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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: June 6-June 10, 2022

Blackstone Group gets green light for Crown Resorts acquisition and the Massachusetts Gaming Commission says controversial Barry Diller is suitable for a gaming license.
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Gambling

Jamaican Lawmakers Approve CBDC Rollout

The Bank of Jamaica has been given the seal of approval by Jamaica’s Senate to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as legal tender locally.
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Payments

US Banks May Pay For Zelle Fraud As Lawsuits Mount

As five US banks square up to class actions over their handling of fraud cases on the popular Zelle payment service, hundreds of other participants in the network could also become embroiled as potential litigants.
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Payments

UPDATE: EU Adopts 6th Package Of Russian Sanctions, Targets Oil For First Time

The European Commission has announced that it has adopted a sixth package of sanctions against Russia, following an agreement in principle last week.
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Payments

EPI Chief Tells EU Regulators: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Martina Weimert, the European Payments Initiative (EPI) chief executive, let her feelings be known loud and clear about the EU authorities pushing for the pan-EU payments project, telling them that the private sector cannot be the only ones footing the bill.
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Payments

Apple Enters BNPL Arena, Launches New POS Solution For Merchants Using iPhone

Apple’s iOS 16 operating system is almost here, and its latest version of the Apple Wallet app is set to come with a buy now, pay later (BNPL) surprise.
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Payments

Japan To Mull Sports-Betting Expansion, Says Report

The Japanese government is again considering expansion of the sports-betting market, with a ministerial proposal to be discussed in detail at a sports policy conference next month, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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Gambling

Ontario Regulator Urges Operators To Stay Within Advertising Standards

Officials from Ontario’s gaming regulator sought to make it clear Tuesday that operators should stop testing the boundaries of the province’s advertising restrictions.
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Gambling

DraftKings Boss Confident California Initiative Will Pass, Eyes 2023 Launch

DraftKings is eyeing further expansion into California, Texas, North Carolina and its home state of Massachusetts, but does not expect to raise additional capital before it reaches profitability, according to CEO Jason Robins.
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Gambling

LeoVegas Investigated In Sweden Over Possible Insider Trades

​​​​​​​LeoVegas has been contacted over what the company calls a “preliminary investigation” and a Swedish newspaper calls a “raid” by the Swedish Economic Crime Authority because of suspected insider trading.
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Gambling

EBA Plots Licence Withdrawal For Serious AML Breaches

Proposed new rules would formalise the ability for European authorities to recommend to national counterparts to remove the licence of financial firms that breach regulations, while evidence suggests that this could hit payment firms the hardest.
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Payments

Japan Takes Lead In Stablecoin Regulation As Bill Passes Through Parliament

Japan has become one of the first advanced economies to introduce a legal framework for stablecoins, amid renewed focus from regulators following the collapse of TerraUSD.
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Payments

India Opens Up Bharat Bill Payment System To Smaller Non-Bank Users

A new amendment to India’s Bharat Bill Payment System guidelines means that smaller non-bank entities will now be eligible to join.
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Payments

Americans Lost $1bn To Crypto Scams, FTC Says

US consumers reported losing more than $1bn to fraud involving cryptocurrencies from January 2021 through to March 2022, new analysis from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has found.
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Payments

European Prosecutor Hails Improved Fraud Action, But Acknowledges More Needs To Be Done

The first year of operations of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office shows that it is working well, the authority has said, as it calls on member states to up their game.
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Payments

MAS Expands Customer Security Requirements For Online Banking

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) have set out additional measures to further safeguard customers from digital banking scams.
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Payments

Finland's Supreme Court Says Fantasy Sports Belong To Monopoly

A long-running dispute over whether popular fantasy sports games are legal under Finland’s monopoly gambling law has ended with victory for the state.
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Gambling

UN Group Calls On Poland To Amend Gambling Rules, Create New Regulator

The Polish branch of a United Nations corporate responsibility initiative has celebrated the country’s apparently shrinking black market, but is still pushing for a regulatory overhaul.
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Gambling

Rush Street Interactive CEO Ties Online Profitability To Player Retention

Rush Street Interactive CEO Richard Schwartz used an investor conference on Monday as an opportunity to remind analysts that profitability in the online gaming business comes from player retention, rather than acquisition.
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Gambling

After Mastering Internet Gambling, New Jersey Eyes Esports

Less than one year into his second four-year term, Democratic Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey hopes to achieve the same success with esports as his state has enjoyed with internet gaming and sports betting.
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Regulatory Influencer: Poland Proposes Targeted Simplification of EU Financial Services Rule

On June 2, 2025, the Polish Financial Supervisory Authority (KNF) announced that it had submitted a package of proposals intended to simplify regulatory frameworks across the EU financial services sector to the EU member states, the European Commission and other institutions within the EU Financial Services Committee. These proposals form part of a broader initiative led by the Polish Ministry of Finance, which aims to harmonise and streamline EU regulations to support the competitiveness of the European Union’s economy, including that of Poland.
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Regulatory Influencer: AML Compliance Is Key Under Hong Kong’s Stablecoins Ordinance

Under Hong Kong’s new Stablecoins Ordinance, another milestone in the global trend towards regulating digital assets in the same way as traditional financial services, any person who issues stablecoins referencing an official currency must obtain a licence from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA).
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Norwegian Consumer Council Reports Klarna For Breaching Regulatory Requirements

In a submission to the Norwegian Consumer Authority, the consumer advocacy group has accused the Swedish fintech firm of repeatedly violating Norway’s credit marketing regulations.
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Singapore To Require Offshore Crypto Firms To Be Licensed Or Cease Operations By June 2025

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has clarified the scope of its regulatory regime for providers of digital tokens, crypto-assets used for payments.
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FCA Moves To Boost AI Use With New Sandbox

UK financial services firms will be encouraged to experiment with artificial intelligence (AI) as part of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) strategy to support economic growth through technological innovation.
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Australia Calls For Greater Collaboration In Battle Against Fraud

Businesses should join forces and share data to advance the fight against increasingly sophisticated scams, according to the Australian National Anti-Scam Centre.
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FCA Sets Out New Transparency Rules For Enforcement Investigations

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined significant changes to its enforcement rules, although it has stopped short of implementing some of the more controversial elements of its original proposal.
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Cash Mandate Moves Closer To Being Law In New York State

Retailers will not be able to refuse cash payments in New York if Governor Kathy Hochul signs off on legislation that has passed both houses of the state legislature.
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Regulatory Influencer: Canada Retail Payments Activities Act — Safeguarding of End-User Funds

This report is the third installment in a four-part series analyzing the RPAA and identifying key components of the law that PSPs should consider when doing business in Canada. This report focuses on the requirement to safeguard end-user funds.
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Regulate Smarter, Say European Players In Light Of Trump’s Deregulation

Despite the US leadership pushing for an increasingly deregulated financial services market, some payments players and politicians in Europe are adamant that standards being watered down is not the way to boost growth.
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