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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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It’s Official: Maryland Mobile Sports Betting Launches Next Week

A two-year wait for mobile sports betting to launch in Maryland will come to an end on Wednesday, according to the state's chief lottery official.
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Gambling

News In Brief: November 14-November 18, 2022

The UK Gambling Commission remains silent on white paper timeline, former Texas governor Rick Perry joins push for sports betting legalisation and a slots operator is fined in Australia.
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Gambling

New York Fed To Partner With Major Banks On New CBDC Settlement Project

The Federal Reserve of New York has launched a new pilot that will study the feasibility of interoperable central bank digital currency (CBDC) and commercial bank digital money.
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Payments

Small Business Group Files Legal Claim Against New US AML Laws

The National Small Business Association has announced the filing of a constitutional challenge to the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019, which introduces new beneficial ownership rules.
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Payments

Klarna Takes Aim At Google With New Comparison Tool

Search less, save more, Klarna says, as the buy now, pay later giant launches a price comparison tool to help consumers shop smarter.
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Payments

FanDuel President Talks California Initiative, Online Casino Expansion

​​​​​​​As FanDuel hosted a presentation to highlight its strong performance in U.S. sports betting, one of its top executives addressed areas that have not gone as well as the company may have hoped, including online casino expansion and the failure of a sports-betting initiative in California.
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Gambling

Poland's Leading Bookmaker Sues Polish Football Association

Poland’s largest bookmaker STS has filed a lawsuit against the Polish Football Association (PZPN), seeking financial compensation for the losses the company claims it incurred as a result of the first coronavirus lockdown of 2020.
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Gambling

Maryland Regulators Approve State's Ten Mobile Sports-Betting Licensees

Mobile sports betting could officially begin next week in Maryland after members of the Sports Wagering Application Review Commission unanimously approved the first ten out of 21 pending mobile license applications.
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Gambling

Aborted Western Australia TAB Sale Cost Millions

The collapse of the privatisation of Western Australia state’s TAB racing network means the wagering business will remain in public hands for years to come, but only after costs of A$3.5m ($2.4m) to the taxpayer, according to the state gaming minister.
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Gambling

Curaçao Minister Says Gambling Reform Will Welcome 'Bonafide' Companies

Curaçao finance minister Javier Silvania promises a reformed gambling licensing system that will seek to entice “bonafide” companies with tax and banking support.
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Gambling

VIXIO Impact Index: Highest Global Regulatory Activity Since Sanctions

As global regulatory impact continues to rise in October, find out about the EU’s instant payments proposal and why firms shouldn’t view it, despite the European Commission's insistence, as a means to reduce compliance costs.
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Payments

Europol Crackdown On E-Commerce Fraud Leads To 59 Arrests

The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, better known as Europol, has released new data showing the success of a month-long operation targeting e-commerce fraud.
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Payments

Regulate Us! Crypto Firms Plead With UK Lawmakers

As the FTX blow up causes havoc across the world, crypto-asset players have told a cross-party group of members of UK parliament (MPs) that the industry would fare better if there was a regulatory framework in place.
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Payments

Compromise German Agreement Would Relax Sports-Betting Restrictions

A draft compromise agreement to end a series of legal battles over sports-betting licences in Germany would loosen restrictions on deposit limits and kinds of bets for those licensees who jump aboard, according to German gambling lawyers.
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Gambling

Former Major League Baseball Player Indicted Over Illegal Betting

A former Major League Baseball all-star faces up to five years in prison after agreeing to plead guilty to lying to federal agents about making nearly 900 bets on sporting events in 2019 with an illegal bookmaker in Los Angeles.
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Gambling

Irish Gambling Bill Gets Government Go Ahead

Ireland’s government has approved the publication of the Gambling Regulation Bill, setting out the country’s new regulatory framework and licensing rules, in a major milestone for the long-awaited reforms.
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Gambling

Five ASEAN Nations Sign MoU On Regional Payment Linkages Ahead Of G20 Summit

Five of the largest economies in Southeast Asia are setting their sights on a common QR code payment area and further instant payments linkages, building on existing bilateral agreements.
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Payments

New Zealand Moves Towards Open Banking Framework

Following in Australia’s footsteps, the New Zealand government has begun working with banks on formulating a Consumer Data Right (CDR) framework for the country’s banking industry.
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Payments

EU’s Instant Payments Package Far From Perfect, Experts Warn

Although it was not packed with surprises, the EU’s instant payments proposal has some cause for concern that will need to be addressed, payments experts have warned.
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Payments

France, GambleAware Studies Raise World Cup Addiction Concerns

France’s gambling regulator (ANJ) launched a new addiction prevention media campaign on Monday, as concerns surrounding the impact of the upcoming FIFA World Cup persist.
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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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