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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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Entain Hit With Biggest UK Penalty, Plus Warning Of Licence Revocation

The UK Gambling Commission has penalised Entain Group £17m in its largest ever punishment and warned the company that “further serious breaches” could lead to licence revocation.
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Gambling

NatWest Wins As Payit Processing Surpasses £1bn Mark

The retail banking giant’s open banking payments tool, Payit, has hit the £1bn in processed payments milestone — two years after it launched.
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Payments

UN Agency Urges Developing Countries To Limit Crypto Use

As citizens in developing countries increasingly turn to crypto for remittances, trade, savings and other use cases, the United Nations has warned that crypto can do more harm than good.
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Payments

Credit Cards Will Cease Existing In Brazil, Central Bank Chief Says

Roberto Campos Neto, president of the Brazilian Central Bank, has predicted that Brazilians will soon stop using credit cards in favour of the country’s open financial system. However, VIXIO analysis suggests cards are doing just fine.
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Payments

Uruguay's Online Gaming Bill Advances In Senate

A draft law that would allow casinos in Uruguay to offer their games online has been approved by the finance committee in the Chamber of Senators.
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Gambling

American Gaming Association Supports Digital Assets Executive Order

The American Gaming Association is urging the Biden administration to work with the gaming industry as the federal government continues its efforts to develop and implement a digital assets strategy, according to a letter submitted to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
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Gambling

UK Consumers Back Restrictions, As Long As They Affect Others More

​​​​​​​New research suggests UK customers support more restrictions on their gambling, so long as they affect other people more than themselves.
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Gambling

VIXIO Impact Index: July Low And Tracing Seasonal Trends

As regulators, particularly in Europe, take time off for the summer, VIXIO takes a look at the regulatory highs and lows of different jurisdictions, as well as what activity firms can expect for the rest of the year.
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Payments

US Regulators Take Consumer Data Protection Into Their Own Hands

While Congress is moving slowly on legislation aimed at protecting the privacy of consumers’ data, the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are stepping up their efforts to crack down on what they call “commercial surveillance”.
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Payments

Pix Fraud Rockets As Data Reporting Becomes Mandatory

Despite the built-in security features, fraud on Pix, Brazil’s popular instant payment app, is soaring, placing increasing pressure on banks to mitigate risks.
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Payments

Thailand Detains Online Gaming Mogul At Beijing's Request

Thai authorities have detained Chinese Cambodian mogul She Zhijiang, a leading figure in Southeast Asia’s underground online gaming industry, after receiving a request from Beijing for extradition.
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Gambling

Peruvian President Signs Online Gambling Law

President Pedro Castillo has signed into law the country’s long-awaited legislation to regulate online gambling and sports betting.
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Gambling

Irish Parliament Outlines Key Advertising Concerns

​​​​​​​Ireland’s parliament has released research into gambling advertising regulations, as pressure builds for a crackdown ahead of the country’s much-anticipated legal update.
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Gambling

Mega Millions Buzz Leads To U.S. Online Lottery Sales Boom

The excitement surrounding the recent climbing of the Mega Millions lottery jackpot to more than $1bn also brought new attention to online lottery sales.
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Gambling

FanDuel Becomes First U.S. Online Operator To Post Profit

Flutter Entertainment CEO Peter Jackson lauded FanDuel's positive momentum as it claimed a 51 percent share of the U.S. online sports-betting market and positively contributed earnings in the second quarter.
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: Coinbase Reports $1bn Loss As Lawsuits And SEC Inquiries Gather

It has been a bad week in crypto for Coinbase. VIXIO dips into its Q2 earnings report, and asks why Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) inquiries and investor lawsuits against the exchange continue to multiply.
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Payments

Hello Digit, Goodbye Savings - US Agency Fines App For Faulty Algorithm

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has fined Hello Digit $2.7m after finding that a faulty algorithm in the savings app left its users paying overdraft penalties.
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Payments

INTERPOL Targets Money Mules In New Campaign

#YourAccountYourCrime is a global campaign that aims to raise awareness about money mules and the consequences of those that become agents of money laundering and fraud.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Irish Mobile Payments Venture Hires New Chair

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">An Irish interbank mobile payments app has hired a new board chair as it gears up for launch, Amazon expands its palm-reading payment technology and, in Argentina, results are released of a digital ID pilot using blockchain technology. </span></span></span></span></span></span>
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Payments

Colombian Gambling Winnings To Be Taxed At 20 Percent Under Petro's Plan

​​​​​​​New Colombian President Gustavo Petro has proposed exempting gambling taxes from his planned tax overhaul, seemingly leaving them at their current rate of 20 percent.
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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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