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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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Dutch Regulator Cracks Down On Unlicensed Operators

The Netherlands Gambling Authority has fined two unlicensed gambling companies €900,000 each for letting Dutch residents play.
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Gambling

Colorado Seeks Greyhound Simulcast Wagering Ban, Fixed-Odds Betting No Replacement

A bill to end simulcast wagering on greyhound racing in Colorado is moving forward with bipartisan support in the state legislature but questions remain if fixed-odds wagering on horse races can replace the purse revenue generated by these wagers.
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Gambling

News In Brief: February 6-February 10, 2023

Brazil's parliament is pushing the country's financial authorities to investigate money spent with offshore gambling sites.
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Gambling

EU-Hired Consultancy Delivers PSD2 Recommendations

The revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) has been a success and is still relevant to the market, but issues such as consistency and competition are holding it back, a new report suggests.
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Payments

UK Lending Standards Board Beefs Up Reimbursement Code Targeting Prevention

The Lending Standards Board has made further updates to the Contingent Reimbursement Model Code in a new bid to clamp down on authorised push payment scams.
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Payments

MGM CEO Says Company Has 'Moved On' From Entain Pursuit

MGM Resorts International’s top executive said the gaming company has, at least for now, “moved on” from its pursuit to acquire Entain.
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Gambling

Slots Gridlock Handcuffs German Licensees Against Black Market, Officials Say

A logjam in approving individual slots games is keeping German licensees from offering enough choice to fend off black-market competition, industry representatives have said.
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Gambling

New Jersey Regulator Urges National Adoption Of Responsible Gambling Standards

Online casino and sportsbook operators should apply New Jersey’s newly effective best practices in jurisdictions across the country to lead policy discussions on responsible gambling, according to the state’s chief gaming regulator.
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Gambling

UK Commission Boss Attempts To Calm Affordability Concerns

The UK’s top gambling regulator hopes for a future where there can be a “mature” conversation about player protection versus consumer freedom, but pointed to current and future enforcement cases as evidence that the industry still has problems to solve.
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Gambling

Berlin Court Penalises YouTube Influencer For Illegal Gambling

A Berlin district court has issued a penalty order of €480,000 against a well-known YouTube personality for streaming illegal gambling, according to the public prosecutor’s office, which requested the penalty.
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Gambling

Kindred Ready For £7.1m UK Fine

Kindred is preparing to pay £7.1m for a fine it expects to receive following reviews by the UK Gambling Commission, according to a statement in its Q4 2022 report.
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Gambling

Australian BNPL Openpay Collapses As Shares Frozen, Receivership Confirmed

Openpay, a Melbourne-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm, has become the first BNPL listed on the Australian stock exchange to collapse, after disabling new purchases on its app and entering receivership.
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Payments

BoE, Treasury Open New UK Consultation On ’Digital Pound’ CBDC

The Bank of England and HM Treasury have launched a joint consultation on a “digital pound”, a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) that would serve as a new form of money for households and businesses.
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Payments

McGuinness Outlines Central Themes For PSD2 Overhaul

The EU’s financial services commissioner has added further detail to what Brussels is looking to possibly change in its overhaul of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2).
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Payments

Australian Treasury Asks For Feedback On Proposed Crypto Regulations

Australia’s Treasury has published a new consultation that seeks feedback on proposals to regulate the crypto industry using existing financial service frameworks, and based on a division of tokens, token systems and their associated functions.
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Payments

US Bill To Add 37 Percent Fee On Remittances To Select Countries

New legislation filed by Republican Congressman Nathaniel Moran would place a 37 percent transaction fee on remittance transfers that are sent to five specified countries.
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Payments

US Appeal Court Revives CFPB Prepaid Card Rule

PayPal’s legal battle against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has taken a new turn after an appellate court rejected the fintech’s argument that led to the partial invalidation of the agency’s prepaid card rule.
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Payments

Gambling Executives Say Industry Has Improved, Image Hasn't

Top corporate compliance officials say the gambling industry does not get enough credit for improvements in responsible gambling over the past five to ten years, but are hopeful they might be able to work better with the UK’s Gambling Commission.
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Gambling

Game Over' For Curaçao Master Licences

“The game is over” for Curaçao’s master licence holders and their unknown number of sub-licensees, according to the country’s finance minister, who has promised seismic reforms are only months away.
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Gambling

Peru Pushes To Amend Online Gambling Law Amid Turmoil

Peru’s launch of online gambling is up in the air due to political instability, but preparation continues apace as operators welcome draft legislation that would improve tax and other provisions enacted last year.
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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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