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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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FCA (Finally) Grants Revolut Crypto Approval

The UK challenger bank has won registration from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after a prolonged approval process.
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Payments

AML Software Market Expected To Triple In Value By 2028, Says New Research

As new research highlights the explosive growth of the anti-money laundering (AML) software market, VIXIO speaks with vendor Lucinity about the challenges and opportunities of the industry.
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Payments

Buy Now, Pay Later Must Comply Now, FTC Warns

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned businesses engaged in buy now, pay later (BNPL) offerings that they may violate federal rules if they fail to satisfy some basic consumer protection principles.
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Payments

UPDATE: Luxembourg’s Regulator Fines Unzer, Following Bafin Action

Luxembourg’s financial regulator has fined the payments firm Unzer for failing to comply with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations in the country.
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Payments

Major Market Michigan Exceeding Expectations On iGaming

It is one of the most perplexing questions in the U.S. gaming industry — why are other states so reluctant to regulate internet gaming when early adopters such as Michigan are generating so much more revenue from their online casinos than mobile sports betting?
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Gambling

Betfred.Com Fined For Customer Interaction, AML Errors

The UK Gambling Commission has fined the operator of Betfred.com £2.87m over social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures.
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Gambling

Thailand Upset Over Online Gambling Master Licensor In Laos

The Thai government is preparing to lodge a complaint with neighbouring Laos for allowing a company to issue licences for foreign-facing online gambling operations.
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Gambling

UK Industry Wonders If 'Single Customer View' May Die With New Government

UK-focused gambling operators await a white paper that could provide guidance on whether they need to adopt enhanced player protection measures such as affordability checks, but worry that in the meantime a “zealous” Gambling Commission might overstep the mark with its single customer view.
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Gambling

New York City Casinos Seen As Threat To New Jersey

The prospect of three new licenses to operate full-fledged casinos in or around New York City will come with the most expensive licensing price tag in U.S. history, as analysts and executives warn the new casinos will have a major impact on the financial wellbeing of Atlantic City.
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Gambling

UPDATE: California Governor Vetoes Bipartisan Crypto Bill

California Governor Gavin Newsom has surprised lawmakers by returning a bipartisan crypto bill back to the State Assembly without his signature.
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Payments

Experts Remain Positive About NPA Opportunities

The New Payments Architecture (NPA) will spur innovation in the UK, agreed panellists at a recent webinar, although acknowledged that other modernisation initiatives and a lack of incentives are working against its implementation.
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Payments

UK Regulator Probes Bigtech Cloud Providers

The UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom, is set to launch a market study examining the position of Amazon, Microsoft and Google in the cloud services market.
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Payments

Australia To Abolish Cashless Debit Card Restricting Welfare Claimants’ Spending

Australia’s newly-elected Labor government has announced plans to abolish a controversial Cashless Debit Card that was designed to prevent welfare claimants from spending on gambling and alcohol.
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Payments

U.S. Casinos Concerned About iLottery Games That Look Like Online Slots

State lotteries and U.S. casinos appear to be on a collision course over online lottery games that commercial operators claim are too similar to online slot machines that should be within their domain.
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Gambling

Nevada Gaming Board Continues To Tweak Cybersecurity Regulation

Nevada regulators on Monday continued their process to enact new cybersecurity regulations designed to ensure operators follow best practice when it comes to data protection.
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Gambling

Operator Launches Online Betting On Pivotal Brazilian Election

Malta-based online gaming operator KTO has launched a Brazilian election section of its website, where users can bet on various outcomes related to October's highly anticipated election that will be pivotal to the future of the country's gambling market.
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Gambling

European Commission In ’Listening Mode’ On Open Finance

A senior official at the European Commission said that 2023 will be the year that it goes forth with its open finance framework, as the industry urges a beneficial transition from open banking.
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Payments

Brussels Commits To Payment Accounts Directive Review ’Very Soon’

On the EU’s Consumer Protection Day, Mairead McGuinness, the EU’s financial services commissioner, said Europe needs to "steer a new path" for its financial system, prioritising financial inclusion.
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Payments

Thailand Unveils New Payment System Vision As Part Of Digital Economy Master Plan

The Bank of Thailand has published new guidelines outlining its vision for the country’s future payment system, as it seeks to more than double the number of digital payments per capita by 2024.
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Payments

Fraud Is Not Only Zelle’s Problem, Bank CEOs Tell Congress

Contrary to media reports, fraud is not flourishing on Zelle, US megabank CEOs say, arguing that, in fact, it is safer than rival peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms.
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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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