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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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Massachusetts Senate Seeks 'Whistle-To-Whistle' Ban On Sports-Betting Ads

A closely watched sports-betting bill in Massachusetts has been amended and approved by a key Senate committee, with new provisions added to prohibit any advertising around televised sporting events.
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Trio Of U.S. Court Decisions Could Change Face Of Indian Gaming

Upcoming rulings in three Indian gaming cases could have a historic impact on the future of not only tribal but commercial gambling operations across the United States.
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Kenya, Ghana, Uganda Attempting To Increase Gambling Tax Take

As governments across Africa seek to recover from the financial impact of COVID-19 restrictions, gambling finds itself in the crosshairs of several budget and financial proposals.
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Alleged Online Poker Operators In Australia Face Huge Fines

Australia’s national online gambling regulator has launched a civil lawsuit against two men and a company in Queensland state for providing online poker services in Australia, with potential fines running into the millions of dollars.
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Smaller Tribal Operators Must Play To Strengths To Maximize Sports-Betting Opportunity

While sports betting in the U.S. to date has been dominated by major players such as FanDuel, DraftKings and BetMGM, dozens of operators including domestic and internationally-based commercial operators and local tribal casinos are looking for ways to stand out from the crowd.
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Bahamas Sets Sights On Becoming Crypto Hub

The government of the Bahamas, home of the Sand Dollar, has published a white paper detailing its digital asset strategy up to 2026, including information on how citizens can pay tax with digital assets.
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Payments

Challenger Banks Failing To Tackle Financial Crime, FCA Says

A review carried out by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has called out challenger banks for not properly assessing financial crime risk, as well as failing to carry out adequate due diligence on customers.
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US Crypto Bank Settles AML Case

Anchorage, the first federally chartered crypto bank, has settled a case that alleges the company does not have an adequate anti-money laundering (AML) programme in place.
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CFPB Sues MoneyGram Over Remittance Rule Violations

Just a week after instigating a lawsuit against TransUnion, the US consumer watchdog is now going after MoneyGram, another large firm it sees as a repeat offender.
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Payments

Rework Laws To Reduce Loot Box Harms, Say Researchers

The drive to prevent harm caused by loot boxes would benefit from clearer legislation and enforcement, according to new research published in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions, which also suggests safer gambling tools can protect consumers.
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Meghalaya Confirms Gaming Ban For Locals Despite Liberal Turn

A Meghalaya government minister has told national media that only visitors to the northeastern Indian state will be allowed to gamble online or in land-based facilities, confirming a regulatory exception for locals quietly released late last year.
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Missouri Sports-Betting Bill Returned To Senate Committee

A bill to legalize sports betting in Missouri has been referred back to a committee for review after it had been placed on the Senate calendar for a final reading and possible passage.
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Fewer Rules, More Costs? PRA Outline Priorities

Smaller banks are set to offer cheaper mortgages as the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) commits to easing rules following the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
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Payments

PIX Scam May Lead to 12 Years’ Imprisonment

A new Brazilian bill would tighten penalties for social media scams, embezzlement and extortion involving PIX or WhatsApp.
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APP Fraud Continues To Keep Banks Up At Night

TSB, one of the UK’s largest challenger banks, has put out an “urgent warning” about impersonation fraud in the UK, stating that it has accounted for one-third of fraud cases since the start of the year, and over a half of total losses (55 percent).
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Royal Stamp Of Approval For CBDCs In New BIS Op-Ed

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, who serves as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, has joined the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) chief in endorsing the potential for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
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The Year Of Losing Heavily: Taiwan’s Digital Bank Pioneers Count The Cost In Annual Results

Taiwan’s first two digital banking entrants have just completed their first year in business, with strong customer growth coming at the expense of profits.
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Open For Business: Bank Of Thailand Scraps Red Tape Around FX Transactions

Thailand relaxes foreign exchange (FX) regulations as it seeks to help the private sector cut costs and improve risk management.
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US Sanctions Crypto Mining Company For The First Time

In a landmark designation, the US Treasury has sanctioned Bitriver, the largest Russian provider for green cryptocurrency mining, in fear that the crypto farm could help Russia evade US sanctions.
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Tribes Face Difficult Choice To Run Online Offering Or Sell Market Access

As more and more states legalize online sports betting and eventually, online casino, tribal nations with existing casino operations are faced with a need to adjust to an unfamiliar space in digital gaming.
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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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