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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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Spain Reveals €58m In Online Fines Issued Last Year

The General Directorate for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ) in Spain has said it closed 13 online gambling sites and sanctioned another six in 2021, publishing the information publicly for the first time. The fines issued to the 19 companies totalled more than €58m.
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Gambling

SPAC Deals Stall As U.S. Regulator Proposes Tougher Oversight

Deals involving special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) exploded amid investor enthusiasm to tap into an expanding U.S. sports-betting market, but concerns of industry profitability and tighter regulations threaten to restrict future SPAC buyouts.
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Gambling

US Launches National Strategy To Close AML Loopholes

The new US national illicit finance strategy sets out four priorities to address existing loopholes in the country's regulatory framework, including those related to cryptocurrencies, beneficial ownership and gatekeeper professions.
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Payments

EBA Publishes New RTS On Crowdfunding Service Providers

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its final draft of regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying the information that crowdfunding service providers need to provide to consumers.
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Payments

Agreement And Compromise: Data Governance Act And NIS2 Take Step Forward

Political agreement on new cybersecurity rules brings the EU's data strategy a step closer to its 2023 deadline, while compromise is reached on the second Network and Information Systems Directive (NIS2).
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Payments

Philippines President Issues Executive Order On Digital Payments, As Central Bank Steps Up Fight Against Fraud

President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an executive order mandating all public agencies to offer digital payment options, while the Philippines central bank is cracking down on fraud.
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Payments

Swedish Treasury Pushes Black Market, Data Protection As Regulatory Focus

Sweden’s State Treasury has found that government revenue and gambling addiction have remained largely unchanged since the country reformed its online market, as it backs new measures to protect players.
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Gambling

UK Penalises White-Label Firms Over AML, Safer Gambling Failings

​​​​​​​Two white-label gambling companies, which each operate more than 200 websites for other companies, have been assessed more than £700,000 for failings in anti-money laundering (AML) and safer gambling policies.
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Gambling

Big Three Of California, Florida, Texas Vital To U.S. Sports Betting

The future of the U.S. sports-betting market hinges on the three states of California, Florida and Texas, with excessive advertising a legitimate concern but cannibalization of traditional casino revenue an unproven myth, according to New Jersey’s chief gambling regulator.
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Gambling

California Tribes See Battle Against Mobile Sports Betting As 'Fight For Survival'

By far the most high-stakes and most expensive campaign ever in the U.S. to legalize sports betting continues to escalate in California as tribes and commercial operators battle for voter support of their competing initiatives.
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Gambling

US Trade Bodies Release AML Best Practices For Money Transmitters

Best practices have been released to guide money service businesses on how to develop a programme for anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions compliance and addresses the challenge of de-risking.
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Payments

Instant Payments Mandate Could Speed Up Adoption, But Comes At A Cost

The European Commission is expected to unveil new instant payments regulation this autumn, including mandating banks to accept it, but Brussels has a long wait before it finally becomes "the new normal".
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Payments

BIS Provides Tools To Boost Payment Firms’ Direct Access To Central Bank Systems

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has published a self-assessment report for central banks to encourage the direct participation of payment firms in central bank payment systems. In a separate report, the organisation also calls for a global settlement window to increase the speed of cross-border payments.
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Payments

New York iGaming Bill 'Too Much, Too Soon' In 2022

New York state Senator Joseph Addabbo has acknowledged he may have acted too soon by introducing an online gaming bill during this year’s legislative session as lawmakers were coming off approving mobile sports betting and then three downstate casino licenses.
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Gambling

Curaçao Now Targets End-Of-Year Gambling Reform

​​​​​​​The Curaçao government is promising a long-delayed reform of gambling legislation to fix what an independent body calls “shortcomings in regulation” by the end of the year.
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Gambling

More M&A Activity Expected Amid Stock Sell-Offs

U.S. gaming stocks continue to extend their recent losing as investors worry about ongoing inflationary pressures, but there are still merger and acquisition opportunities within the industry, according to a panel of financial analysts.
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Gambling

LUNA’s Crash Landing: Algorithmic Stablecoin Experiment Ends In Tears

TerraUSD, a US dollar stablecoin that runs on the Terra blockchain, appears to have met its maker after shedding 70 percent of its market cap in a single day.
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Payments

Counting The Cost: How Will The LUNA Crash Impact Crypto Regulations?

With the Terra blockchain halted on May 12, both TerraUSD, an algorithmic US dollar stablecoin, and LUNA, its collateral token, are now officially laid to rest.
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Payments

PSR Fines NatWest Group For Interchange Overcharge

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has punished the retail banking group after four of its banks failed to comply with the Interchange Fee Regulation.
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Payments

Commission Sets Sights On Stronger Consumer Protection Rules

The European Commission has adopted a reform of the current EU Rules on Distance Marketing of Consumer Financial Services, which govern distance selling.
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Payments
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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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