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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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Political Agreement Reached On DORA

The European Parliament and European Council have reached a political agreement on the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), meaning that one of the key covenants of the EU’s digital finance plans comes a step closer to being signed into law.
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Payments

UK Government Touts Digital Identity And New Data Laws

The UK has begun to come up to speed with the EU and Australia in its move to enhance digital identity solutions, but faces a fallout with Brussels as it hints at reforming the General Data Protection Regulation.
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Payments

EMVCo Proposes New Contactless Payment Specifications

The global technical body owned by the major international card networks is proposing new specifications to streamline global contactless payment acceptance.
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Payments

Afterpay Targets Everyday Items In The US Following Rite Aid Deal

Afterpay has partnered with pharmacist Rite Aid, making it the first drugstore in the US to offer buy now, pay later services.
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Payments

Awareness And Trust Lacking In Digital Payments, Says PSR Panel

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has said that it wants to improve awareness of digital payments, as well as tackle the current barriers that can manifest for consumers.
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Payments

Dear CEO, Do Not Tell Consumers They’re Guaranteed A Loan!

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has warned consumer credit firms to be clearer in advertising loans, or face regulatory action.
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Payments

Anniversary Of Historic Sports-Betting Ruling Finds U.S. Supreme Court In Turmoil

Four years after making perhaps the most significant legal ruling in the history of the United States' gambling industry, the U.S. Supreme Court is mired in a controversy threatening its credibility.
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Gambling

Do Cryptocurrencies, NFTs Undermine Gambling's ESG Goals?

Should a gambling industry keen to score points on environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns steer clear of cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), given the climate costs, fraud and wild gyrations in trading associated with both?
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Gambling

Dutch Minister Defends Secret Licence Rejection Policy

It would be unfair on gambling operators if their failure to win a licence to operate online in the Netherlands was made public, a senior minister said this week.
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Gambling

NatWest Mistakenly Charges Debit Card Transactions Twice

In a glitch, the UK's NatWest has charged its customers twice when they made debit card payments, forcing some of its clients to be overdrawn and without money.
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Payments

Cash, Crime And Reimbursement: A Look At What Was In The Queen’s Speech

The UK government has committed to introducing new legislation to protect access to cash, to better enforce against economic crime and to require banks to refund victims of authorised push payment fraud.
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Payments

Strong Results For Strong Customer Authentication, Says Nationwide

The UK’s largest building society has published new data showing the success of strong customer authentication in reducing fraudulent card payments.
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Payments

Here We Go Again! Commission Launches PSD2 Consultation

Brussels has finally launched its much-anticipated review of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), as well as announcing it is looking for information to inform its work regarding open finance.
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Payments

Uruguay Casino Operator Blasts Attempt At Online Reform

Lawyers for Italian investors Cipriani made their displeasure with a gambling bill loudly known in Uruguay’s Senate discussions this week.
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Gambling

Ad Restrictions, Grey Market Transition Help Create Unique Ontario Market

Top U.S. gaming executives have said that promotional restrictions and existing grey market operators have made Ontario’s sports betting and online casino launch a different one than typical American state launches.
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Gambling

One Third' Of Dubai Online Gambling Companies Left For Europe, Asia

One third of online gambling companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have moved on to eastern Europe or returned to Asia because of pressure from the UAE and Chinese governments, according to a Sharjah-based sociologist.
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Gambling

Swiss Drag Out Bank Secrecy Law Change Amid Growing International Pressure

A Swiss parliamentary committee has voted against changing the country’s notorious bank secrecy provisions, despite mounting pressure from international and US bodies.
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Payments

Gaining Momentum: BIS Survey Sheds Light On Move Towards CBDCs Worldwide

The Bank for International Settlement (BIS) has published a new report that highlights the rapid spread of central bank digital currency (CBDC) studies and pilot schemes worldwide.
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Payments

US Issues New Sanctions Targeting Sberbank, Gazprombank, MIB

The US has issued new sanctions against designated individuals and entities deemed “critical” to Russia’s war effort in Ukraine.
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Payments

EU Ruling Against Apple To Shake Up Payments, Experts Tell VIXIO

EU payments players consider a future in which Apple Pay loses its monopoly on iOS devices and the the technology giant is forced to open up its device to competitors, bringing more opportunities for payments innovation.
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Payments
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Romanian Government Eyes Legislation To Decentralise Gambling Licensing

Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has announced that his government plans to propose a draft legislation that will enable municipal authorities to decide on licences for local gambling outlets.
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FCA’s Guardrails For BNPL Aim To Bring Consumer Duty Requirements To The Space

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) users are set to gain new protections under proposals published today by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which has set a compliance deadline of July 2026.
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UK Industry Wrangles With Rapidly Approaching Cross-Sell Ban

When 2025 draws to a close so will the era of lucrative cross-selling promotions in the UK, with operators and affiliates facing the tall task of adapting successfully to another major shift in marketing compliance.
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Bailey Cool On UK CBDC Suggestions

Hopes of a British central bank digital currency (CBDC) were dealt a blow by the governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, who said he “remained to be convinced” of the need for one.
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EU Lawmakers Insist Digital Euro Must Safeguard Privacy And Preserve Cash Access

The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) has called for stronger guardrails for privacy and guaranteed access to physical cash in its opinion on the EU's proposed legislation to establish a digital euro.
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Regulatory Influencer: Malta’s Key Observations on Website Practices of Crypto-Asset Service Providers

Earlier in the year, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) conducted a thematic review of websites belonging to all the crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) authorised by the MFSA in relation to Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA). This was part of the MFSA’s commitment to consumer protection, ensuring that the information provided was fair, transparent and not misleading. Following its review of websites, the MFSA sent out a Dear CEO letter to CASPs laying out its findings.
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Regulatory Influencer: The Philippine Central Bank As Payments Policeman And… Online Gambling Saviour?

The Philippine online gambling industry’s rapid transition from a disgraced foreign-facing segment to flourishing domestic sector is approaching a crunch moment as payments channels come under unprecedented scrutiny.
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Peru President Vetoes Consumption Tax Bill

Peru’s president has partly vetoed a bill that would reduce the impact of a controversial consumption tax applied to online gambling.
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Ukraine Releases Flurry Of Consultations As It Seeks To Update Gambling Rules

Ukrainian licence holders will only have two months to comply with a long list of updated regulations under a key new proposal, as the country unleashes a flurry of consultations aimed at updating and aligning rules as well as improving industry oversight.
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California Tribes Seeking Second Win With Anti-Sweepstakes Legislation

In the wake of an opinion from California’s attorney general that threatens the future of daily fantasy sports in the state, Indian gaming tribes are looking to score a second major policy victory that could threaten sweepstakes operations as well.
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