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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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Russia Wants BRICS To Integrate Payments Systems

Russia has called on the fellow BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — to extend the use of national currencies and integrate payment systems.
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Payments

Spanish Overhauls Must Settle Before Market Reopens, Says Regulator

A Spanish decree that will ban “intensive” gamblers from using credit cards is imminent, with the nation’s regulator revealing that applications for online licences will not reopen until the market has had time to react to the wave of new rules.
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Gambling

Illegal Online Gambling 'Tsunami' Threatening Casinos, Says ECA

​​​​​​​Land-based casinos have been “through a valley of tears” over the past two years and now a “tsunami” of illegal online gambling is threatening their recovery, according to the head of the European Casino Association (ECA).
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Gambling

Esports Betting Launches In U.S., Canada But Licensing Costs Prohibitive To Growth

North America’s first two specialist esports betting platforms launched last week in New Jersey and Ontario, but the structure of the U.S. market and an intense marketing environment means neither operator is expecting to quickly expand across the dozen-plus states that expressly permit esports wagering.
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Gambling

NFTs, Crypto Carry Gambling Risks Without Oversight, Regulator Says

A growing challenge for regulators is that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrency trades carry many of the same risks as gambling, but are not regulated as such, the chief executive of the UK’s Gambling Commission has said.
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Gambling

Citing Gambling Addiction, Louisiana State Senator Abruptly Resigns

Facing a federal probe into her financial transactions, the Louisiana state senator who blocked the reappointment of the state's chief gambling regulator suddenly announced her resignation on Friday because of a gambling addiction.
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Gambling

ISO 20022 To Spearhead New Era In Payments, Experts Say

With the deadline approaching to adhere to the new global standard for payments messaging, stakeholders have been clear that the industry needs to consider ISO 20022 as a way of enhancing innovation, rather than a new compliance requirement.
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Payments

Janet Yellen’s Five Lessons For A Digital Asset Future

Responsible innovation and the need for US leadership in the crypto space have been the key messages in the Treasury Secretary’s first speech on digital assets.
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Payments

Russian Sanctions Propel Global Regulatory Events To Post-COVID High, VIXIO Finds

Regulatory events affecting the payments industry hit a record single-month high in March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. New data from VIXIO’s Global Regulatory Impact Index shows that regulatory events exploded in the weeks following the invasion on February 24.<br />
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Payments

Dutch Agree On New Access To Cash Commitments

Some 23 organisations across the Netherlands’ payments ecosystem have agreed on a set of principles to ensure cash use remains possible in the face of ever-growing digitisation.
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Payments

New York City Casino Licenses To Come With $500m Price Tag

Prospective casino licensees in downstate New York will have to pay at least $500m in upfront license fees under the terms of a budget deal pending the governor’s signature.
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Gambling

Nervy Weeks Ahead For Would-Be Dutch Licensees

At least 30 operators are hoping to join the Dutch online gambling market in the coming weeks, as numerous cooling-off periods end, but the regulator has warned as many as two thirds could be rejected.
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Gambling

Effort To Legalize Sports Betting In Kentucky Nears Deadline

Wagering on horse races has been legal in Kentucky for a long time, but the latest effort to legalize and regulate sports betting in the Bluegrass State is facing strong opposition from rural politicians as lawmakers wrap up this year’s legislative session.
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Gambling

Ukraine Calls On GREF, IAGR Members For Support

Ukraine’s Gambling and Lottery Regulatory Commission (KRAIL) has appealed to its fellow gambling regulators to step up their support for the country in the wake of Russia’s invasion.
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Gambling

Singapore’s Trade Minister Sets Record Straight On BNPL Risks

In a busy week for Singaporean financial regulation, the government has played down the impact of buy now, pay later (BNPL) schemes, although warned they are keeping a close eye.
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Payments

FCA’s New Three-Year Strategy Targets Fraud, Sanctions Evasion And Money Laundering

Resources at the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are to be focused on preventing serious harm, setting higher standards and promoting competition, with 80 new roles created to shut down problem firms.
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Payments

Gemini, Checkout.com: Crypto Adoption On Rise Among Merchants, Consumers

Crypto adoption is on the rise among both merchants and consumers, according to new research from two leading firms working in the crypto space.
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Payments

U.S. Big Banks Launch ’Authentify’ ID Verification Service

Early Warning, owned by seven large U.S. banks, has rolled out Authentify, a new identity verification service for consumers and businesses.
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Payments

News In Brief: April 4-April 8, 2022

The EBA has launched a new risk dashboard to help highlight bank exposure across member states and U.S. instant payment services RTP has its maximum payment limit raised to $1m.
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Payments

Meghalaya Flags Development Of Integrated Resorts

India’s Meghalaya state is looking to expand its gaming industry from an incipient online gaming market to one that includes integrated resorts, according to a senior government minister.
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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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