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Gambling
Payments
Jurisdiction
December 9, 2024

Canada To Begin Stablecoin Crackdown In 2025 As New Rules Go Live

After two deadline extensions, new stablecoin listing rules are set to go live in Canada and, so far, only one firm has committed to compliance with the new regime.
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December 9, 2024

Texas Federal Judge Strikes Down 'Unprecedented' US AML Law

A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the enforcement of an "unprecedented" anti-money laundering (AML) law, describing it as "likely unconstitutional".
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December 9, 2024

UK's National Payments Vision Offers Boost To Payments Industry

Market players feel leadership has been lacking on topics such as open banking and the direction of payments regulation, but are tipping the government鈥檚 National Payments Vision to turn things around.
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December 9, 2024

Increased Regulatory Scrutiny, M&A To Remain Key Trends For Suppliers In 2025

With 2025 on the horizon, suppliers can expect increased regulatory scrutiny to become the new normal, as regulators take a holistic view of supervision and tackling illegal gambling.聽
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December 6, 2024

UK Authorities To Assess White Paper Effects

The UK government and its gambling regulator have announced plans to assess their effectiveness of the ongoing white paper reforms, including by sourcing the views of a panel of experts by experience.
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December 6, 2024

Nigerian State Regulators To Streamline Licensing

Nigerian state gambling regulators are streamlining their licensing regimes in the wake of a recent landmark court ruling that confirmed their right to regulate gambling in their jurisdictions.
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December 6, 2024

Regulatory Influencer: U.S. CFPB Issues Final Rule Strengthening Oversight of Nonbank Payment Platforms

As financial technology continues to revolutionize how consumers transact, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a final rule, 鈥淒efining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications,鈥 which grants the CFPB expanded supervisory authority over certain nonbank entities that facilitate significant volumes of consumer payment transactions, marking a pivotal development for the payments industry.
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December 6, 2024

European Council Reaches Agreement On Open Finance Framework

The European Council has reached an agreement on the proposed Financial Data Access (FIDA) framework, which lays out the transition from open banking to open finance in the trading bloc.
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December 6, 2024

Daily Dash: Lithuanians Balance Digital Payments With Flexibility, Central Bank Survey Says

A Bank of Lithuania survey has highlighted evolving payment habits in the country, with 62 percent of consumers favouring payment cards and electronic settlements.
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December 6, 2024

Week In Crypto: Celsius CEO Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Faces 30 Years In Prison

Another multi-billion-dollar crypto fraudster is headed to prison, Coinbase vows to take revenge on anti-crypto US regulators, and Trump names a crypto acolyte as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair.
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December 6, 2024

Australian Banks Join World's First Scams Intelligence-Sharing Network

Five Australian banks have joined the BioCatch Trust Network, a first-of-its-kind pilot for the sharing of behaviour-based intelligence to combat fraud and scams.
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December 6, 2024

News In Brief: December 2-December 6, 2024

Resorts Worlds names new CEO as it faces down illegal bookmaking allegation, Missouri certifies sports betting victory, AGA seeks to minimise athlete harassment and South Africa releases a new gambling advertising code.
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December 6, 2024

FanDuel Fined For Improper Futures Bets In Massachusetts

Three wagers totaling $11 will cost FanDuel $10,000, after the Massachusetts Gaming Commission approved a staff recommendation to fine the company for accepting the improper futures bets on an in-state college team.
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December 5, 2024

Nigeria: FIs Must Raise Compliance Game To Exit Grey List In 2025, Says Central Bank

The head of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has told financial institutions (FIs) that implementing a 鈥渞obust鈥 culture of compliance will be 鈥渃ritical鈥 to the country鈥檚 exit from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) grey list in 2025.
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December 5, 2024

Daily Dash: US CFPB Proposes Rule To Stop Data Brokers Selling Sensitive Information

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed a new rule to restrict the sale of sensitive personal and financial information, aiming to prevent misuse of data by scammers, stalkers and foreign actors.
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December 5, 2024

MEPs Challenge Commission On AI Overregulation

The EU is facing questions on competitiveness and innovation in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector and the risk of stifling the technology鈥檚 growth in the trading bloc.
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December 5, 2024

UK Gambling Minister Warns of 鈥楩urther Action鈥 On White-Label Companies

The new British gambling minister said she is reviewing the controversial practice of online gambling operators who use 鈥渨hite label鈥 arrangements to market to gambling licensees outside the country.
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December 5, 2024

U.S. Civil Suits Remain Popular Tactic For Sweepstakes Opponents

Sweepstakes gaming operators continue to face a steady stream of civil lawsuits challenging their business model in a variety of ways and seeking damages, with suppliers increasingly getting caught in the crossfire.
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December 5, 2024

Betsson Operator Returns To Finland Payment Blocklist

Betsson has been returned to the payments blocklist in Finland after it failed in its Supreme Court challenge, marking the latest twist in an ongoing tussle with the country鈥檚 gambling regulator.
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December 5, 2024

Brazil Senate Shelves Vote On Land-Based Gaming Expansion

Brazil鈥檚 Senate abruptly postponed its planned vote on a sweeping gaming expansion bill, after opponents insisted that senators鈥 attention be focused exclusively on an ongoing parliamentary investigation into online betting.聽
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December 4, 2024

UN Agency Urges Ban On Gambling Ads To Reduce Harm

鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧婽he World Health Organization has suggested that banning gambling advertising and ending sports sponsorships should be considered, along with counter-messages to reduce harm from gambling.
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