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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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Crypto Investors Ponder Redress Mechanisms As Celsius’ Doors Stay Shut

It has been more than a week since Celsius shut its doors to withdrawals, but still no time has been given for when customers will be able to get their money back, if ever.
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Payments

FATF Acts To Diminish Russia’s Influence On Organisation

In a move that could be seen as hesitancy, the anti-money laundering (AML) organisation has demoted Russia but retained it as a member.
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Payments

CFPB Scrutinises US Bank Overdraft Fees, Customer Service

In two separate moves, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking data from 20 financial institutions on their overdraft fees and is asking consumers whether they can obtain timely information about their accounts from large banks.
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Payments

Dutch Regulator To See If Operators Walk The Walk

The Dutch regulator will begin checking that operators are really putting their responsible gambling policies into practice, as it starts a new wave of supervision.
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Gambling

New Gambling Ad Controls May Vex UK Betting Industry

​​​​​​​At least one gambling lawyer thinks newly tightened restrictions on UK gambling ads aimed at protecting under-18s have more potential for grief for licensees than the much-dreaded affordability checks.
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Gambling

North Carolina House Committee Advances Sports-Betting Bills

A North Carolina House committee sent forward two bills that would legalize mobile sports betting in the state, a key step before the state legislative session’s scheduled end date next week.
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Gambling

Ethiopian Ministry Working To Ban Sports Betting

Ethiopia’s Ministry of Women and Social Affairs is working to ban sports betting in a bid to protect the country’s youth and avoid “various economic and social crises”.
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Gambling

Online Gambling Legislation Scrutinised In Peru

​​​​​​​The two bills on the docket to regulate sports betting and online gambling in Peru were the centre of attention at the Peru Gaming Show last week, with operators grumbling that legislation was happening too quickly and was technically lacking.
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Gambling

Israel And Hong Kong Central Banks Partner With BIS To Study Cybersecurity Of Retail CBDC

A new partnership with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub aims to double down on data security and improve resilience of retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
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Payments

Irish Antitrust Watchdog Cautiously Clears Way For Banks’ Payments App

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has approved a payments app developed by Ireland’s retail banks to compete with fintechs following a 14-month investigation.
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Payments

VIXIO Interview: Lord Holmes Of Richmond

In an exclusive interview with VIXIO, Lord Holmes Of Richmond, one of Westminster’s most influential fintech and payments advocates, speaks to us about financial inclusion, central bank digital currencies and how much progress has been made with the UK’s landmark Kalifa Review.
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Payments

SEC Climate Risk Proposal Under Attack From Banks, GOP Lawmakers

The American Bankers Association and a group of 131 Republicans have called for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to withdraw altogether its proposed climate risk disclosure framework.
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Payments

BetMGM To Be Profitable In 2023 As MGM Signals Progress In New York, Japan

MGM Resorts International has moved on from acquiring the 50 percent share in BetMGM owned by Entain after an $11bn bid was rebuffed as significantly undervaluing the company, according to CFO Jonathan Halkyard.
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Gambling

Illinois Population At Risk Of Problem Gambling, Report Finds

The Illinois Department of Human Services has released its first ever problem gambling report, which found more than 11 percent of the state’s population either has a gambling problem or is at risk of developing one.
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Gambling

EGBA Outlines European AML Challenges

European online gambling operators still face multiple anti-money laundering (AML) challenges across the continent, according to a Brussels-based trade association representing them.
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Gambling

Domino Effect: Two More Crypto Firms Restrict Withdrawals Due To Liquidity Issues

Finblox and Babel Finance have become the latest victims of an industry-wide crypto liquidity crunch, with both announcing new restrictions on customer withdrawals.
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Payments

Gibraltar Added To FATF Greylist As Malta Exits

Gibraltar has been added to the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) greylist, as the watchdog confirms that Malta has been removed.
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Payments

India’s Central Bank Lifts Ban On New Customer Onboarding At Mastercard

The Reserve Bank of India has lifted a one-year ban on Mastercard onboarding new card customers in the country, as local card scheme RuPay sets its sights on Europe.
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Payments

UK Government Commits To Consumer Credit Reform

The plans will aim to help cut costs for businesses, simplify rules for users and allow regulators to act more quickly to protect consumers.
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Payments

Banks Freeze Accounts Of Takeover Target Okada Manila

Three banks have frozen the accounts of integrated resort Okada Manila, the Philippines' biggest casino, as an ownership battle threatens to strip more than 5,000 employees of salaries and imperil overall operations.
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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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