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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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BNPL Costs May Outweigh Value, Kansas Fed Warns

If buy now, pay later (BNPL) becomes a preferred payment method, the service may cost more for merchants than what it brings in, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas has warned, adding that it is unlikely for U.S. regulators to step in to mitigate merchant costs.
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Payments

Georgia's Prime Minister Weighing Online Casino Ban

During a government meeting on Monday, the Georgian Prime Minister announced plans to raise taxes for online casinos, ban gambling ads and raise the legal age for gambling to 25, but warned he is also considering a total ban on online casinos.
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Gambling

Tanzania Advertising Code Includes TV, Radio 'Blackout'

​​​​​​​The Gaming Board of Tanzania has proposed a new code of practice for gambling adverts which would see a TV and radio “blackout” from Monday to Friday between 6am and 9am.
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Gambling

Federal Judge Throws Out Florida-Seminole Compact, Halts Sports Betting

A U.S. District Court judge late Monday night invalidated the Seminole Tribe’s landmark new gaming compact with the state of Florida, bringing an abrupt end to the state’s mobile sports betting offering.
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Gambling

FinCEN Says Payments Processors Must Report Suspected Environmental Crime

The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has released an advisory document, guiding financial institutions on how to file suspicious activity reports related to environmental crime, after finding an upward trend in this type of crime.
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Payments

Cybersecurity Rules Tightened For U.S. Banks

The three federal US financial regulators have issued a new cyber rule for banks - meaning that they need to report cyber incidents within 36 hours.
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Payments

ECB: We Don’t Want To Compete In the Payments Landscape

The digital euro is an instrument, not a commercial product, a European Central Bank (ECB) official has told members of the European Parliament.
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Payments

India’s Paytm Loses Quarter Of Share Value, While Regulator Plots New IPO Rules

India's largest initial public offering (IPO) ended on a sour note as shares in mobile payments app Paytm tumbled 27 percent on the first day of trading. Meanwhile, regulators look to tighten rules relating to IPOs as stock market activity reaches fever pitch.
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Payments

California Tribes Urged To Embrace Risks Of Sports Betting

Tribes in California and other Indian gaming markets have been advised to focus on on-premises mobile sports betting and embrace the risks associated with legal sports wagering, rather than view it as a mere amenity within their casino-resorts.
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Gambling

Malta Gambling Conference Draws Flak Over COVID-19 Protocols, Strip-Tease Act

​​​​​​​The SiGMA Europe conference in Malta last week was dogged by controversies ranging from concerns about COVID-19 precautions to a strip-tease act at an exhibitor’s booth that was quickly squelched.
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Gambling

Urgent Intervention Needed For Stablecoins, Warns ECB

Central banks should take advantage of stablecoins current low risks and build up a regulatory framework, the European Central Bank (ECB) has declared in its Financial Stability Review.
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Payments

PSR Would Require Banks To Publish APP Fraud Data And Offer Mandatory Reimbursement

The UK Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) has published a consultation paper on authorised push payment (APP) scams, proposing further measures to fight this form of fraud, which has grown significantly within the first half of the year.
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Payments

Week In Brief - November 19, 2021

A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at AML breaches in Switzerland, N26’s exit from the United States, changes to direct debit rules in Canada and new laws aimed at reducing wastage from digital products and services in France.
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Payments

Off The Hook For Now? Swedish Authorities Conclude Investigation Against Klarna

The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen - FI) has “written off” its investigation into the buy now, pay later kingpin.
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Payments

UK Review White Paper To Address Affordability, Online Stakes

Affordability and online restrictions similar to those imposed on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) will be looked at in the government's impending white paper on the Gambling Act review.
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Gambling

Arkansas Mobile Sports-Betting Rules Include Restrictive Revenue-Share Provision

Arkansas regulators voted Thursday to take the first step toward permitting mobile sports betting in the state, but potential operators expressed concern about a provision that would keep a majority of mobile revenues in the hands of Arkansas casinos.
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Gambling

Blackstone Offers $5.5bn In Third Bid To Buy Out Crown Resorts

Financial services heavyweight The Blackstone Group has launched a third attempt to acquire struggling Australian casino operator Crown Resorts.
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Gambling

News In Brief: November 15-November 19, 2021

British police warn against a growing trend of lottery fraud and Maryland issues delayed sports-betting licenses.
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Gambling

MEP Stresses Importance Of Full Implementation And Strong Enforcement Of EU AML Package

The EU has a chance to fill the gaps in its anti-money laundering (AML) framework, but it requires full implementation, strong enforcement and cooperation, the co-rapporteur of the proposal has said.
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Payments

Visa Denied! Amazon To Start Blocking UK Payments From US Card Giant

In a case of bigtech v big scheme, Visa’s credit cards will no longer be able to be used for transactions on Amazon’s platform.
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News In Brief: July 7 - July 11, 2025

Super Group exits U.S. iGaming market, while the AGA supports bill restoring full gambling loss deduction
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Bulgarian Stakeholders Welcome Proposed Restrictions But Warn They Could Boost Black Market

A Bulgarian gambling trade group and others have warned that the government's proposal to restrict risky gambling behaviour could push players to the black market and is “not supported by established European regulatory models”.
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'Milestone' Passed As Bahrain Introduces Licensed Stablecoin Regime

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has announced that providers will be able to issue single-currency stablecoins backed by the Bahraini dinar, the US dollar or any other fiat currency it deems acceptable.
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Further EPI Expansion Bolsters Europe’s Payments Sovereignty Agenda

Five new European banks have joined the European Payments Initiative (EPI) and will begin to roll out Wero to their customers.
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Worldline Scandal Reminds European PSPs Of The Importance Of AML Compliance

The exposé on French payments giant Worldline may see European payment service providers (PSPs) face increased scrutiny from both national and regional anti-money laundering (AML) authorities.
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UK Competition Regulator Opens Consultation On Worldpay Sale To Global Payments, Signalling Possible Probe

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is to investigate Global Payments’ anticipated acquisition of Worldpay, potentially signalling a deeper investigation ahead of a mid-July deadline.
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European Supplier Licensing In 2025: The New Normal

Gambling suppliers have been forced to say goodbye to the era when licensing oversight was either an afterthought or a jurisdictional idiosyncrasy. Now, firmly in an era where scrutiny on the B2B sector is at an all-time high, European jurisdictions are bedding in a new normal for the sector.
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Philippine Politicians, Treasury Move Against Domestic Online Gambling

Clouds are forming over Philippine domestic online gambling as government officials float a new tax and senators lead a charge for restrictions on e-wallets, buy-ins and even a full industry ban.
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Nevada Congresswoman Seeks To Rescind Limits On Deductible Gambling Losses

Nevada Representative Dina Titus, whose congressional district includes the Las Vegas Strip, is set to introduce legislation to repeal a controversial provision in President Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” that would limit declarable losses for gamblers.
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Dutch Affordability A Success, Claims Regulator

The Dutch gambling regulator has said it is happy with the effects of its controversial affordability regime despite worrying revenue trends, arguing that it has reduced dangerous gambling.
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