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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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Mastercard And Visa Served Class Action Lawsuit Over Multilateral Card Fees

VIXIO speaks to the litigators bringing the latest class action lawsuit against Visa and Mastercard concerning their commercial card and cross-border fees.
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Payments

Xiaomi Loses Appeal After India Freezes $683m In Illegal Remittance Probe

Xiaomi India, a subsidiary of a large Chinese phone brand, has lost an appeal against the seizure of its assets in one of India’s biggest financial crime cases to date.
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Payments

US Finalises Debit Card Routing Rule As Credit Card Bill Goes Before Congress

The US Federal Reserve has finalised a rule requiring competitive debit card routing for online payments, while a bill intended to mandate a similar provision for credit cards is making a move in Congress.
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Payments

Courts Clarify Underage Sports Rules In Sweden

The Swedish Gambling Authority has said there is now regulatory “clarity” around sanctions for offering bets on underage athletes.
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Gambling

No Certainty When UK White Paper Will Be Published, Says MP

​​​​​​​There is no certainty around when the long-awaited UK Gambling Act white paper will be released or what will be in it, according to MP Iain Duncan Smith.
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Gambling

Suitability Screening, Advertising In Focus For Key U.S. Sports-Betting States

Maryland now expects to beat Ohio to the launch of mobile sports betting before the end of the year, but regulators told a VIXIO webinar that not all applicants are likely to make it to the starting line in either state as they undergo full compliance and background scrutiny.
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Gambling

California Tribes Target Cardrooms As Sports-Betting Ballot Battle Broadens

As election day draws ever closer on November 8, a new poll shows a measure to legalize retail sports betting at tribal casinos and racetracks heading for defeat, handing a victory to cardrooms in California that see the ballot initiative as a threat to their businesses.
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Gambling

Ukraine Regulator Readies New Powers To Sanction Russian Firms

In the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL) is intensifying efforts to sanction Russia-backed bookmakers, lottery operators and other gambling entities.
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Gambling

Ontario Regulator Confirms October 31 Grey Market Transition Deadline

Ontario’s gaming regulator has confirmed that a new standard will take effect October 31 requiring online gambling operators to complete their conversion to the province’s regulated market or cease operations in the province.
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Gambling

French Regulator Withdraws Crypto Licence After Onsite Inspection

The French authorities have taken action against BYKEP, withdrawing its registration as a crypto-assets service provider with immediate effect.
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Payments

Messing Up With The Kardashians: Kim Fined $1m For Crypto Promo

Kim Kardashian must pay more than $1m to settle charges by the US Securities and Exchange Commission following her misadventure into the crypto world, after a dressing down by UK regulators last year.
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Payments

Brussels Considering Its Place In The Metaverse

A member of the European Parliament has put pressure on the European Commission to make known its plans to regulate the metaverse after interventions from commissioners such as Thierry Breton.
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Payments

Nigerian State Regulators Challenge Ruling Empowering Federal Authority

​​​​​​​The Nigerian Association of State Gambling Regulators is appealing a High Court ruling that had hoped to end a long-standing dispute between its members and the federal gambling regulator regarding who oversees gambling businesses in the country.
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Gambling

Kentucky Urged To Create State-Backed Problem Gambling Fund

Despite gambling in Kentucky being a $2bn industry consisting of opportunities to wager on horse races, historic horseracing machines, a state lottery and charitable gaming, advocates warn the state lacks a sustainable source of funding for treatment and prevention of problem gambling.
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Gambling

GeoComply Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Xpoint

Geolocation technology leader GeoComply has filed a lawsuit in Delaware federal court accusing upstart competitor Xpoint of infringing on a patent the Vancouver-based company owns to perform its geolocation tracking services for sports betting and online gaming.
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Gambling

Italy's Far Right Swing Expected To Benefit Gambling Industry

Election victory for Italy’s right-wing alliance will likely see Giorgia Meloni of the fascist-linked Brothers of Italy installed as the country’s first female Prime minister, but will also usher in a new era for the gambling industry.
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Gambling

UK’s Paym To Be Wound Down

Experts lament the demise of Paym as UK banks confirm the shutting down of the mobile payments platform first launched in 2014.
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Payments

MEPs Not Impressed By Amazon’s Role In Digital Euro Project

EU lawmakers have expressed concerns about Amazon’s role in the European Central Bank’s digital euro investigation, citing issues such as governance and data protection.
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Payments

Time Has Come To Cap Prepaid Card Interchange Fees, Brazil Says

The Brazilian Central Bank has introduced a cap for interchange fees on prepaid cards, a payment instrument largely provided by fintechs that has helped bring millions into the traditional financial system.
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Payments

Indiana Leads List Of Online Casino Contenders For 2023

Only seven U.S. states have legalized internet gaming in the last decade, and there will be none this year, but Indiana may be the light at the end of the tunnel in 2023.
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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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Launch Of Papsscard Marks A Step Forward For African Financial Sovereignty

A joint venture between African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (Papss) and Mercury Payment Services, Papsscard is the first Pan-African card scheme and is intended to boost the continent’s financial autonomy.
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Finland Launches AML/CTF Legal Overhaul Consultation

Finland’s government has launched a public consultation on its plans to reform the country’s Money Laundering Act and bring its financial crime regime into line with EU regulations.
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California Attorney General Says All Daily Fantasy Sports Are Illegal

California Attorney General Rob Bonta dealt a major blow to fantasy sports operators on Thursday by releasing a long-awaited opinion declaring that state law prohibits all daily fantasy sports contests.
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Regulatory Influencer: Requirements for Market Entry in Finland

Finland is currently in the process of reforming its gambling regulatory framework and partially ending Veikkaus Oy’s exclusive right to organise online and land-based gambling in the country.The Bigger PictureOn March 20, 2025, the Finnish government submitted the draft law of the new Gambling Act to parliament, with new licensees scheduled to begin their operations in the country at the start of 2027. 
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The UK’s 2025 Regulatory Grid: Key Priorities for Payments Firms

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its most recent Regulatory Initiatives Grid in April 2025, setting out the current priorities of the financial regulator, including for the payments and e-money industry. In this piece, Vixio examines what the FCA has outlined in its latest regulatory grid, and why payments firms should care.
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News In Brief: June 30-July 4, 2025

Louisiana's AG rules sweepstakes casinos illegal, while Intralot acquires Bally's international online business.
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Ontario Prepares For Next Phase of Gaming Market Evolution

More than three years after the launch of Ontario’s competitive online gambling market, provincial leaders are looking to the next phase of the market’s maturity, including increased black-market enforcement efforts and a government review of the industry.
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Maryland Plans To Significantly Reduce Promotional Deductions

After Maryland lawmakers agreed to raise sports betting taxes this past legislative session, gaming regulators are now moving forward with limiting the amount of free-bets and other promotions that operators may deduct from taxable revenue.
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UK Financial Risk Checks Findings "Very Favourable" But Consumers Confused About Affordability

The Gambling Commission’s director of major policy projects and evaluation has said initial findings around the impact of financial risk checks have been “very favourable,” but confusion remains around affordability checks.Helen Rhodes said the recent findings from the ongoing pilot of financial risk assessments represent a “significant step forward in our work” during the opening talk at iGB L!VE in London on Wednesday (July 2).
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