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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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New Jersey Issues New Standards For Online Gambling Advertising

New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement has published new best practices for sports betting and gaming advertising, the fourth in a series of new guidelines to address emerging regulatory risks associated with online gambling.
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Gambling

Maltese Operator In Finnish Police Board Crosshairs

Finland’s National Police Board is investigating a Malta-licensed operator’s “large-scale” marketing to consumers in mainland Finland.
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Gambling

News In Brief: April 17-April 21, 2023

Nevada regulators remove and update outdated gambling regulations.
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Gambling

NCR Outage Hits Global Restaurant Chains Following Ransomware Attack

Restaurant owners who use the NCR Aloha point of sale system are currently experiencing "limited functionality" following a ransomware attack on an NCR data centre.
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Payments

Google Would Ease In-App Payment Rules Following UK Probe

Google said it would give app developers the choice to decide which billing system and in-app payments processor they want to use in exchange for closing a UK antitrust investigation.
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Payments

Visa Launches Tool For Merchants To Fight Friendly Fraud

Compelling Evidence 3.0, Visa’s new fraud-fighting tool aimed at preventing invalid chargebacks, goes live as friendly fraud tops merchant concerns.
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Payments

Dutch Trade Groups Fear Black Market Surge

Dutch trade groups fear that the raft of incoming advertising restrictions could lead to more consumers using the black market.
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Gambling

Finnish Court Overrules Gambling Advertising Fine

The Helsinki Administrative Court has overturned an €800,000 fine levied by Finland’s National Police Board, which had also banned gambling advertising offered by Eurosport 1 television channel.
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Gambling

U.S. Sports Leagues, Broadcasters Form Responsible Advertising Coalition

Major U.S. sports leagues and television broadcasters have formed a new coalition aimed at ensuring responsible advertising of sports betting.
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Gambling

The Song Remains The Same: iGaming Legalization Struggles Persist In 2023

It remains a mystery to many industry executives why some 37 states and the District of Columbia allow sports betting but only six regulate internet gaming, with states such as Indiana, Illinois and New York all coming up short in their efforts to legalize iGaming in 2023.
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Gambling

Indonesia Seeks Domestic Credit Card Network To Rival Visa, Mastercard

In a further display of payments nationalism, Indonesia is set to launch a domestic credit card network that will offer a low-cost alternative to Visa and Mastercard.
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Payments

Western-Super-App? What Twitter’s eToro Tie-In Could Mean

Twitter’s announcement that it is partnering with the crypto platform shows that Elon Musk is serious about a move into finance, but how impactful will this be?
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Payments

Dutch Fine For BetEnt As Ad Ban Details Published

The Netherlands Gambling Authority has issued a €400,000 fine to BetEnt, a Dutch online gambling company owned by Entain, for distributing advertising that was improperly directed to young adults, as the government reveals details of its impending advertising prohibition.
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Gambling

Massachusetts Mobile Sports-Betting Opening Tops $568m In Handle

Online sportsbooks in Massachusetts brought in just over $46m in gross revenue in the state’s abbreviated first month of business, a strong opening performance that immediately catapults the state into the upper echelon of U.S. sports-betting markets.
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Gambling

Italy Pushes Forward Retail Reorganisation After EU Ruling

Under the cloud of a Court of Justice of the European Union ruling, Italy is attempting to finally complete the controversial remodelling of its multi-billion euro land-based sector.
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Gambling

Court Ruling On Florida Compact Could Impact Sports Betting In California

Legal experts predict that sports-betting ballot initiatives are likely to be resurrected in California, with the future of Indian gaming to be significantly influenced by a pending decision from a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. regarding a gambling compact between the Seminole Tribe and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
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Gambling

Norwegian Monopoly Increases Profit, Customers

Profits and number of customers increased at Norwegian government-owned gambling monopoly operator Norsk Tipping in 2022, according to its latest annual report.
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Gambling

SEC Gives Green Light To PayPal ’Viewpoint Discrimination’ Probe

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given the thumbs up for shareholders to decide whether to investigate “viewpoint discrimination” at PayPal after the firm’s proposal to hand out fines for spreading misinformation backfired.
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Payments

Australia Regulators In Panic As Losses From Scams Rocket In 2022

Australian regulators are scrambling to protect consumers following a new report showing that Australians lost at least A$3.1bn ($2bn) to scams in 2022.
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Payments

Relief As UK Regulators Unveil Next Open Banking Chapter

The Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee has set out its recommendations for the next phase of open banking in the UK.
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Payments
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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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