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An online gambling business has been penalised by the Gambling Commission for not protecting one of its customers from gambling-related harm and money laundering failures.
The Gambling Commission has penalised an online gambling operator for failings relating to misleading advertising and the handling of customers at the end of their self-exclusion period.
The European Parliament has given its support to an agreement reached with the European Council that will improve transparency over beneficial owners of firms operating in the EU, and also proposes closer regulation for virtual currencies, like Bitcoin, to prevent them being used for money laundering and terrorism financing.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a reminder to firms offering cryptocurrencies or cryptocurrency-related assets of the importance of determining whether the services they are providing require authorisation by the FCA.
Britain and Australia have signed an Enhanced Cooperation Agreement to extend their existing agreement of cooperation and coordination on FinTech innovation.