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Automatic Pix Goes Live, Enabling Recurring Payments in Brazil

Pix, Brazil’s instant payments system, has introduced a recurring payments mechanism, aiming to simplify bill payments for consumers.
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Sweepstakes Ban Under Consideration in New York, Vetoed In Louisiana

As one state legislature looks to reinforce regulatory actions against sweepstakes gaming operations, another has seen the governor veto a legislative ban, calling it unnecessary.
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Pay.UK Sets Out Ideas For Reforming UK’s Payments Infrastructure

Payment system operator Pay.UK has unveiled a package of proposed reforms to the organisational framework for interbank payments, urging “radical” change to prevent the UK falling behind on infrastructure and innovation.
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Presidential Decree Confirms Brazil Betting Tax Hike

A sharp increase in the main tax applied to online betting in Brazil became reality late Wednesday when an emergency decree was published in the Brazilian government’s official gazette.
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FCA Fires Warning Shot Over 'Common Issues' In Crypto Promotions

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning to crypto firms on common issues that could infringe on its new crypto-asset promotion rules.
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Payments

Cogs Start Turning On MiCA Implementation

The EU’s flagship Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation is approaching enforceability next year, as industry stakeholders signal they are in preparation mode.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Tinder Owner Settles Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google

Match Group has settled a major antitrust lawsuit against Google, the European Payments Initiative has completed its acquisition of iDEAL and Payconiq, and an Australian university has successfully tested offline CBDC payments.
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Payments

UK Watchdog Secures BNPL Contract Changes From PayPal, QVC

Key players have agreed to change their buy now, pay later (BNPL) contracts, following intervention from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority to protect consumers.
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Payments

Polish Bookmakers Hope New Government Will Overhaul Gambling Regime

A flawed Polish online gambling regime could be getting the revamp it desperately needs to “stop the leakage” via the expected new coalition government, local gambling executives have said.
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Gambling

New Colorado Fantasy Sports Rules Tighten Limits On Pick'Em Contests

The latest draft of proposed rules to govern fantasy sports in Colorado further limits companies that offer pick’em-style contests, causing an attorney representing two fantasy companies to question how the previous rules were far less restrictive.
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Gambling

Lawmakers Reject Gaming Compacts For Two Oklahoma Tribes

Lawmakers have sided with Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond over Republican Governor Kevin Stitt in rejecting two new tribal gaming compacts, leaving both tribes with limited options to expand their gaming enterprises.
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Gambling

Greece Targets Informal Economy With New Instant Payments Mandates

Greece is stepping up its fight against grey economy transactions with a new bill that will mandate the use of instant payments among freelancers, the self-employed and businesses.
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Payments

Bulgaria Becomes Third EU Member Added To FATF Greylist

Bulgaria has been added to the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) list of countries under increased monitoring, which could spark increased cross-border scrutiny of Bulgarian organisations.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Elon Musk Wants X To Replace Bank Accounts

Elon Musk has set his sights on replacing bank accounts, the Bank of England has said stablecoin regulation is coming, and the Bank of Lithuania has fined e-money institution Demivolt.
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Payments

California Tribes Oppose Latest Sports-Betting Initiatives

California Indian tribes are fiercely opposing two new sports-betting ballot initiatives filed with the state attorney general’s office, even though the measures would give tribes full exclusivity over retail and mobile wagering.
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Gambling

Virtual Gaming Worlds Pulls Sweepstakes Casino Games From Michigan

Virtual Gaming Worlds, which operates the leading sweepstakes-based casino website Chumba Casino, will exit the Michigan market after an analysis of the regulatory environment, a company spokesman confirmed.
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Gambling

Dutch Regulator Fines GoldWin €6.79m For Offering Unlicensed Gambling

The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has imposed a fine of €6,794,000 against Malta-based GoldWin Limited for illegally offering online gambling to Dutch consumers without a local licence, alongside a smaller fine for a formerly Malta-based company.
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Gambling

Greece Targets Illegal Operators As Online Market Continues To Grow

The head of the Greek gambling regulator has called on government authorities to help address the “significant” losses in revenue to illegal gambling.
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Gambling

