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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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Cash Still King In Germany, While Its Neighbours Go Cashless

New data from the Bundesbank shows that cash remains dominant in the EU’s largest economy, while research in neighbouring Belgium shows clear digital preferences.
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Payments

Brazil Betting Operators Facing Advertising Blackout

Offshore sportsbook operators active in Brazil could be prohibited from advertising in the country until a local licensing regime becomes effective, under legal amendments approved by the lower house of Congress late on Wednesday.
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Gambling

Prime Minister's Resignation Puts White Paper In Limbo

​​​​​​​The news that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will resign puts the long-awaited white paper on Gambling Act reform in limbo, with officials promising yet again that it will be released “in the coming weeks”.
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Gambling

D.C. Seeks Answers On Underperforming Sports-Betting Business

Council members in Washington, D.C. will hold a hearing next week on the district’s struggling sports-betting program after significant underperformance compared with initial expectations.
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Gambling

New Jersey Readying Responsible Gambling Guidelines

New Jersey’s online casinos and sportsbooks are being pushed to up their game on responsible gambling through new guidelines that will require implementation by next year of systems to flag signs of problematic player behavior.
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Gambling

News In Brief: July 4-July 8, 2022

A trailblazing former Nevada regulator gets top job at Las Vegas NFL team.
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Gambling

FCA Appoints Financial Crime Chief To Head Payments, Crypto Work

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed six directors as it grapples with expanded post-Brexit responsibilities.
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Payments

United Arab Bank Joins Arab Monetary Fund’s Cross-Border Payments Platform

United Arab Bank has become the latest bank to join Buna, a cross-border payments platform owned by the Arab Monetary Fund.
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Payments

Google Restricts South Korea’s Leading Messaging App Over Payments Dispute

Google has introduced a ban on new updates to the KakaoTalk messaging app in South Korea, following an alleged violation of its in-app payments rules.
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Payments

Danish FSA Sets Out BNPL Regulation

The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (DFSA) is consulting on how to regulate the burgeoning buy now, pay later (BNPL) market, which could see Denmark joining European counterparts such as the UK and Ireland in adding new rules.
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Payments

Chile's Casinos Take On Foreign Online Operators In Court

Chile’s deeply entrenched casino industry, which began when the first casino opened in Viña del Mar in 1931, is waging legal warfare on online gaming and sports-betting platforms.
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Gambling

UK Gambling Commission Suspends Bet-At-Home Licence

The Gambling Commission has suspended the operating licence of Bet-at-home.com Internet Limited as it carries out a review triggered by suspected social responsibility and anti-money laundering failings.
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Gambling

Trump To Campaign In Las Vegas For Internet Gambling Foe

Beleaguered former President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend a campaign rally on Friday in Las Vegas for a U.S. Senate candidate in Nevada who opposes internet gambling.
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Gambling

UK Study Finds Gambling Sites Not Prioritising Harm Reduction

​​​​​​​A new study argues that the design of UK online gambling sites and apps are putting consumers at higher risk of gambling harm.
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Gambling

Nexi Wins Partnership With Irish Payments Project

Ireland’s first instant mobile payment service, Synch Payments, has announced that it is partnering with Italian payments system Nexi as its platform and service provider.
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Payments

India’s Central Bank Tightens M&A Rules For Non-Bank Payment System Operators

The Reserve Bank of India has issued a new directive aimed at increasing supervision of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity among non-bank payment system operators.
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Payments

Apple To Allow iOS Apps In South Korea To Use Third-Party Payment Processors

Apple has opened up its App Store in South Korea to alternative payment processors, but for developers who want to opt into the scheme, they will still be charged high commission rates.
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Payments

Interview: PSR Chief Wants To Get Fraud Right, But ’We Need To Improve Incentives’

Chris Hemsley, managing director at the UK's Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), speaks to VIXIO about the regulator’s plans to rein in fraud and enhance competition.
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Payments

UK Gambling Minister Says Treasury Would Pay £600m Damages

​​​​​​​If Camelot is successful in its current bid to be awarded up to £600m in damages, the UK Treasury will likely end up footing the bill, according to Chris Philp, the minister in charge of gambling policy.
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Gambling

Nevada Regulators Closer To Updating Gaming License Requirements

As the gaming industry continues to evolve in Nevada, regulators have spent considerable time this year updating the state’s rules related to licensing, associated equipment, junket registrations and sports-betting data, among other areas.
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AI Joint Venture Demonstrates UAE’s Digital and Financial Ambitions

The Middle Eastern state continues to harness financial services as an asset, moving to modernise its payments infrastructure through a public-private initiative involving the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Regulatory Influencer: The Digital Ruble - Russia’s Leap into Central Bank Digital Currencies

On July 15, 2025, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) announced that September 1, 2026 would be the beginning of the large-scale implementation of the digital ruble. The implementation date was set following an initial delay of the rollout that was scheduled to commence in July 2025. ​The digital ruble is a digital representation of a traditional ruble issued and regulated by the Central Bank of Russia (CBR). Unlike other cryptocurrencies, it operates under the CBR’s direct control, offering an official, government-backed alternative to cash and other electronic payment methods.
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Open Banking Can Plug Gaps In Financial Checks, Say Experts

As the gambling industry and its regulators ponder how to balance the growing demand to diagnose gamblers’ financial vulnerability with customer privacy, open banking evangelists still believe the technology has a key role to play.
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Ukraine Revokes Multiple B2B Licences Under New Zero Tolerance Approach

Ukraine’s new gambling regulator, PlayCity, has begun its work to remove any potential Russian-linked businesses, revoking several business-to-business licences in a single day after they failed to provide enough evidence that they have no link to countries at war with Ukraine.
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U.S. Congressional Leaders Pledge Cooperation On Gaming Tax Deduction Reversal

The CEO of the American Gaming Association reiterated his support for the restoration of the full gambling loss tax cap deduction as members of the House Committee on Ways and Means held a field hearing Friday in Las Vegas on the One Big, Beautiful Bill.
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News In Brief: July 28 - August 1, 2025

New Jersey seeks to ban micro sports betting, while Irish banks introduce gambling blocks ahead of national self-exclusion rollout
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Vietnam Regulatory Overhaul Targets Alignment With International Norms

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has launched a wide-ranging consultation process aimed at amending three key regulations governing the country’s payments ecosystem.
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Hong Kong Bank Fines Aim To Deter Compliance Failings

A cluster of enforcement actions by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) underlines the tough approach the jurisdiction is taking to combating financial crime.
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Malta ‘Dear CEO’ Letter Part Of Drive For Professionalisation

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued a new Dear CEO letter aimed at improving transparency and raising standards in the authorisation process for firms seeking MFSA licences.
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Regulatory Influencer: Non-Bank Stored Value Facilities Prepare For Hong Kong–China Instant Payments Corridor

Payment Connect, the first linkage between the instant payments systems of Hong Kong and mainland China, is now in operation, connecting Hong Kong’s Faster Payment System (FPS) with China’s Internet Banking Payment System (IBPS).
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