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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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Almost Impossible To Open Gambling Bank Account In Romania, Says Trade Group

It has become “almost impossible” for gambling companies to open a bank account in Romania, according to a trade group in the country.
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Gambling

Brazil Finally Publishes Provisional Measure To Regulate Sports Betting

Brazil has published a long-awaited provisional measure to amend and implement a sports-betting law four and half years after the law was first signed, with the headline changes including a 18 percent tax on gross gaming revenue, an increase from an anticipated 16 percent.
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Gambling

Legislation Plus Another Suspension Add To U.S. Sports-Betting Woes

As the U.S. sports-betting industry prepares for another bumper season of wagers on college and professional football, recent developments in Congress and the National Football League threaten to cast a pall on the industry’s future prosperity.
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Gambling

India's GST Council To Clarify 'Face Value' Tax For Online Gaming

India’s finance ministry has signalled a softening on its damaging goods and service tax (GST) on online gaming volume, with the GST Council to clarify if player account deposits or individual bets are to be taxed.
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Gambling

Hong Kong Central Bank Vows To ’Turn The Tables’ On Financial Crime

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has launched a new bank-to-bank information sharing platform as it hopes to lead by example in a collaborative approach to fighting fraud and financial crime.
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Payments

Swedish Payment Firm Legal Appeal Warns Of Far Reaching Consequences

Stockholm-based fintech company Zimpler claims an order against it to halt transactions to gambling operators without a Swedish licence is "incorrect" and will have "far-reaching consequences" for the payments and gambling industries, as it appeals the decision.
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Payments

Amex Closes Banking Operations In Mexico As Global Revenue Soars

After almost 30 years in operation, American Express has announced that it will retire its banking services in Mexico, but will continue to issue credit cards in the country.
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Payments

New Payments Architecture Could Be Pivotal To Digital Pound, Suggests Pay.UK

Pay.UK has said the New Payments Architecture should be the "point of contact" between commercial bank money and the digital pound in its response to a joint consultation on retail central bank digital currency.
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Payments

U.S. Lotteries Remain Valuable State Assets In Digital World

The U.S. lottery industry’s importance to state finances, as well as retailers that sell millions of scratch-off tickets, has been underestimated by lawmakers captivated by the potential of other forms of gambling, say industry officials.
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Gambling

Swedish Payment Fine Appeal Warns Of 'Far Reaching Consequences'

Stockholm-based fintech company Zimpler claims an order against it to halt transactions to operators without a Swedish licence is “incorrect” and will have “far-reaching consequences” for the payments and gambling industries, as it appeals the decision.
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Gambling

Vermont Regulator Adopts Sports-Betting Regulations

Vermont regulators have approved sports-betting regulations that include demands for officials to review marketing plans, despite the protests of operators.
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Gambling

EBA CLEARING Bets On FPAD To Bring Down Fraud

With fraud continuing to be a significant problem for European payments players, EBA CLEARING is piloting a new tool to confront the challenge.
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Payments

FedNow Instant Payments System Goes Live

After years of work, the US Federal Reserve has announced that its new 24/7/365 instant payment system has officially gone live. VIXIO discusses how the new payment system is expected to change the payments landscape, what can be expect from the service from day one and what comes next.
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Payments

Crypto Will Not Be Treated As Gambling, UK Minister Says

UK minister rejects a previous Treasury Committee recommendation that crypto trading should be regulated as gambling.
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Payments

Mergers & Acquisitions: The Reset Of The U.S. Gaming Industry

When the U.S. Supreme Court repealed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) five years ago, gaming industry analysts were quick to try and estimate how the new U.S. sports-betting market was going to play out in terms of size and profitability.
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Gambling

Appeal Raises Questions About How Indian Law Applies To Tribal Gaming

By appealing a judge’s ruling in a California casino case, the U.S. Department of Justice is raising the question of how Indian law canons apply to tribal gaming — if at all.
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Gambling

India's Tax Agency Says Land-Based Casinos Owe $1.2bn

India’s goods and services tax (GST) bureaucracy is extending aggressive recovery of GST from the online gaming industry to land-based operations, with officials targeting $1.2bn in unpaid taxes from casinos in Goa and Sikkim states.
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Gambling

Brazil's Sports-Betting Provisional Measure Due This Week

Brazil’s sports-betting provisional measure may finally be about to see the light of day, with the latest reports out of Brasilia saying that the measure should be published today at the latest (July 24).
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: SEC Requests $2.5bn Budget To Fight Crypto ’Wild West’

A record-breaking budget request is filed by the SEC, a federal crypto bill is reintroduced to the US Senate, the FCA shows tough love to UK crypto firms, and Binance terminates a World Cup-winning sponsorship deal.
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Payments

Daily Dash: FedNow Goes Live In The US

US’ instant payments system FedNow has launched, the UK Payment Systems Regulator has published its annual report, and Panama’s Supreme Court has struck down the country’s crypto law.
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Payments
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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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Regulatory Influencer: How Will The GENIUS Act Affect Stablecoin Issuers And Intermediaries?

On July 17, 2025, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that introduces a new federal framework for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and the following day President Trump signed it into law.
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Leading Operators In French Online Casino Debate Renew Lobbying War

Public progress on legalising online casino games in France has been thin on the ground, but recent glimpses suggest that efforts to lobby key decision makers are still underway.
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Brazil Minister Rattles Industry With Regulatory Remorse

The government minister responsible for Brazil’s federal betting regulator is considering stricter rules on advertising and online casino games and says he would even outlaw online gambling altogether if given the opportunity.
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News In Brief: July 21–July 25, 2025

Gambling Commission releases account closure data to bolster transparency, while GLI is set for acquisition by Avalon Buyer Ltd
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Gambling CEOs Touting ESG Virtues Grumble About Black Market Growth

In an era where sustainability is king and politics is hostile, European gambling’s top execs are wise to advertise their ESG credentials, but say they fear an emboldened black market is undoing their good work.
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FCA’s Barclays AML Fines Underscore Push to Tackle Financial Crime

The UK financial watchdog’s decision to fine Barclays heavily for failing to conduct appropriate money laundering checks demonstrates a renewed focus on compliance in this area.
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