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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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European Parliament Passes Data Act

The proposed legislation will govern rules for data-sharing related to connected devices and aims to help facilitate new services that leverage big data and machine learning across the EU.
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Payments

Take Action Now To Stop Ransomware, FATF Urges In New Report

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has urged members to take action to stop the spread of ransomware, and to prevent it from being used for money laundering and terrorist financing purposes.
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Payments

Tabcorp Secures Discovery In Court Clash With Entain

Australian wagering giant Tabcorp Holdings has prevailed in court action to secure documents from bookmaker Entain to establish if the latter's deal with a pubs and hotels lobby group infringes Tabcorp’s retail monopoly.
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Gambling

Brazil To Ban Unlicensed Advertising In High-Cost Sports-Betting Market

A forthcoming emergency decree to regulate sports betting will reportedly prohibit all advertising and sponsorship by unlicensed operators unwilling to pay an anticipated multi-million real upfront licensing fee.
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Gambling

German Regulator Denies Tight Rules Foster Black Market

The German regulator has challenged a trade group’s assertion that the country’s restrictive online gambling rules are fueling a black market.
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Gambling

Legal Bets On March Madness Set To Surpass Illegal Wagers In 2023

Meet the Press, the longest-running television series in the United States, is projecting legal sports wagers on March Madness this year will, for the first time, exceed revenue from illegal bets.
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Gambling

Republicans Blame ’Woke’ Capitalism For SVB Collapse As Democrats Push For Stricter Regulations

In the early days after the second-largest bank failure in history, the fallout inevitably becomes political as Democrats call for the strengthening of the post-financial crisis legislation, while Republicans blame the firm’s ESG policies.
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Payments

2023 Outlook: Surviving and Thriving in Challenging Times

As companies move into 2023, they face a new, more challenging environment than what came before. Whether due to rising competition, a worsening economy or the growing presence of fraud, payments firms face a bitter cocktail of threats over the next 12 months.
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Payments

Binance Scraps $1bn Crypto ‘Recovery’ Fund, As UK Fiat Partner Quits

Citing turbulence in the crypto banking and stablecoin markets, Binance has retracted its offer to invest $1bn in "distressed" crypto firms, while in the UK its fiat payments partner has quit the exchange.
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Payments

Let’s Get MiCA Sorted Before We Consider MiCA II, MEPs Say

The FTX scandal has got the EU’s central bank chief calling for a MiCA II already, but parliamentarians and industry simply want to get the original regulation over the finish line.
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Payments

Massachusetts Holds Hearing For Wynn Resorts, Penn Entertainment Sports-Betting Violations

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission held two hearings on Tuesday with representatives from Wynn Resorts and Penn Entertainment casinos to discuss potential penalties, after each company self-reported accepting illegal wagers on in-state college games.
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Gambling

Spain To Bar 'Intensive' Gamblers From Using Credit Cards

A new Spanish royal decree targets the protection of young people aged 18 to 25 years-old and what it calls “intensive” gamblers, who will be shielded from promotions, VIP status and restricted from using credit cards.
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Gambling

Oregon Considers Studying Lottery's Impact On Tribal Gaming

Oregon has not taken a comprehensive look at its gaming industry since 1996, but with the introduction of sports betting almost four years ago, a bill being considered by a committee in the House of Representatives would require a study of the state lottery and its impact on tribal gaming.
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Gambling

Argentine City Of Córdoba Refusing To Allow Online Gambling

As the mysterious delay in issuing licences to the eight selected online gambling operators in the province of Córdoba continues, the eponymous capital city of Córdoba has again publicly declared that online gambling will not be allowed within its city limits.
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Gambling

Data Dive: How Regulatory Activity In Asia Fell Off A Cliff

Priorities have gradually shifted across Asia, with VIXIO’s expert on the region calling out previous payments modernisation, recession planning and the end of a post-election high as the likely causes.
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Payments

Despite $3.3bn Deposit, Circle Emerges From SVB Collapse Unscathed

Following a turbulent weekend, the issuer of the world’s second-largest stablecoin has recovered its $3.3bn deposit from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which collapsed on Friday.
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Payments

Card Networks Halt Gun Code Implementation Amid US State Backlash

The ISO global standard requires card networks to implement a merchant category code for gun purchases but the largest card companies have decided to put those plans on hold as several US states have moved to ban the gun code.
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Payments

Parimatch Among Ukrainian Companies Shuttered Over Russia Links

Ukraine has named a slew of gambling companies that must shut down over alleged links to Russia, including leading bookmaker Parimatch, which has previously pledged to channel profits directly to the Ukrainian army.
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Gambling

Former NSW Gaming Minister Calls For Probe Into Slots Lobby

A former minister for gaming in the New South Wales (NSW) state government has called for an inquiry into aggressive pubs and clubs gaming lobby ClubsNSW “for the sake of our democracy”.
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Gambling

U.S. Leagues Tout Mutual Benefits To Sports-Betting Partnership Agreements

With some operators beginning to question the value of league and team marketing partnerships, officials from major U.S. leagues remain confident in their position in the sports-betting ecosystem.
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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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