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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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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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Payments

Rabobank To Face AML Action From Dutch Regulator

The Dutch central bank is due to discipline the Netherlands second-largest bank for failure in its anti-money laundering compliance, the financial institution has announced.
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Payments

More Crypto Players Lay Out Vision For Crypto Regulation

Following the lead of Coinbase, Ripple and Binance have now set out their views on how regulators should approach the booming crypto sector. Ripple is calling for rulemakers to use the current regulatory framework, while Binance releases its ten fundamental rights for crypto users that regulation should acknowledge.
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Payments

Sweden's Number Of 'Risky Gamblers' Stable For Years

​​​​​​​The amount of “risky gamblers” in Sweden has remained consistent over the past three years, according to the latest data released by the Swedish Public Health Agency.
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Gambling

Flutter Acquires UK Bingo Specialist Tombola

Flutter Entertainment said it has acquired Tombola, the UK-based online bingo specialist, for an enterprise value of £402m.
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Gambling

Australia's Tabcorp Warned Over Illegal In-Play Bets

Australia’s national online gaming regulator has issued a formal warning to wagering and lottery giant Tabcorp Holdings for accepting online in-play bets and paying out winnings on the illegal activity.
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Gambling

Online Operators Exploring 'Underserved' U.S. Hispanic Market

At least three companies are preparing to target the U.S. Hispanic market for sports betting and online gaming, even as market-access opportunities in key states appear to be limited.
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Gambling

EBA Payments Chief Gives ’Warring Factions’ A Dressing Down

The industry had five years to understand and develop their strong customer authentication, and they failed, a senior official at the European Banking Authority (EBA) has said.
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Payments

CBDC Must Not Threaten Stablecoins, House Republicans Say In CBDC Principles

Republicans in the House Financial Services Committee have set out four principles for a potential central bank digital currency (CBDC) aimed at preserving the role of the United States in the global payments system.
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Payments

We Don’t Want To Be Visa Or Mastercard, EPI Chief Warns

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) will not be easy to fulfil but that does not mean it is not necessary, Martina Weimert, the interim company's chief executive, has said.
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Payments

CMA Agrees To Delay Variable Recurring Payments For Sweeping

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has decided to postpone the introduction of variable recurring payments by six months, recognising that the largest banks are not ready to implement the service by January.
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Payments

Tribal Casinos Losing Millions In Ransomware Attacks

Ransomware groups have made hundreds of millions of dollars from attacks on tribal casinos in North America over the last two years, with these incidents leading to operational disruptions, theft of player data and financial losses, a cybersecurity expert has said.
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Gambling

Finnish Problem Gambling Rate At All-time Low, Says Veikkaus

​​​​​​​Finnish gambling monopoly Veikkaus has said problem gambling rates among slots players are at an all-time low as a result of the impact of restrictive consumer protection measures introduced over the past few years.
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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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After Escaping CFPB Enforcement, Zelle Pitches To US Treasury Department

Zelle, the largest peer-to-peer (P2P) payments platform in the US, has offered itself to the Trump administration as the solution to its phasing out of government checks, yet continues to face scrutiny from lawmakers.
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Thai Casino Bill Withdrawn Amid Mounting Political Woes

The Thai government has indefinitely withdrawn a bill legalising casinos amid political shockwaves and a flailing legislative campaign.
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Pennsylvania Seeks To Reduce iGaming Fraud With Stricter KYC Requirements

Pennsylvania regulators have released a list of enhanced know-your-customer requirements in an effort to strengthen account security and reduce fraudulent activity, as they continue to involuntarily exclude online gaming customers for unscrupulous activities.
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News In Brief: July 7-July 11, 2025

California senators back sweepstakes ban, while Brazil's Senate scraps a planned vote on casino expansion
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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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