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🙈Philippines🇵🇭: Central Bank prepares new rules for online gambling Paid Members Public
🙈Philippines🇵🇭: Central Bank prepares new rules for online gambling The regulatory push continues. This time, it targets e-wallets, banks, and other financial service providers, who must remove within 48 hours any links or icons in their apps that redirect users to online gambling platforms. ▶️Context: These restrictions mainly aim at
🔝Philippines🇵🇭: Ministry of Finance considers removing gambling tax Paid Members Public
🔝Philippines🇵🇭: Ministry of Finance considers removing gambling tax Less than a month after the Central Bank introduced a series of restrictions aimed at limiting gambling through payment providers, news has emerged that a tax amnesty for gambling operators may soon be on the table. ▶️The bill is a new attempt
Risks and Rewards: The Impact of Sanctions on Russia 🇷🇺 Paid Members Public
Risks and Rewards: The Impact of Sanctions on Russia 🇷🇺 Do challenges, setbacks, and sanctions make us stronger? Consider this operational chain: crypto exchange → intermediaries → payment agents → stablecoin issuer → fintech intermediaries and their beneficiaries. The U.S. Department of the Treasury🇺🇸added the entire ecosystem linked to the crypto exchange Garantex�
🎉Crypto exchange Binance now allows European users to withdraw funds to their Mastercard in real time Paid Members Public
🎉Crypto exchange Binance now allows European users to withdraw funds to their Mastercard in real time The new solutions, powered by Mastercard Move, are available in the EEA countries and the United Kingdom🇬🇧. ▶️Cards can be either debit or credit. ▶️The card withdrawal function is currently only available for euro
🎉Brazil🇧🇷: partnership between Stripe and local fintech Ebanx will enable foreign merchants to accept payments in Brazilian reals via #Pix Paid Members Public
🎉Brazil🇧🇷: partnership between Stripe and local fintech Ebanx will enable foreign merchants to accept payments in Brazilian reals via #Pix …and those reals will be quickly converted into the merchant’s national currency. ▶️Regional context: after a sharp decline in 2024, in the first half of 2025 Latin America posted
💥Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget🇸🇬launches instant crypto withdrawals to Visa and Mastercard Paid Members Public
💥Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget🇸🇬launches instant crypto withdrawals to Visa and Mastercard The payout conversion feature allows users to instantly convert Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) into fiat currency, with funds credited directly to their cards. ▶️Supports 140 fiat currencies, including USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD and JPY. ▶️No need to
😨USA🇺🇸: money laundering and North Korea🇰🇵 sanctions violation charges dropped against Tornado Cash developer Paid Members Public
😨USA🇺🇸: money laundering and North Korea🇰🇵 sanctions violation charges dropped against Tornado Cash developer “He could have faced 45 years in prison, and now it’s zero. Statistically, Roman is among the 1% who manage to beat such charges”, said Misha Zhukovitsky. However, the defendant still faces a potential sentence
⚡️Sweden🇸🇪: scandal Paid Members Public
⚡️Sweden🇸🇪: scandal It was recently calculated that the turnover of illegal operators in 2023 reached SEK 2.5 billion, almost one billion more than licensed companies. Shocked by this figure, the Swedish gambling authority — Spelinspektionen — is set to gain additional powers. ▶️These include the ability to conduct covert test purchases