Daily Dash: Credit Cards Cost Americans $130bn In 2022, Agency Says

A US regulator has warned of "persistent debt" and rising credit card expenditures, Klarna staff have threatened to strike over annual salary audits, and Taiwan has passed the first reading of a comprehensive crypto regulation.
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Payments

Singapore: Firms Should Take More Responsibility In Scams

Singapore’s regulators are developing a framework for shared responsibility in dealing with phishing scams, noting that financial institutions and telecommunication companies can do more.
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Payments

US Senator Calls For Terrorist Financing Decision Against Binance, Tether

A US senator has urged the Department of Justice to reach a decision on potential criminal charges against Binance and Tether for sanctions evasion and terrorist financing offences.
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Payments

UK Stakeholders Call For Regulatory Alignment On AI

The sprawling nature of the regulatory landscape for artificial intelligence (AI) is a core issue for stakeholders as they push for more international and cross-sectoral harmonisation of rules.
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Payments

Brazil Operators Face Early Licensing Dilemma

Operators anticipating online betting and gaming licences in Brazil have been offered a fast-tracked application process if they agree to formally register their companies’ interest within the next 30 days.
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Gambling

News In Brief: October 23-October 27, 2023

Dutch trade groups refute bonus allegations, the NHL suspends its first player for betting rule breaches and Colombia's new advertising rules are critiqued.
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Gambling
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Romanian Gambling Ad Restrictions Incoming But Lawyers Flag Need For Clarity

Romania’s new Audiovisual Code introduces several important changes, clarifications and restrictions; however, questions raised about the definitions, such as sports personality or influencer, have not been “thoroughly defined”, according to legal experts.
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Australia’s Project Acacia Blossoming Into Six-Month Testing Phase

Project Acacia, Australia’s research program into wholesale digital currency, has reached a “significant milestone”, with participants selected to explore innovations in digital money and settlement infrastructure.
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Big Tech Joins Forces With Telcos Under Hong Kong’s Latest Anti-Scam Charter

Financial regulators in Hong Kong have announced the launch of a new anti-scam charter that will see telcos and big tech firms participate for the first time.
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U.S. Senate Fails To Roll Back Change To Gambling Tax Deductions

The effort to reverse one of the tax hikes in President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” came up short in the Senate on Thursday due to opposition from a lone senator who sought to add an exemption of religious colleges from the federal endowment tax.
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Regulatory Influencer: Concurrent Market Liberalisation In The Two Congos

Two of the French-speaking jurisdictions within the Congo Basin, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), have simultaneously embarked upon devising gambling regulation. Following years of relying upon aged legislation, which monopolised the operation of gambling to state-owned entities, the Congolese market is finally liberalising.The bigger picture
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California's Daily Fantasy Sports Opinion: Key Policy Points To Watch

California Attorney General Rob Bonta's opinion last week that deemed daily fantasy sports to be a form of illegal gambling is a new policy wrinkle in a state that has consistently been a flashpoint when it comes to the gaming market.
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French Regulator Reignites Calls For Whistle-to-Whistle Ban and Loss Limits

France’s gambling regulator has once again reiterated calls to introduce a whistle-to-whistle advertising ban, as well as loss limits for players aged 18-25 years old.The president of France’s National Gambling Authority (ANJ), Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, said changes to the country's regulatory framework are “essential” for a sustainable gambling industry model during her closing remarks at a conference addressing gambling addiction on June 27, 2025.
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CFPB Suffers Double Shock As Budget Slashed And Redundancies Ruled Lawful

Opponents of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have experienced twin triumphs, as an injunction halting the agency's restructuring has been lifted and the federal budget bill has almost halved its funding.
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Regulatory Influencer: The Key Updates to the EU’s Payment Services Package

The EU has for some time been working on updating its regulation of the payments sector, planning to issue a revised directive and to introduce a bloc-wide payment services regulation.
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FCA’s £21m Monzo Fine Emphasises That Growth Must Be Responsible

By imposing the fine on the challenger bank, the UK financial services regulator has sent a reminder to disruptors that they must pay attention to their regulatory duties.
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