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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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Social Media Scams Doubled In 2021, Warns FTC

Social media has become a gold mine for scammers in 2021, as data from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reveals a large increase in the number of fraud incidents initiated via social media platforms.
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Payments

Getting Up To Speed - How Regulators Got On Top Of Crypto

Regulators have come a long way since they first started to study cryptocurrencies, and their approach is now changing towards a more holistic view.
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Payments

BIS Highlights Data Risks In Booming Virtual Banking Market

The world’s central bank has released a new report on Asia’s thriving virtual banking industry, although it warns that wins such as financial inclusion need to be balanced with consumer data protection.
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Payments

South Korea Completes First Phase Of CBDC Work

The Bank of Korea has concluded the first stage of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) simulation project and is ready to move on to new innovations, it announced last week.
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Payments

U.S. Online Casino Expansion Outlook Grim For 2022

While only one month has passed in 2022, the lack of momentum behind legislation in several key states suggests the year will be a bleak one for supporters of online casino expansion in the United States.
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Gambling

French Regulator Says Operators Must Tackle Major 'Public Health Issues'

The French gambling regulator has said “substantial progress” must be made by the majority of operators when it comes to preventing excessive or pathological gambling.
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Gambling

Italian Police Break Up Mafia Betting Ring

Another mafia-run gambling network has been broken up in Italy, with police this time citing links to Curaçao, Romania and Malta.
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Gambling

Corruption A Priority For U.S. AML Regulator, Casinos Told

U.S. casinos and other gaming operators should be aware of anti-money laundering regulators’ enforcement priorities and be prepared to apply enhanced due diligence for high-end patrons potentially gambling with the proceeds of corruption, experts said last week.
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Gambling

A High Price To Pay - FedNow Prices Unveiled

The U.S. Federal Reserve has released its planned pricing for its upcoming instant payments service called FedNow.
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Payments

Weapon Of Last Resort - What A SWIFT Ban Could Mean For Russia

As tensions around the Russia-Ukraine borders are heating up, VIXIO considers the implications of fresh sanctions on the country, including the possible cutting of access to the SWIFT international financial messaging network.
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Payments

Moving In The Right Direction? What Will Become Of The PSR’s New Strategy

The new strategy for the UK's Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is right to focus on good outcomes for consumers and businesses, but there are questions about whether it will have the teeth to achieve its targets.
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Payments

Crypto-Busters! New Europol Paper Throws Cold Water On Crypto Crime Perceptions

Europol has issued a new report on the illicit use of cryptocurrencies and has used it to debunk some of the myths surrounding crypto and criminal behaviours.
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Payments

Macau Police Arrest Junket Kingpin Levo Chan

Macau’s stricken junket segment has suffered another major setback with the arrest in Macau of Levo Chan, chairman of the once-powerful Tak Chun junket and CEO of Fisherman’s Wharf operator Macau Legend Development.
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Gambling

Data Analysis: Live Dealer Casino Exemption Boosts South African Online Market

A 37 percent jump in South African sportsbook revenue in 2020/21 was overwhelmingly driven by the provinces of Western Cape and Mpumalanga, where online live dealer casino games are permitted as “contingent events” on which to bet.
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Gambling

NHS To Sever Gambling Sector Funding

The UK gaming sector has defended its commitment to tackling problem gambling after reports that the NHS is set to sever industry funding for addiction clinics.
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Gambling

Final Countdown For Ontario Online Launch

The countdown to the launch of Ontario’s competitive online gambling market began in earnest on Friday when officials announced a go-live date of April 4, giving operators and regulators around ten weeks to clear a long to-do list.
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Gambling

Native American Governor At Odds With His Own People Over Tribal Gaming

A wry smile crossed the face of the only Native American governor in the United States when he was asked why he is so unpopular with gaming tribes in his state of Oklahoma.
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Gambling

PSR Outlines New Card Acquiring Remedies

The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published its initial remedies consultation for its card-acquiring market review, as it aims to throw a lifeline to heavily burdened merchants.
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Payments

Week In Brief - January 28, 2022

A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at the rise of online payments in Spain, a Malaysia and Indonesia QR payment linkage, a suspicious activity report sharing pilot program in the U.S., and new regtech guidance in Hong Kong.
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Payments

Another One Bites The Dust! Thailand Reins In Crypto Payments

Thailand becomes the latest country to crack down on crypto usage, with its financial authorities planning to prohibit the use of crypto-assets to pay for goods and services.
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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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FCA’s £21m Monzo Fine Emphasises That Growth Must Be Responsible

By imposing the fine on the challenger bank, the UK financial services regulator has sent a reminder to disruptors that they must pay attention to their regulatory duties.
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