Push For Better Crypto Oversight

The call by three of the EU鈥檚 major financial supervisors for tighter and more harmonised oversight of crypto-asset markets, aimed at addressing flaws in the EU鈥檚 crypto regime, could create new compliance challenges for payments firms.
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Regulatory Influencer: AI In Banking Through A Consumer Protection Lens 鈥 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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