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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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EU Council Takes Crypto Legislation Over Final Hurdle

The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation and the Transfer of Funds Regulation have now both passed the final stages.
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Payments

Finnish Fine Forces Operators To Take Regulator Seriously, Say Lawyers

Finland’s conditional €2.4m fine for a Betsson subsidiary should be seen as a wake-up call for any operator that has received a warning from the National Police Board in the past, lawyers have said.
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Gambling

Online Gaming Industry Balancing Tech Evolution With Regulatory Constraints

Suppliers and regulators continue to grapple with the challenges of specific rules governing gaming technology while adapting to a constantly changing tech landscape in other areas such as cybersecurity.
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Gambling

Tjärnström Resigns As Kindred CEO, Interim Replacement Named

Long-time Kindred Group chief executive Henrik Tjärnström has resigned effective immediately to be replaced by an interim successor, chief commercial officer Nils Andén.
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Gambling

Malta Bill Breaks EU Law, Say Industry Lawyers

A bill in Malta that would all but block the transfer of court judgments against gambling companies from other EU states breaks EU law, say lawyers that represent the industry, but could buy operators time as they seek to avoid repaying losses in Germany and Austria.
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Gambling

Crypto Should Be Regulated As Gambling, UK MPs Say

A controversial report released by the UK Treasury Committee has said consumer crypto trading should be regulated as gambling rather than financial services.
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Gambling

After Brief Flirtation, States Seek Separation Of Colleges And Sports Betting

Marketing alliances between U.S. sportsbooks and colleges are fast becoming taboo, with lawmakers in Louisiana and Maryland following regulators and industry groups in imposing restrictions in response to damning media coverage.
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Gambling

Former US Congressmen Dodd And Frank Defend Post-Financial Crisis Agency

Authors of the post-financial crisis Dodd-Frank Act speak up in favour of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a constitutional debate which puts in jeopardy 12 years of regulatory actions taken by the agency.
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Payments

No Revisions For Payments Account Directive, Confirms European Commission

The European Commission has ruled out any changes to the Payments Account Directive at present, despite suggesting areas in need of improvement.
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Payments

Australian Banks Join New Fraud Reporting Exchange Platform To Fight Scammers

Australian banks have launched a new digital platform that aims to significantly reduce the time it takes to report fraudulent transfers, in an effort to prevent scammers from cashing out.
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Payments

Fears That New Dutch Ad Restrictions May Drive Players Away

Dutch industry representatives have expressed deep concern that incoming advertising restrictions will drive players to illegal sites.
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Gambling

UK White Paper Called Balanced, As Good As Could Be Expected

UK online slots stake limits are likely to be £5 per spin and £2 for gamblers under 25, two gambling experts have predicted.
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Gambling

Gnashing Of Teeth Continues As U.S. iGaming Drought Persists

After going almost two full years without adding a new state to the six already offering online casino gaming, industry executives hoping for a last-ditch effort to succeed in Illinois have become rather obsessive about ending the drought.
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Gambling

Sports Integrity In Spotlight Amid Series Of Betting Scandals

The series of recent betting-related scandals in U.S. professional and college sports is set to test public perceptions of sports integrity and underlines the importance of athlete education programs, according to league officials speaking at last week’s SBC Summit North America.
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Gambling

Baltics Face Advertising Restriction Dilemma

Estonia’s Ministry of Finance is contemplating a gambling advertising ban, despite its fellow Baltic nations of Lithuania and Latvia outlining the difficulties they are experiencing enforcing similar restrictions.
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Gambling

HSBC And Scotia Capital Fined Combined $68m For WhatsApp (Mis)Use

US securities and derivatives agencies have again fined two banks whose employees used WhatsApp to discuss business matters. Regulators have handed out more than $2bn in fines since their crackdown on such recordkeeping failures started in 2021.
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Payments

Another BNPL Bites The Dust - This Time It’s Fupay

Fupay has become the latest casualty of Australia’s once thriving but now struggling buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector, as firms grapple with higher interest rates and increased funding costs.
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Payments

Payments Industry Entering Era Of Consolidation, Says German Regulator

In a wide-ranging annual report, Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has echoed others in Europe by noticing an increase in mergers and acquisitions. It has also said complaints were up and the number of licence applications were down.
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Payments

Finnish Police Issue Conditional Fine Against Betsson Over Illegal Marketing

Finland’s National Police Board has imposed what it calls a conditional €2.4m fine on a Betsson subsidiary, which will be levied alongside payment blocking if it does not comply by June 3.
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Gambling

Oklahoma Tribes Take Cautious Approach Toward Sports Betting

Oklahoma remains one of the key tribal gaming markets that has yet to legalize sports betting, with animosity between tribes and Republican Governor Kevin Stitt expected to forestall regulation for the foreseeable future.
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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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