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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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UK White Paper Likely To Contain Statutory Levy, Says Labour MP

The UK’s ongoing Gambling Act review white paper is likely to call for a mandatory levy for gambling treatment and research, says veteran gambling campaigner and Labour MP Carolyn Harris.
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Gambling

U.S. Sports Leagues Remain High On Official Data Value As Pushback Begins

As some operators review their partnerships with leagues, and at least one state is revisiting its official data policy, representatives from major sports leagues say much of the U.S. market is still using its data and that the value in doing so remains high.
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Gambling

Nevada's Former Top Regulator Lobbies For Las Vegas Sands, Texas Casinos

Speaking on behalf of Las Vegas Sands, the former chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday urged a Texas House committee to pass legislation that would legalize destination resort casinos and sports betting in the Lone Star State.
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Gambling

Ukraine To Further Excise Russian Influence As It Prepares Slate Of Amendments

Ukraine is preparing yet more measures to prevent Russia’s incursion into its gambling market, with the country set to ban the use of any brands that are owned by Russians.
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Gambling

SWIFT ISO 20022 Migration Begins As Global Systems Announce Go-Live

SWIFT has announced that its migration to the ISO 20022 messaging standard for cross-border payments and reporting (CBPR+) has begun. Meanwhile, large value payment systems in the EU, Canada and Australia have also switched over.
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Payments

PayPal Fixes AML Programme To End Australian Investigation

The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has accepted undertakings from PayPal to end an investigation into its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing controls.
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Payments

Brazil Senate Report Questions Tax Forecasts For Sports-Betting Market

A study published by the Brazilian Senate has expressed misgivings about regulation of the country’s sports-betting market, particularly on taxation, warning that there is no good estimate of the yearly revenue of a fully functioning legal market.
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Gambling

North Carolina Sports-Betting Bill Begins Legislative Journey

North Carolina’s latest effort to legalize mobile sports betting cleared its first hurdle on Tuesday, but the bill still has many more stops on its path to becoming law.
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Gambling

Nevada Regulators Weigh Proposals To Speed Up Technology Approvals

The Nevada Gaming Control Board heard from representatives of various gaming industry suppliers, as well as industry trade organizations, on Tuesday as regulators took an initial step to address concerns over the time it takes to approve new gaming technology for deployment in the U.S.' largest casino market.
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Gambling

European Countries Address Low-Income, Minority Gambling Harm

Fresh concerns surrounding gambling harms experienced by low-income households and minorities have come to light in Great Britain, Sweden and Cyprus as the cost of living crisis rages on across Europe.
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Gambling

Compliance Overload: Pay360 Dives Down Regulatory Rabbit Hole

With recent regulatory consultations reaching a total of 75, panellists at Pay360 mulled over just how overwhelming compliance is becoming for payments firms.
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Payments

US Judges Uphold Visa, Mastercard Interchange Fee Settlement

Having amassed 630,000 lawyer-charged hours, a US appeals court has confirmed that payout from the $5.6bn landmark settlement against Visa and Mastercard should not be delayed further, despite a dispute between gas station franchisors and franchisees.
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Payments

Data Sharing To Go COSMIC In Singapore Under New Legal Framework

A new bill has been introduced to parliament in Singapore that could provide the legal basis for a new approach to data sharing between regulated financial institutions.
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Payments

PAGCOR Explores Licences For Supplying Foreign Online Markets

The Philippines’ gambling regulator is hunting for new sources of revenue ahead of possible privatisation of its casino operations, including from licensing service providers that support foreign-based online gambling companies.
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Gambling

New Jersey Committee Passes Bills To Address Gambling Advertising

In the latest sign of U.S. legislative pushback on sports-betting advertising, bills to condemn the volume of gambling ads and ban marketing partnerships between sportsbook operators and New Jersey colleges have been advanced by the state Assembly’s gaming committee.
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Gambling

Benin Government Targets Gambling Regulation Update

Benin’s government is looking to create a gambling monitoring system, as the country joins the wave of African nations using technology to closely track licensees.
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Gambling

UK Regulator’s Latest Dear CEO Letter Should Not Be Surprise To Payment Firms

Experts tell VIXIO they are surprised the Financial Conduct Authority has not gone further in its new letter to payments firms covering safeguarding, money laundering and environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance issues. But the days of the softer regulator approach could be over.
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Payments

Nigeria Set To Be First African Country To Implement Open Banking Framework

Nigeria has approved final operating guidelines for open banking, becoming the first country in Africa to do so, as experts tell VIXIO that participants will need to embrace the opportunity to succeed.
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Payments

PSR Proposes Overhaul Of Penalties Regime In New Consultation

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has opened a new consultation on proposed changes to the way that penalties for payment firms are calculated, in an effort to make the process fairer, clearer and more transparent.
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Payments

US Agency Seeks Input On Data Brokers

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has launched an inquiry into companies that track and collect consumer information as it eyes future rulemaking into data brokers.
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Payments
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News In Brief: July 7 - July 11, 2025

Super Group exits U.S. iGaming market, while the AGA supports bill restoring full gambling loss deduction
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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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Further EPI Expansion Bolsters Europe’s Payments Sovereignty Agenda

Five new European banks have joined the European Payments Initiative (EPI) and will begin to roll out Wero to their customers.
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Worldline Scandal Reminds European PSPs Of The Importance Of AML Compliance

The exposé on French payments giant Worldline may see European payment service providers (PSPs) face increased scrutiny from both national and regional anti-money laundering (AML) authorities.
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UK Competition Regulator Opens Consultation On Worldpay Sale To Global Payments, Signalling Possible Probe

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is to investigate Global Payments’ anticipated acquisition of Worldpay, potentially signalling a deeper investigation ahead of a mid-July deadline.
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European Supplier Licensing In 2025: The New Normal

Gambling suppliers have been forced to say goodbye to the era when licensing oversight was either an afterthought or a jurisdictional idiosyncrasy. Now, firmly in an era where scrutiny on the B2B sector is at an all-time high, European jurisdictions are bedding in a new normal for the sector.
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Philippine Politicians, Treasury Move Against Domestic Online Gambling

Clouds are forming over Philippine domestic online gambling as government officials float a new tax and senators lead a charge for restrictions on e-wallets, buy-ins and even a full industry ban.
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Nevada Congresswoman Seeks To Rescind Limits On Deductible Gambling Losses

Nevada Representative Dina Titus, whose congressional district includes the Las Vegas Strip, is set to introduce legislation to repeal a controversial provision in President Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” that would limit declarable losses for gamblers.
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Dutch Affordability A Success, Claims Regulator

The Dutch gambling regulator has said it is happy with the effects of its controversial affordability regime despite worrying revenue trends, arguing that it has reduced dangerous gambling.
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