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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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Star Entertainment Executives Resign

The Star Entertainment Group’s executive chairman John O’Neill has announced his resignation, along with a slew of directors and senior management, ahead of testimony to an inquiry into serious misconduct at the Australian casino operator.
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Gambling

Friends With Benefits: Block Outlines Plans To Bring Consumer And Merchant Customers Together

Jack Dorsey, founder and CEO of Block, formerly known as Square, has outlined how its multi-ecosystem approach can be brought together to the mutual benefit of both its merchant and consumer base.
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Payments

Austria: PSP Found To Be Providing Misleading Claims In SCA Case

The Austrian Supreme Court has ruled that a payment service provider (PSP) has been using “inadmissible clauses” on payment services, following a case triggered by the Federal Chamber of Labour.
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Payments

Digital Euro Could Be Usable In Four Years’ Time, Says ECB Official

A digital euro could be issued by the EU within four years, a senior official at the European Central Bank (ECB) has said, with peer-to-peer payments potentially among the first use cases.
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Payments

Payments And Retail Associations Rally To Keep Gift Voucher Exemption In AMLD

EU trade associations have co-signed a statement to the European Commission calling for an exemption for low-value e-vouchers and e-money transactions to remain in the EU’s anti-money laundering (AML) rules.
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Payments

It’s No Time For Complacency As Experts Discuss Future Of UK Payments

As mobile-first payments are proliferating in the UK and the New Payments Architecture continues to progress, industry experts discuss new opportunities in the rapidly changing payments landscape.
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Payments

Philippines To Launch Request To Pay And Bill Pay In Digital Push

As the Central Bank of the Philippines (BSP) sets out plans to launch three new e-payment streams, Congress has announced it will adopt a new law to ensure consumers are protected from increased digital payments adoption.
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Payments

Specialist Police Payment Unit Prevents Record-Breaking Fraud

A UK police unit that targets organised criminal gangs behind fraud prevented a record of £101m from being stolen in 2021 — the highest amount in the unit’s 20-year history.
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Payments

U.S. States React As Tax Breaks On Promo Play Reach Nine Figures

Allowances for tax deductions for free bets and other promotional play lost U.S. states more than $120m in potential tax revenue in 2021, and some states are pushing back against unlimited deductions.
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Gambling

Tougher NSW Penalties Flagged After PointsBet, DeluxeBet Fines

BetDeluxe and PointsBet are the latest in a long line of corporate bookmakers to be fined in New South Wales (NSW) state for illegal gambling inducements as the state government warned it will seek tougher penalties from the courts.
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Gambling

It's When, Not If, Cyber Attacks Strike U.S. Gaming Companies

The U.S. gambling industry remains wide open to cyber attacks despite an accumulation of years of incidents, according to a former assistant U.S. attorney.
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Gambling

Irish Gambling Bill Should Be More Restrictive, Committee Says

Ireland’s General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill should include many more restrictions and consumer safeguards, including a pre-watershed gambling advertising ban, according to a joint parliamentary committee.
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Gambling

News In Brief: May 16-May 20, 2022

UK Gambling Commission acts against bookmaker Goldchip, Puerto Rico prepares to audit Light & Wonder's lottery operations and Dominican Republic moves against its scandal-ridden lottery operation.
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Gambling

DOJ Files First Case Alleging Crypto Use In Sanctions Evasion

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused a US individual of using cryptocurrency transfers to evade sanctions.
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Payments

Jack Dorsey Strikes Down FTX Founder Over Bitcoin Payments Scaling Problem

The CEO of Block and ex-CEO of Twitter has hit back at Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of crypto exchange FTX, for claiming that bitcoin has no future as a payments network.
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Payments

Ireland Becomes Unexpected First Mover For BNPL Regulation

Ireland’s central bank has confirmed that it will be applying its consumer protection rules to buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms among other services.
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Payments

Cyprus Launches UBO Register

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission has announced the launch of its online platform for the Cyprus Beneficial Ownership Register of Express Trusts and Similar Legal Arrangements (CyTBOR).
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Payments

Swedbank Faces Potential Investigation Over IT Disturbances

The Swedish financial watchdog, Finansinspektionen (FI), has announced that it is appointing an external auditor to map out a "substantial IT disturbance" at one of the country’s largest retail banking institutions.
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Payments

Sweden Moves Ahead With B2B Licensing Plans

The Swedish government has submitted a series of proposals, including licensing gambling software companies, prohibiting the promotion of illegal gambling and changes in requirements for “moderation” in marketing, to help protect children and the vulnerable.
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Gambling

U.S. Attorney Warns Casinos Not To Sleep On Money Laundering

Even if they are victims of money laundering schemes, casinos can find themselves facing criminal charges if their safeguards against financial fraud fail to meet federal standards, the U.S. attorney for New Jersey said Tuesday.
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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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