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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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German Regulator Faces Multiple Betting Lawsuits, Publication Says

Legal action has targeted provisions including those limiting live bets and setting a €1,000 monthly limit on deposits, according to German magazine WirtschaftsWoche. The council has been reviewing licence applications since January 2020 but on January 1, 2023, its authority passes to the planned central regulator, the Joint Gaming Authority for the Federal States (GGL).  The council has supplied 41 licences, although some companies have several.
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Gambling

Senecas Take To The Streets In Gaming Feud With New York

About 200 people supporting the Seneca Nation marched in the streets of Buffalo, New York, last week as the tribe’s bitter conflict with Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul over gaming revenue continues to escalate.
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Gambling

German Football Club Pauses Unibet Sponsorship Over Lack Of Licence

​​​​​​​Borussia Mönchengladbach of Germany’s Bundesliga football league has paused its sponsorship with Kindred’s Unibet as the online gambling operator has not yet obtained a German sports betting licence.
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Gambling

China’s Ant Group To Acquire Stake In Singapore Payments Firm 2C2P

After its aborted IPO in 2020, Ant Group is quietly building out its overseas business on a lighter budget, with its majority stake acquisition of a regional merchant payments platform.
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Payments

ASPSPs Called Out As EBA Publishes Latest SCA Q&As

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has continued to clarify parts of the strong customer authentication (SCA) regulatory technical standards (RTS), delving into issues including mobile-initiated credit transfers and redirects.
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Payments

EU Shifts to Humanitarian Aid in Ukraine Conflict

Although sanctions continue, priorities are gradually shifting from punishing Russia to helping those trapped in the crossfire.
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Payments

News In Brief: April 19-April 22, 2022

FinCEN issues advice for U.S. banks to help identify kleptocracy and foreign public corruption.
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Payments

Durbin Blasts Interchange Fee Hike

Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) tells Visa and Mastercard to halt the planned increase of unregulated credit card fees as the change is set to take place.
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Payments

SCA Implementation: What’s Expected from PSPs in the UK and EU?

Strong customer authentication (SCA) in the UK was expected to be implemented from March 14, 2022. This regulatory analysis focuses on the implementation and impact of SCA in the UK and the EU, as well as the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) related expectations from payment service providers (PSPs).
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Payments

Maine Grants Indian Tribes Exclusivity For Mobile Sports Betting

Maine’s four federally recognized Indian tribes will control mobile sports betting in the state under the terms of legislation backed by Governor Janet Mills and approved by both chambers of the legislature Tuesday night.
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Gambling

Wakayama’s IR Bid Near Collapse After Assembly ‘No’ Vote

The Wakayama Prefectural Assembly has voted down the city’s proposed integrated resort (IR) package, condemning the city’s bid to likely failure just eight days before Japan’s national application deadline.
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Gambling

Pennsylvania Grey-Market Games Debate Stalls, Lawsuit Claims Machines Illegally Targeted

In Pennsylvania, lawmakers remain far from reaching a consensus over how to handle thousands of “grey-market” machines, also known as skill-based games, which have appeared throughout the state and resemble slot machines but are unregulated.
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Gambling

Resilient Ukrainian Regulator Joins GREF

​​​​​​​Ukraine’s gambling regulator is continuing to offer guidance and support to the industry despite the ongoing Russian invasion and has joined forces with its peers across the continent.
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Gambling

Cryptocurrency Markets Too ‘Illiquid’ To Support Mass Russian Sanctions Evasion, Says Study

A new report by Chainalysis, a crypto analytics firm, has cast doubt on the idea that Russian oligarchs could use cryptocurrency to evade sanctions and move wealth overseas en masse.
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Payments

WhatsApp Pay To Double Indian User Base

India has granted WhatsApp Pay the permission to enrol 60m new users, a move that some believe has the potential to shake up the Indian payments landscape.
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Payments

Are The UK’s Crypto Plans Really That Exciting?

Experts are divided on just how significant the UK’s new crypto plans are, after HM Treasury published its stablecoin consultation response earlier this month.
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Payments

SCA Triggers £4.3m Daily Loss For UK Retailers

UK merchants have been hit by the new strong customer authentication (SCA) rules block on non-compliant online transactions.
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Payments

U.S. Audience For Esports Not Minors, Executive Reminds Gaming Regulators

Nevada regulators are supportive of an effort by the gaming and video game industries to develop a viable esports wagering industry in the state, despite integrity risks to the sector, as interest in competitive video game competitions has increased over the last two years.
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Gambling

NFTs Plagued By Fraud But Could Still Help Affiliate Market, Experts Say

Non-fungible tokens and cryptocurrency markets are still beset by rampant fraud and wash trading, but gambling affiliates might still be able to cautiously integrate NFTs into their business plans, experts have said.
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Gambling

Sports Betting Bill Dies As Kentucky Legislature Adjourns

A bill to legalize sports betting in Kentucky, along with one measure banning grey-market machines, slots-like games that can be found in stores and bars state-wide, failed to pass during the final day of the General Assembly.
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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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