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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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Australia Seeks To Expand AML/CTF Framework In New Consultation

A new consultation is seeking comment on plans to bring previously unregulated sectors into Australia's anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) framework, as lawmakers voice concerns that the country could be heading for the FATF greylist.
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Payments

US Non-Cash Payment Boom Records Fed’s Triennial Payments Study

The US Federal Reserve has published its triennial payments study which found that non-cash payments have grown at the highest ever recorded rate.
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Payments

European Parliament Issues Controversial Digital Euro Report

The “game changer” central bank digital currency could be used to distance the banking sector from payments, a new report from the European Parliament has said.
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Payments

Spain Reveals 20 Sanctions Issued In H2

Spain’s biannual list of gambling operator sanctions includes several penalties for Flutter-owned companies, but the big money fines focus on a group of Curaçao-based operators.
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Gambling

UK Commission Warns Of 'Unrelenting' Enforcement Ahead Of White Paper

Key UK industry stakeholders are still unaware of the exact contents or release date of the long-awaited Gambling Act Review white paper, but the gambling regulator says it is continuing to take action despite repeated delays.
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Gambling

Brazilian Football Clubs Issue Tax Ultimatum

Some of Brazil’s biggest football clubs are threatening to pull their logos from sports-betting platforms if they do not receive a larger share of betting revenue once a regulatory regime is brought into full effect.
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Gambling

Iowa Gaming Regulators Issue $82,000 In Fines

Iowa gaming regulators have issued several financial penalties for companies that violated a myriad of sports-betting rules, including self-exclusion failures and accepting prohibited bets.
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Gambling

New Jersey Warned Of 30 Percent Revenue Loss From New York City Casinos

Jim Allen, the chief executive of Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming, believes three possible new integrated resorts in downstate New York could cost the Atlantic City gaming market 20 to 30 percent of its annual revenue.
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Gambling

Dutch Regulator ’Expects More’ Risk Control From Payments Firms

A senior official at De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) highlights the third-party risks facing the payments industry. Meanwhile, Italy’s deputy central bank governor says PSD3 needs to fix regulatory harmonisation to truly unleash the market's disruptive potential.
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Payments

Crypto Firms Brace For Impact As SEC Seeks To Redefine ’Exchange’

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has re-opened a consultation on a proposal that would amend the definition of an "exchange" under US law. Meanwhile, the battle for regulatory jurisdiction over Ethereum continues.
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Payments

’A Real Shame’ - P27 Future In Doubt After Swedish Licence Application Pullout

The pan-Nordic payments wannabe P27 has decided to withdraw its clearing licence application from Sweden’s Finansinspektionen, blaming a changing market — a decision that could perhaps signal the end of the ambitious project.
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Payments

U.S. Regulators, Gaming Industry Struggle To Eliminate Grey-Market Machines

Grey-market gaming machines continue their expansion across the country, leaving regulators and executives concerned the machines not only threaten the legal industry but also are a serious threat to gaming policy in their respective states.
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Gambling

Brazil Senate President Says Gaming Expansion Will Be Addressed This Summer

Brazil Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco confirmed on Friday that the legalisation of sports betting and other forms of gambling are part of the government's revenue calculations for its imminent fiscal plan.
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Gambling

Sports Leagues Lose Lobbying Battle Over Tennessee Official Data

Tennessee’s General Assembly has passed legislation to refine the state’s 2019 sports wagering law, after an amendment to retain a first-of-its-kind official league data mandate was rejected.
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: Coinbase Considers Move To UK As New SEC Rules Beckon

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong charms the Brits on transatlantic tour, Tether comes under fire in a debate on a draft stablecoin bill and US lawmakers clash on whether crypto was to blame for recent bank failures.
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Payments

European Parliament Gives Green Light To Key Crypto Legislation

The EU’s first comprehensive legal framework for crypto-assets has been passed by a super majority in the European Parliament with no further obstacles expected.
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Payments

Major Data Breach At CFPB Puts 250,000 US Consumers At Risk

A former employee of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has made an unauthorised data transfer affecting more than 250,000 consumers and 50 financial institutions in what the agency described as a “major incident”.
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Payments

Daily Dash: UK Lawmakers Call For Regulatory Evolution

Backbench Conservatives have called for more accountability from UK regulators, pan-Nordic payments initiative P27 withdraws its clearing licence application in Sweden and New York’s attorney general has issued a new data security guide.
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Payments

Ontario Regulator Fines Three Operators Over Uncertified Online Slot Games

Ontario’s gaming regulator issued sanctions against three online casino operators on Thursday for offering uncertified virtual slot games on their platforms.
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Gambling

Macau Junket Mogul Levo Chan Jailed For 14 Years

A Macau court has jailed former Tak Chun junket supremo Levo Chan for 14 years over illegal gambling, fraud, money laundering and organised crime activity.
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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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After Escaping CFPB Enforcement, Zelle Pitches To US Treasury Department

Zelle, the largest peer-to-peer (P2P) payments platform in the US, has offered itself to the Trump administration as the solution to its phasing out of government checks, yet continues to face scrutiny from lawmakers.
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Thai Casino Bill Withdrawn Amid Mounting Political Woes

The Thai government has indefinitely withdrawn a bill legalising casinos amid political shockwaves and a flailing legislative campaign.
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Pennsylvania Seeks To Reduce iGaming Fraud With Stricter KYC Requirements

Pennsylvania regulators have released a list of enhanced know-your-customer requirements in an effort to strengthen account security and reduce fraudulent activity, as they continue to involuntarily exclude online gaming customers for unscrupulous activities.
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News In Brief: July 7-July 11, 2025

California senators back sweepstakes ban, while Brazil's Senate scraps a planned vote on casino expansion
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Bulgarian Stakeholders Welcome Proposed Restrictions But Warn They Could Boost Black Market

A Bulgarian gambling trade group and others have warned that the government's proposal to restrict risky gambling behaviour could push players to the black market and is “not supported by established European regulatory models”.
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'Milestone' Passed As Bahrain Introduces Licensed Stablecoin Regime

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has announced that providers will be able to issue single-currency stablecoins backed by the Bahraini dinar, the US dollar or any other fiat currency it deems acceptable.
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