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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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Online Casino Depends On Risky Gamblers, UK Study Suggests

​​​​​​​A new British study suggests that the online casino industry draws a significant percentage of players and revenue from those with at least a moderate risk of developing a problem-gambling habit.
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ESG Taxomania! But Convergence On The Horizon

Sustainability experts, including a senior leader at Mastercard, have stressed the need for corporations and governments to solve the data gap that currently exists, yet warned that a common taxonomy is a long way off.
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Payments

EU Payments Regulation Gets Thumbs Up From Start-Ups, But Compliance Burden Is Causing Problems

A new survey by Stripe has revealed that a majority of start-up companies are satisfied with the opportunities that the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) has provided them, believing that it has enhanced competition opportunities in the trading bloc.
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Payments

India Mulls Bringing Domestic SWIFT-Alternative Across Border

As Western sanctions on Russia continue to bite and affect trade around the world, India has been the latest country to look at a potential alternative to the SWIFT messaging network.
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Payments

US Lawmaker Seeks To Level Up Financial Data Privacy

A discussion draft released by a Republican Congressman would give consumers GDPR-like rights over their financial data and update a 23-year-old federal law.
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Payments

Fanatics, ESPN Beginning To Make Sports-Betting Moves

Sports retail giant Fanatics and premier American sports media brand ESPN have long been regarded as sleeping giants in the U.S. sports-betting landscape but recent moves and public statements indicate the two are beginning to wake from their slumber.
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Gambling

Dutch Politicians Push For Loot Box Ban

​​​​​​​A motion to ban loot boxes in the Netherlands has support from politicians across six different major parties.
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Gambling

Potentially Disastrous Casino Strikes Averted On Holiday Weekend

Faced with costly strikes at the peak of the tourist season, brick-and-mortar casinos in New Jersey and Rhode Island reached tentative agreements with labor unions to prevent a walkout of workers during the Independence Day weekend.
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Gambling

Fed Delays ISO 20022 Migration To 2025

The US Federal Reserve has postponed the date of adoption of the ISO 20022 message format on Fedwire to help banks prepare for the launch of its new FedNow instant payment service.
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Payments

European Parliament Agrees First EU Rules For Tracing Crypto-Asset Transfers

The European Parliament has provisionally agreed a landmark bill that will see most transfers of crypto-assets regulated in the same way as traditional money transfers.
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Payments

Fraud, API Standards Central To EU’s Future Payments Vision

As preparations continue for a potential revision to the Payment Services Directive, payments chiefs in Brussels and Paris have warned that evolving fraud and technology standards must be front and centre.
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Payments

EU Reaches Provisional Agreement On Markets In Crypto-Assets Regulation

After almost two years of consultations, the European Council presidency and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).
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Payments

ESG Accountability Offers Strategic Advantage, Say Executives

​​​​​​​Environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards are the next big thing in the gambling business, according to a panel of industry experts, who see it as a means to create a more sustainable product.
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Gambling

Personnel Moves - June 2022

The newly-active German regulator makes a key appointment, Nevada authority appoints new officials, Star Entertainment gets new CEO amid hearings fallout and Chilean trade group appoints an interim boss.
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Gambling

EU Leaders Reach Partial Position On New AML Watchdog

The European Council wants to expand the powers of the EU’s planned new anti-money laundering authority, but a row over where it should be based has prevented the Council from agreeing fully with the European Commission’s proposals.
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Payments

Week In Crypto: SEC Says No To Bitcoin ETF, 3AC Ordered To Liquidate

US regulators have rejected an application for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), while crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) has received a court order to liquidate.
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Payments

Europe’s Environmental Crime Problem

Crimes against the environment are increasingly drawing attention, as climate change has become crucial on the agenda of policymakers, yet Europol suggests the outlook remains bleak when tackling issues such as waste management and wildlife trafficking.
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Payments

US Immigrants Struggling To Get Fair Financial Services

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is looking at a number of issues that more than 44m US immigrants face when they try to access financial services.
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Payments

Crypto A Go In Two U.S. Sports-Betting States, But Others Staying On Sidelines

While deposits converted from cryptocurrencies were recently approved for online sports betting in Colorado and Virginia, New Jersey’s chief regulator has no plans to follow suit and continues to advise caution on the intersection between crypto and gaming in the U.S. market.
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Gambling

UK White Paper Contents 'Only Rumours', Say Industry Figures

​​​​​​​Gambling industry executives are sceptical of news reports claiming the contents of the much-anticipated UK Gambling Act review white paper have already been finalised.
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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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Regulatory Influencer: How Will The GENIUS Act Affect Stablecoin Issuers And Intermediaries?

On July 17, 2025, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that introduces a new federal framework for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and the following day President Trump signed it into law.
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Leading Operators In French Online Casino Debate Renew Lobbying War

Public progress on legalising online casino games in France has been thin on the ground, but recent glimpses suggest that efforts to lobby key decision makers are still underway.
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Brazil Minister Rattles Industry With Regulatory Remorse

The government minister responsible for Brazil’s federal betting regulator is considering stricter rules on advertising and online casino games and says he would even outlaw online gambling altogether if given the opportunity.
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News In Brief: July 21–July 25, 2025

Gambling Commission releases account closure data to bolster transparency, while GLI is set for acquisition by Avalon Buyer Ltd
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Gambling CEOs Touting ESG Virtues Grumble About Black Market Growth

In an era where sustainability is king and politics is hostile, European gambling’s top execs are wise to advertise their ESG credentials, but say they fear an emboldened black market is undoing their good work.
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FCA’s Barclays AML Fines Underscore Push to Tackle Financial Crime

The UK financial watchdog’s decision to fine Barclays heavily for failing to conduct appropriate money laundering checks demonstrates a renewed focus on compliance in this area.
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