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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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News In Brief: September 4-September 8, 2023

Kentucky launches retail sports betting and Irish regulator withheld €150,000 from National Lottery operator in 2022 for breaching its licence conditions.
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Gambling

How U.S. Leagues Won By Losing Supreme Court Case On Sports Betting

As the United States' most popular sport opens a new season on Thursday, the nation’s five major sports leagues appear to have actually won a landmark Supreme Court decision they lost five years ago.
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Gambling

Affordability Checks Only Mandatory Once Truly 'Frictionless', Vows Minister

The UK gambling minister has said that planned affordability checks will not be enforced industry-wide until the government is confident that they are truly frictionless for almost all gamblers.
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Gambling

Brazil Negotiations Heat Up As Sports-Betting Vote Imminent

The central figure in Brazil’s sports-betting legislation has confirmed that he is pursuing a lower tax rate for operators, as well as the possible inclusion of online casino games in a bill set to be voted on by the Chamber of Deputies early next week.
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Gambling

Visa Expands Stablecoin Settlement Capabilities To Merchant Acquirers

In another vote of confidence for the use of crypto and blockchain in payments, Visa has expanded its stablecoin settlement capabilities to merchant acquirers Worldpay and Nuvei.
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Payments

UK Fintechs Respond To Government Consultation With Open Banking Wishlist

The Open Finance Association has urged the UK government to establish a long-needed dispute management system for open banking, address the high costs of low-value open banking payments and create a more sustainable commercial model for participants.
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Payments

Is Europe On The Cusp Of Finally Embracing Request To Pay?

The messaging function has been talked about for years, but other priorities have put it on the back-burner. Now, a new service from Iberpay and a proof of concept from EBA Clearing hopes to capitalise on the EU’s incoming instant payments regulation.
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Payments

India's Top Court Stays Block On Massive Online GST Bill

India’s Supreme Court has stayed a Karnataka state high court decision to block the central government from recovering $2.6bn in disputed goods and services tax (GST) payments from skill gaming company Gameskraft Technology.
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Gambling

Nevada Moves Forward With Eliminating Gaming Regulations

The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday granted preliminary approval to eliminate more than a dozen regulations that officials deemed obsolete early this year, in an effort to comply with a directive issued by Republican Governor Joe Lombardo.
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Gambling

Charitable Gaming Changes Planned For North Dakota, Minnesota

The rapid expansion of electronic pull-tab machines has raised concerns among lawmakers in several states over the future of charitable gaming and the need for additional regulations over how these devices operate.
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Gambling

Argentina's Córdoba Loses Half Of Its Licensees Amid Delays

Argentina’s Córdoba province has lost four of its eight online gambling licensees in the process of signing concession contracts, a process that has mysteriously taken nearly a year.
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Gambling

Cyprus Reveals Public Health Approach To Gambling Regulation

The government of Cyprus and the National Betting Authority have said they want to force gambling operators to share their data with academics and treatment specialists as they touted a renewed focus on safer gambling.
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Gambling

UK FCA Launches Review Of Treatment Of Politically Exposed Persons

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has opened a new review into the treatment of politically exposed persons (PEPs), amid growing concerns of unnecessary account closures by financial service providers.
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Payments

PayPal Stablecoin Yet Another Reason For Digital Euro, Says ECB

A member of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) executive board has said that private stablecoins, such as the one launched by PayPal last month, strengthen the case for a digital euro.
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Payments

Argentine QR Code Interoperability Rule Delayed Due To 'Operational Issues'

The Central Bank of Argentina has postponed the implementation of a new rule that will require merchants to accept QR code payments from digital wallets developed by rival payment firms.
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Payments

Chile Orders Football Association To Terminate Betting Contracts

In a shock move, Chile’s Ministry of Justice and Human Rights has issued a decision ordering the National Association of Professional Football (ANFP) to end all commercial relationships with online betting operators in the next 30 days, singling out a partnership with operator Betsson.
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Gambling

Oklahoma Governor's Opposition To Compacts A Roadblock To Sports Betting

Animosity between Oklahoma tribes and Republican Governor Kevin Stitt over issues related to the economic stability of tribes continues to delay any movement to come to an agreement to legalize sports betting in the state.
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Gambling

Virginia Penalizes Betr Over Failure To Disclose Jake Paul SEC Investigation

The Virginia Lottery has released settlement agreements with Betr and PointsBet over self-reported violations of state gaming regulations.
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Gambling

US States Consider Surcharge Disclosures Amid Rising Cost Of Living

New Jersey has capped credit card surcharges, while several US states are mulling bills to ensure transparency and fairness in how merchants pass on the costs of credit card processing.
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Payments

US Payment Firm Accuses FIS/Worldpay Of Corporate Catch And Kill

A US cannabis payment processor has accused Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) of exploiting their partnership to destroy its business and make room for FIS’ own payment processing arm.
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Irish Bookmakers Warn Against Potential Betting Duty Tax Increase

The Irish Bookmakers Association (IBA) has warned the government against including a 0.5 percent to 1 percent increase in betting duty tax in the 2026 budget, fearing it will result in job losses and betting shop closures.
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Regulatory Influencer: China’s Shift To ‘Long-Term’ Licensing Signals Payments System Maturity

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has issued its first batch of “long-term” licences to non-bank payment institutions, in line with its efforts to tighten supervision of the sector.
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Bank Of Ghana Warns Remittance Firms Over Persistent Regulatory Breaches

Ghana’s financial watchdog has raised the alarm over persistent compliance failures in the remittance market and stated that firms failing to address violations will face sanctions.
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GambleAware’s Demise Stokes Fears Over Future Of UK Research, Treatment

The UK’s most prominent gambling charity GambleAware has announced it will close as a result of the new mandatory responsible gambling levy, raising questions about the future of funding for addiction treatment and the potential politicisation of research.
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AUSTRAC Prosecutes Leading Operator Of Slot Machine Venues

Australian financial transactions regulator AUSTRAC is prosecuting a leading club owner and slot machine operator over “serious and systemic” violations of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) laws.
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Oregon Lottery Seeks To Ensure Integrity, Security In Regulating Couriers

Mike Wells, director of the Oregon Lottery, admitted it has maintained a neutral stance on lottery courier services over the years, a position that has changed as more of the services operate in the state, with no formal regulatory oversight.
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EBA Slams Fintechs Over Lax Compliance In New AML Risk Assessment

In its latest risk assessment, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has warned that poor practices and a lack of experience at fintechs, including payments and crypto firms, are undermining efforts to tackle financial crime.
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CFPB Hits Pause On Open Banking Rule Rewrite

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is backing away from its earlier push to scrap a key open banking regulation, instead asking a federal court to pause litigation so it can develop a revised version of the rule.
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Ukraine Adopts EU-Style Open Banking Rules

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has approved a comprehensive package of regulations to implement open banking in Ukraine, supporting the country's efforts to align with the EU.
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Marcos' Keynote Silence On Gambling Cheers Online Industry

The Philippine President’s avoidance of domestic online gambling issues in this year’s congressional appearance has encouraged the industry and frustrated its foes amid finance secretary support for taxation over prohibition.
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