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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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Maine Poised To Give Tribes Monopoly On Online Sports Betting

Already blocked in Florida and facing an uphill battle in California, DraftKings and FanDuel could be locked out of Maine where legislation is moving to give Indian gaming tribes exclusive rights to online sports betting.
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Gambling

EBA Makes New PSD2, EMD Clarifications

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has released another batch of Q&A responses regarding the implementation of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and the Electronic Money Directive (EMD).
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Payments

Barclays, Lloyds Found In Breach Of Open Banking API Order

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has sent letters to Barclays and Lloyds after it found the two banks had breached open banking provisions.
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Payments

Crypto Market Players Hail Wyoming Stablecoin Act

Wyoming is pushing forward with its plans to become the crypto capital of the United States as a bill that creates a state-backed stablecoin lands on the state governor’s desk.
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Payments

UK Cybersecurity Agency Outlines Online Gambling Threats

​​​​​​​Credential stuffing, DDoS attacks and phishing are the most common cybersecurity threats to the UK online gambling industry, according to a report commissioned by the National Cyber Security Centre.
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Gambling

Unregulated Skill-Games Operators In Virginia Face Criminal Charges

In the latest battle in a fierce war over unregulated gaming devices, operators of supposedly skill-based games in a rural Virginia county have been given 15 days to cease operations, or face being charged with a felony, according to a letter issued by the local county attorney’s office.
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Gambling

Camelot Fined £3m Over App Glitches

The UK’s soon to be replaced National Lottery operator Camelot has been fined £3.15m after it sent marketing messages to thousands of at-risk players, among other problems linked to its mobile app.
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Gambling

Ukraine Embraces Crypto In Resistance Against Russia

Ukraine has adopted a law legalising cryptocurrencies after its usage has helped the country hold up its defences against Russian aggression.
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Payments

Brace For Impact: The UK’s New Dirty Money Laws

The long-awaited Economic Crime Bill has received royal assent and will begin to feed into compliance decisions, but just how much will change and how easy will it be to enforce?
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Payments

ECB Looking For Experts For Digital Euro Design

The European Central Bank (ECB) is looking for technology experts to investigate the design of a potential eurozone central bank digital currency.
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Payments

FCA Hunts For Crypto Chief As It Redoubles Focus On The Emerging Tech

In a move that highlights the growing regulatory focus on crypto-assets, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun a search for a new head to lead a department dedicated to the supervision of crypto-related businesses.
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Payments

Taiwan Court Convicts Two For Online Gaming Customer Support

A Taiwanese court has convicted two Suncity-linked individuals of providing customer support for a live baccarat website out of the Philippines, offering a first hard indication that broad junket-style gambling services breach Taiwanese law.
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Gambling

Kentucky House Passes Sports-Betting, Grey-Market Games Bills

Kentucky took a step toward legalizing sports betting and banning grey-market slot machines on Friday after the state's House of Representatives approved two bills, but left decisions on proposals to establish a problem gambling fund and reset taxes on pari-mutuel wagering for another day.
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Gambling

Chancellor Raises Racing Industry Concerns Over UK Gambling Review

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has raised concerns that the review of UK gambling laws could have a dramatic impact on the racing industry.
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Gambling

German Competition Watchdog To Allow Further Development Of Giropay

The Bundeskartellamt, Germany’s antitrust authority, has said it has no objections to the further development of the giropay online payment system after the payment service provider conceded on initial plans for an exclusivity agreement.
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Payments

Week In Brief - March 18, 2022

A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at further growth of UK contactless payments, the United States spearhead’s Russian oligarch taskforce, the exemption of Australian banks from crypto registration and whether the EU might crackdown on use of personal data for targeted advertising.
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Payments

NY Regulator Fines MoneyGram For AML Failures

MoneyGram has been slapped with a fine after it failed to properly supervise agents engaging in suspicious transactions to China, New York’s state regulator has announced.
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Payments

Ohio Regulators Not Expecting To Max Out Sports-Betting Licenses

Despite a plethora of opportunities for sports-betting operators to gain access to the lucrative Ohio market, gaming regulators expect the Buckeye State to ultimately follow in line with established U.S. jurisdictions.
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Gambling

Federal Probe Delays Diller, IAC Licensing For MGM Resorts Investment

The Nevada license application for investor Barry Diller was returned to staff Thursday for further investigation after a decision on his suitability and approval of IAC/InterActiveCorp’s $1bn investment in MGM Resorts International was put on hold due to a federal probe into stock option trades.
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Gambling

Star Casino Inquiry Alleges Massive Masking Of Gaming Funds

A regulatory review of The Star Entertainment Group’s casino licence in Sydney has started dismally for the company, with the inquiry accusing it of masking hundreds of millions of dollars in gambling funds to avoid breaching bank agreements.
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Gambling
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DraftKings Pays $3m To Settle Connecticut Marketing Investigation

DraftKings has agreed to return more than $3m to players and pay a $50,000 penalty in a second high-profile settlement announced by Connecticut regulators in as many months.
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Romanian Gambling Ad Restrictions Incoming But Lawyers Flag Need For Clarity

Romania’s new Audiovisual Code introduces several important changes, clarifications and restrictions; however, questions raised about the definitions, such as sports personality or influencer, have not been “thoroughly defined”, according to legal experts.
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Australia’s Project Acacia Blossoming Into Six-Month Testing Phase

Project Acacia, Australia’s research program into wholesale digital currency, has reached a “significant milestone”, with participants selected to explore innovations in digital money and settlement infrastructure.
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Big Tech Joins Forces With Telcos Under Hong Kong’s Latest Anti-Scam Charter

Financial regulators in Hong Kong have announced the launch of a new anti-scam charter that will see telcos and big tech firms participate for the first time.
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U.S. Senate Fails To Roll Back Change To Gambling Tax Deductions

The effort to reverse one of the tax hikes in President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” came up short in the Senate on Thursday due to opposition from a lone senator who sought to add an exemption of religious colleges from the federal endowment tax.
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Regulatory Influencer: Concurrent Market Liberalisation In The Two Congos

Two of the French-speaking jurisdictions within the Congo Basin, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), have simultaneously embarked upon devising gambling regulation. Following years of relying upon aged legislation, which monopolised the operation of gambling to state-owned entities, the Congolese market is finally liberalising.The bigger picture
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California's Daily Fantasy Sports Opinion: Key Policy Points To Watch

California Attorney General Rob Bonta's opinion last week that deemed daily fantasy sports to be a form of illegal gambling is a new policy wrinkle in a state that has consistently been a flashpoint when it comes to the gaming market.
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French Regulator Reignites Calls For Whistle-to-Whistle Ban and Loss Limits

France’s gambling regulator has once again reiterated calls to introduce a whistle-to-whistle advertising ban, as well as loss limits for players aged 18-25 years old.The president of France’s National Gambling Authority (ANJ), Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, said changes to the country's regulatory framework are “essential” for a sustainable gambling industry model during her closing remarks at a conference addressing gambling addiction on June 27, 2025.
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CFPB Suffers Double Shock As Budget Slashed And Redundancies Ruled Lawful

Opponents of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have experienced twin triumphs, as an injunction halting the agency's restructuring has been lifted and the federal budget bill has almost halved its funding.
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Regulatory Influencer: The Key Updates to the EU’s Payment Services Package

The EU has for some time been working on updating its regulation of the payments sector, planning to issue a revised directive and to introduce a bloc-wide payment services regulation.
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