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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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U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Texas Tribal Gaming Case

For years, gaming tribes viewed the U.S. Supreme Court as a hostile forum but the court’s decision this week to hear arguments in a Texas Indian gaming case shows the tide may be shifting and commercial casinos could benefit.
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Gambling

Ireland Publishes Plan For Gambling Regulation

Ireland has finally published its long-awaited General Scheme of Gambling Regulation Bill, after it was approved by the government earlier this week.
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Gambling

German Court Says Sports-Betting Tax Is Not Unconstitutional

Germany’s Federal Fiscal Court has ruled that the country’s hefty online sports-betting tax rate is not “suffocating” and does not violate German or European law.
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Gambling

News In Brief: October 18-October 22, 2021

The UK regulator is moving forward with a project to overhaul its prevalence surveys, uncertainty in California and more Maryland casinos get sports betting go ahead.
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Gambling

EBA Suggests Re-Authentication Overhaul In Latest API Feedback

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has conceded that the 90-day account renewal rule has hindered customer retention for account information service providers and has announced that it will be making an amendment.
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Payments

News In Brief - October 21, 2021

Authorities in the UK, US and Switzerland fine Credit Suisse after financial crime blunder.
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Payments

FinCEN Working With Fintechs To Fight Crypto Exploitation - DC Fintech Week

Him Das, acting director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), believes that protecting the U.S. financial system has to be a shared effort between fintechs and his agency. FinCEN is actively engaging with the industry to understand the potential exploitation of the technology.
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Payments

MPs Demand Clarity On FCA’s Five-Year AML Prosecution Of NatWest

The chair of the UK House of Commons’ Treasury Committee has written to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) requesting further information on the prosecution of NatWest for money laundering.
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Payments

U.S. Senators Rise Up Against Facebook’s Novi Pilot

Following numerous turns in Facebook’s plans to enter the digital payments market, the technology company is now launching a pilot for its digital wallet with Paxos stablecoin, but the move has sparked opposition from Democratic senators.
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Payments

Svenska Spel Backs Risk Classifications Above 'Special Moderation'

Swedish state-owned Svenska Spel has warned the government that applying alcohol-style restrictions on gambling adverts will lead to “unwanted consequences”.
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Gambling

Public Inquiry Concluded, Canadian Gaming Industry Awaits Money Laundering Report

After two years of testimony from around 200 witnesses and receiving closing submissions, a special commission is close to wrapping its high-profile investigation into the flow of millions of dollars in dirty money through British Columbia’s gaming industry.
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Gambling

FSB Chair Addresses Stablecoin And Climate Risks

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is keeping a close eye on cryptocurrencies and climate-related complexities, Governor Randal K. Quarles has said in a speech.
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Payments

U.S. Treasury Releases Sanctions Review

Sanctions designations, a major headache for financial institutions, have increased tenfold during the last 20 years, a new U.S. Treasury review finds, reminding the digital asset space that they too must comply.
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Payments

Philippine QR Code Payment Expanded To P2M Transactions

Described as a milestone in the Philippines’ digital transformation journey, the expansion of the country’s QR payment service will enable merchants to accept payments for their goods and services across an interoperable payment network.
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Payments

Retail CBDC Is Foundation For Future Payment System - DC Fintech Week

The existence of a domestic instant payment system does not set aside use cases of a general-purpose central bank digital currency (CBDC), the Thai central bank governor said at DC Fintech Week.
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Payments

U.S. Treasury Grants AML Relief For Remote Registration

Federal anti-money laundering rules should not require U.S. sports betting or online casino operators to verify a player’s identity by inspecting a physical document upon opening an account, regulators have confirmed in a new ruling.
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Gambling

New York Mobile Sports-Betting Tax Set As High As 64 Percent

Operators bidding to offer mobile sports betting in New York could have to pay a tax rate as high as 64 percent on gross sports-betting revenues, according to a report on Tuesday.
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Gambling

Finnish PM Backs Budget To Cover Veikkaus Beneficiaries Shortfall

The Finnish government wants to set aside €332m in next year's budget to ensure non-government organisations do not miss out on any funding because of declining Veikkaus profits.
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Gambling

Dismissal Of Florida Challenge Of Seminole Compact Could Hurt Other Lawsuits

A federal judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit against the Florida-Seminole compact could set a damaging precedent for two other lawsuits against the compact in Washington, D.C.
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Gambling

HMT Payment Landscape Response Demonstrates Open Banking Sense Of Urgency

Open banking enabled payments could be a key driver of future competition between UK payments networks, but the adoption of such payments are still in the early stages, predominantly being used to make one-off payments, the government response to the Payments Landscape Review has cautioned.
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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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