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Russian law enforcement agencies have carried out a major operation targeting a payment platform allegedly used to facilitate transactions for more than a dozen online casinos, resulting in multiple arrests and the seizure of significant amounts of cash and luxury assets. According to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), the operation was conducted jointly with the country’s Investigative Committee and led to the detention of 24 individuals suspected of involvement in the

Belgian authorities are currently examining more than €500 million in transactions processed through Wise Europe as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation that has drawn considerable attention across the financial services industry. The matter is particularly notable because it involves one of Europe’s most prominent providers of international payment services. Prosecutors are reportedly assessing whether the institution’s customer due diligence measures and transa

Uganda’s authorities are urging the country’s gambling operators to prepare for the introduction of a proposed Centralised Payment System that could soon reshape how betting transactions are conducted nationwide. The system, which is awaiting parliamentary approval, would impose strict requirements on operators and carries a potential penalty of UGX110 million (€26,268) for those who fail to comply. The proposed payment gateway would be licensed by the Bank of Uganda and

The Federal Trade Commission has asked a federal court in Nevada to hold the operators of payment processor Cliq, Inc. in contempt, alleging they violated a standing 2015 FTC order and seeking at least $52.9 million in compensation for affected consumers. The request, submitted in January 2026, is aimed at former Cardflex, Inc. and two of its top executives, Andrew Phillips and John Blaugrund, whom the agency accuses of systematically disregarding fraud-prevention duties whil

Poland has entered what is shaping up to be its most forceful phase yet in the battle against illegal online gambling, as authorities expand enforcement well beyond traditional tools and into the promotional and financial ecosystems that sustain the grey market. Marek Plota, managing partner at RM Legal, points to a level of coordination between law enforcement, the Ministry of Finance and the Financial Supervision Authority that has not previously been seen in the country’