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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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After FATF Grey Listing, UAE To Launch New Financial Crime Offices

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has committed to launching new “federal prosecution entities” that will specialise in bringing financial crimes and money laundering offences to justice.
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Payments

Grass Not Looking Green As Mastercard Bans Cannabis Payments

Cannabis dispensaries in the US are likely to become cash-only, with industry players blaming the SAFE Banking Act for Mastercard’s decision to pull the pin on debit options.
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Payments

Chile Gives Green Light To Cross-Border Card Acquiring

In proposed reforms of card acquiring and sub-acquiring rules, Chile could establish cross-border card acquiring as a legitimate business model and change the reserve calculation rules for closed and semi-closed loop payment schemes.
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Payments

NFL Player Criminally Charged For Sports-Betting Infractions

An NFL player already serving an indefinite suspension and three collegiate athletes are facing criminal charges in Iowa related to sports betting.
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Gambling

ICE Moves To Barcelona Due To Lower Costs, Bigger Facility, Clarion Says

​​​​​​​The ICE gambling expo will move from London to Barcelona in 2025 due to dramatically lower costs and because the conference is close to outgrowing its London venue, according to organiser Clarion Gaming.
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Gambling

Brazil's Sports-Betting Provisional Measure Receives Over 200 Amendments

More than 240 amendments have been submitted to Brazil's Congress to revise the government's emergency legislation to regulate sports betting, with the most notable seeking to restrict advertising, impose a blackout period for offshore operators and even regulate casino games.
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Gambling

Churchill Downs Boss Believes Grey Games Are Illegal Slot Machines

Bill Carstanjen, chief executive of Churchill Downs, believes the racing industry, as well as the state and its residents, stand to benefit from Kentucky’s decision to ban thousands of so-called grey-market games that are in hundreds of bars and convenience stores.
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Gambling

PayPoint Sued Over Blocking Rival From Entering UK Market

GLOBAL-365 has filed a multi-million-pound lawsuit against over-the-counter payment provider PayPoint claiming it shut out rivals from energy prepayment services.
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Payments

Singapore To Abolish Corporate Cheques By End Of 2025

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has announced that corporate cheques will be phased out by the end of 2025, although individuals will still be able to use cheques beyond that date.
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Payments

Microsoft Launches PayPal BNPL Solution In US, Europe And Beyond

Microsoft has announced that PayPal Pay Later can now be used to pay for Microsoft items in the US, Europe and Australia, while Microsoft has also expanded its tie-up with Venmo.
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Payments

Flutter, Fox To Close Sports-Betting Platform Fox Bet

Flutter Entertainment has announced that the Fox Bet sportsbook will be shuttered, officially bringing an end to the once-promising experiment.
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Gambling

New Jersey Seeks Gaming Industry Comments On Proposed Regulations

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has set a Friday deadline for licensees to submit comments on the latest in a series of comprehensive regulatory reforms that include new rules to authorize skill-based games.
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Gambling

Chile Approves Changes To Progressing Online Gambling Bill

Chile’s Chamber of Deputies has approved a series of consumer protection amendments to the bill to legalise online gambling, in the midst of a government investigation into the football association’s relationship with online gambling sponsors.
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Gambling

Industry Must Consider UK Consultation Implications, Says Lawyer

It is “crucial” that the UK gambling industry understand and respond to the impact of the white paper consultation proposals launched last week, according to a legal expert.
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Gambling

IGT's UK National Lottery Damages Case Rejected

Supplier giant IGT has had its attempt to claim damages from the UK Gambling Commission over Camelot’s loss of the UK National Lottery thrown out.
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Gambling

America’s Answer To MiCA Heads To Congress

The US House Financial Services Committee has marked up a new piece of legislation that could offer America’s answer to Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation.
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Payments

‘Unique Challenges’: Consumer Duty Goes Live For UK Payments Firms

Payments and e-money firms in the UK will need to begin complying with the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) new outcomes-focused regulation, with experts suggesting that it will bring new challenges.
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Payments

Chile Proposes Card Acquiring Rule Updates To Help Small Acquirers Grow

In a big reform to card acquiring and sub-acquiring rules, Chile proposes new measures to help sub-acquirers meet regulatory requirements when they grow big enough.
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Payments

Chinese Lotteries Set For Record Annual Sales Haul In 2023

The Chinese lottery market has stormed back from pandemic damage and political troubles with more than a 50 percent growth year-on-year in the first half of 2023, setting it on course to easily break 2018’s annual sales record.
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Gambling

Georgia Online Gambling Still Dominates E-commerce, But Share Declining

The country of Georgia has seen the number and volume of online gambling transactions decline since restrictions were introduced at the end of 2021, according to new research.
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AI Joint Venture Demonstrates UAE’s Digital and Financial Ambitions

The Middle Eastern state continues to harness financial services as an asset, moving to modernise its payments infrastructure through a public-private initiative involving the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Regulatory Influencer: The Digital Ruble - Russia’s Leap into Central Bank Digital Currencies

On July 15, 2025, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) announced that September 1, 2026 would be the beginning of the large-scale implementation of the digital ruble. The implementation date was set following an initial delay of the rollout that was scheduled to commence in July 2025. ​The digital ruble is a digital representation of a traditional ruble issued and regulated by the Central Bank of Russia (CBR). Unlike other cryptocurrencies, it operates under the CBR’s direct control, offering an official, government-backed alternative to cash and other electronic payment methods.
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Open Banking Can Plug Gaps In Financial Checks, Say Experts

As the gambling industry and its regulators ponder how to balance the growing demand to diagnose gamblers’ financial vulnerability with customer privacy, open banking evangelists still believe the technology has a key role to play.
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Ukraine Revokes Multiple B2B Licences Under New Zero Tolerance Approach

Ukraine’s new gambling regulator, PlayCity, has begun its work to remove any potential Russian-linked businesses, revoking several business-to-business licences in a single day after they failed to provide enough evidence that they have no link to countries at war with Ukraine.
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U.S. Congressional Leaders Pledge Cooperation On Gaming Tax Deduction Reversal

The CEO of the American Gaming Association reiterated his support for the restoration of the full gambling loss tax cap deduction as members of the House Committee on Ways and Means held a field hearing Friday in Las Vegas on the One Big, Beautiful Bill.
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News In Brief: July 28 - August 1, 2025

New Jersey seeks to ban micro sports betting, while Irish banks introduce gambling blocks ahead of national self-exclusion rollout
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Vietnam Regulatory Overhaul Targets Alignment With International Norms

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has launched a wide-ranging consultation process aimed at amending three key regulations governing the country’s payments ecosystem.
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Hong Kong Bank Fines Aim To Deter Compliance Failings

A cluster of enforcement actions by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) underlines the tough approach the jurisdiction is taking to combating financial crime.
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Malta ‘Dear CEO’ Letter Part Of Drive For Professionalisation

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued a new Dear CEO letter aimed at improving transparency and raising standards in the authorisation process for firms seeking MFSA licences.
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Regulatory Influencer: Non-Bank Stored Value Facilities Prepare For Hong Kong–China Instant Payments Corridor

Payment Connect, the first linkage between the instant payments systems of Hong Kong and mainland China, is now in operation, connecting Hong Kong’s Faster Payment System (FPS) with China’s Internet Banking Payment System (IBPS).
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