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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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News In Brief: August 29-September 2, 2022

The head of the Betting and Gaming Council has called for a restrained and measured delivery of the UK government's long-awaited gambling reforms by the country's new leader.
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UAE Regulator Fines Wise For AML Failings

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has continued with its tough approach to money laundering compliance, taking action against the cross-border payments fintech.
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Payments

UK MPs Want De-Regulation To Empower Challenger Banks

A cross-party group of parliamentarians has called on the UK government to cut regulatory requirements for so-called challenger banks in a report on levelling up.
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Payments

Zodia Markets On Becoming UK’s First Bank-Owned, FCA-Registered Crypto Exchange/Brokerage

An institutional digital asset exchange and brokerage has become the first platform of its kind to enter the Financial Services Register at the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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Payments

Victoria Launches Illegal Credit Probe Into Crown Melbourne

Victoria state’s gambling regulator has announced another probe into Crown Resorts’ Melbourne casino, warning of a fine of up to A$100m ($68m) and licence restrictions over illegal use of bank and blank cheques.
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Gambling

Will Nigerian States Give Up Their Regulatory Rights?

The Nigerian High Court has ruled in favour of the country's federal regulator in a long-standing dispute with states over who regulates the market, but doubts remain that local governments will let go of the licensing systems from which they collect taxes.
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Gambling

Brazil Betting Probe Prompts Questions Over Government Motives

The day after Brazil’s Ministry of Justice announced an investigation into betting partnerships struck by 54 football teams and championships, and the Rede Globo media network, an industry expert speculates as to why the sudden interest in a crackdown.
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Gambling

U.S. Mobile Sports Bettors Have High Incomes, Trouble Paying Bills, Survey Says

Despite inflation negatively affecting U.S. personal spending, many in the gaming industry remain bullish and continue to expect record revenues for 2022, but new research has found that once inflation hits 6 percent there will be a decline in gaming revenue and consumer liquidity.
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Gambling

Personnel Moves - August 2022

Cyprus announces its new head casino regulator, Light & Wonder appoints an interim CEO, Genting Singapore appoints a former LVS executive and the Chilean casino association has a new boss.
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Gambling

Block Sued After Ex-Staff Stole Customer Data

US fintech giant is facing a class action lawsuit after a former employee of the firm siphoned off data about millions of customers.
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Payments

Singapore And Indonesia Pursue Payments Linkage

Cross-border payments remain a priority in South-East Asia, as the two states agree on yet another QR code linkage.
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Payments

FedNow To Launch In Less Than A Year

The US Federal Reserve is narrowing the timing of the launch of FedNow and says it will roll out the new instant payment platform at some point between May and July next year.
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Payments

Confusion As Ukraine Regulators Give Alleged Russian Operator Go Ahead

Ukrainian regulators appear to have given the green light to controversial operator 1xBet after saying it has no apparent links to Russia.
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Gambling

Brazil Begins Probe Into Sports-Betting Sponsorships

Brazil’s Ministry of Justice is seeking information from more than 50 football teams and leagues over their marketing partnerships with offshore betting companies that remain unregulated in the country.
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Gambling

Caesars, FanDuel, PointsBet Slapped With Sports-Betting Fines In Iowa

Iowa gaming regulators are cracking down on sports-betting operators and their technology vendors, assessing a total of $160,000 in fines against Caesars, FanDuel and PointsBet in recent weeks for not complying with state law.
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Gambling

Ontario Reports $162m In First Quarter Of Regulated Online Gaming

Ontario’s online gaming agency has released the first batch of market performance data since the province launched its competitive sports betting and online casino market in April.
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Gambling

Ontario Planning Halloween Deadline For Grey Market Transition

Ontario's gaming regulator is targeting an October 31 deadline for grey market online gaming operators to complete their transition into the regulated market.
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Gambling

Nevada Sets Precedent By Banning Sex Trafficker From State's Casinos

The newest name in Nevada’s notorious “Black Book” signals a shift away from organized crime figures and casino cheats that have occupied the list of excluded persons for more than six decades to include a Las Vegas man with a history of forcing women into prostitution at Las Vegas resorts.
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Gambling

Swedish Regulator Fines ATG For Exclusion Failure

The Swedish Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen) has fined operator AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) after its player exclusion system failed after a system update.
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Danish Tax Minister Proposing Advertising Restrictions

​​​​​​​Denmark's government wants to ban gambling adverts from 15 minutes before until 15 minutes after sports matches on TV.
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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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