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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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Group Claims Online Casino Companies Break Dutch Consumer Law

​​​​​​​A Netherlands consumer group claims online casino companies break Dutch consumer law and encourage excessive gambling by misleading players about bonus terms and conditions and unfairly concealing costs.
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Gambling

What Does Interac's Broadened Access Mean For Canadian Payment Firms?

Last month, Interac, Canada’s debit network, opened its online money-sending service to third parties, a move that may pave the way for future access for payment firms.
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Payments

Ohio Survey Highlights Increase Of 'At-Risk' Players

As new forms of regulated gambling have continued to become available in Ohio, the percentage of non-gamblers in the state has sharply decreased, while the rate of gamblers at risk of problem gambling has steadily increased.
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Gambling

Colombia Limits Gambling Advertising Spending From 2024

After publishing a draft resolution two weeks ago, Colombian regulator Coljuegos has approved the final version of a resolution to restrict online gambling advertising that comes into effect from January 1, 2024.  
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Gambling

Finland Takes First Concrete Steps To Discard Online Monopoly

Finland has officially kicked off the process that will dismantle the country’s online gambling monopoly and replace it with a licensing system.
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Gambling

Key Fintechs Rally For IBAN Discrimination Clampdown

Fintechs and challenger banks including Wise, Klarna and Revolut have called for "clear rules, concrete actions and cooperation" to bring IBAN discrimination to a halt in the EU.
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Payments

US Needs Regulatory Changes To Strengthen Fintech Prospects

Instant payment services and new open banking rules are welcome, but more is needed to improve competition and innovation, industry experts told Vixio in our "US Payments: The Next Chapter" webinar.
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Payments

FTC Talks Up Fighting Cross-Border Fraud In US Congress

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned lawmakers that cross-border fraud reports have grown ten times in the last two decades and urged Congress to give the agency permanent authority to fight it.
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Payments

Delta Corp Counsel Alleges Top Official Used GST Debt As Bargaining Chip

Counsel for gaming listco Delta Corp has alleged before an appeals court that India’s government offered to withdraw overwhelming GST back payment notices if the gaming industry accepts its goods and services tax (GST) regime.
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Gambling

Is The U.S. Supreme Court Preparing For Another Sports-Betting Case?

As the tribal and commercial gambling industries wait for U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to decide if sports betting in Florida should remain on hiatus, questions persist about why Roberts decided to get involved in a case that has not yet been appealed to his court.
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Gambling

Cyberattacks On U.S. Gaming Companies Highlight Industry Vulnerabilities

Following the high-profile attacks on MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment, cybersecurity has never been more top of mind in the gaming industry as traditional on-premises information technology infrastructure is no longer sufficient to protect against evolving threats.
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Gambling

Australia Looks To Avert Future FTX-Style Chaos In New Crypto Licensing Rules

Australia’s Treasury is seeking feedback on new proposals that would require almost all crypto trading platforms to obtain a financial services licence.
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Payments

Interoperability Challenges Multiply Following FedNow, ISO 20022 Launch

The launch of the FedNow system was a milestone for ISO 20022 adoption, but it was only the beginning of the search for interoperable instant payments in the US.
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Payments

US Unveils Long-Awaited Open Banking Proposal

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has put forward a rule for sharing consumers’ financial data with third parties, as it hopes to move the United States closer to open banking.
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Payments

Australia's Northern Territory Moves Against Illegal Affiliate Activity

Australia’s leading licensing authority for corporate bookmakers has cracked down on affiliate activity, ordering operators to seek approval for existing or new affiliates and provide probity information.
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Gambling

Massachusetts Regulators Pose Questions Over Penn-ESPN Partnership

Massachusetts gaming regulators are looking for answers from Penn Entertainment as to whether its new ESPN BET brand will tread on some of the same issues as its predecessor Barstool-branded sportsbook.
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Gambling

Esports Now On Par With Traditional Sports In Eyes Of Nevada Regulators

Seth Schorr, CEO of Fifth Street Gaming, has said regulation is the key to greater acceptance of esports betting and he sees the Las Vegas gaming market benefiting from several regulatory changes approved Thursday that make it easier to accept wagers on video-game competitions.
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Gambling

News In Brief: October 16-October 20, 2023

IAGR selects UK regulator as new boss, a leading US problem gambling group awards new grants and Washington will update a cardroom location rule.
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Gambling

Chile Commission Gives Preview Of Contentious Online Gambling Debate

Conservative politicians in Chile’s sports commission have lambasted a pending online gambling bill, in what is likely a preview of the wider debate in the Chamber of Deputies ahead of a pivotal vote later this year. 
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: Winklevoss Twins Embroiled In $1bn Criminal Fraud Case

Three major crypto companies are charged with defrauding customers of $1bn, Binance walks a compliance tightrope in the UK, US and Russia, and the US Senate cracks down on crypto payments to Hamas.
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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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