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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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Anniversary Of Historic Sports-Betting Ruling Finds U.S. Supreme Court In Turmoil

Four years after making perhaps the most significant legal ruling in the history of the United States' gambling industry, the U.S. Supreme Court is mired in a controversy threatening its credibility.
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Gambling

Do Cryptocurrencies, NFTs Undermine Gambling's ESG Goals?

Should a gambling industry keen to score points on environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns steer clear of cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), given the climate costs, fraud and wild gyrations in trading associated with both?
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Gambling

Dutch Minister Defends Secret Licence Rejection Policy

It would be unfair on gambling operators if their failure to win a licence to operate online in the Netherlands was made public, a senior minister said this week.
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Gambling

NatWest Mistakenly Charges Debit Card Transactions Twice

In a glitch, the UK's NatWest has charged its customers twice when they made debit card payments, forcing some of its clients to be overdrawn and without money.
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Payments

Cash, Crime And Reimbursement: A Look At What Was In The Queen’s Speech

The UK government has committed to introducing new legislation to protect access to cash, to better enforce against economic crime and to require banks to refund victims of authorised push payment fraud.
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Payments

Strong Results For Strong Customer Authentication, Says Nationwide

The UK’s largest building society has published new data showing the success of strong customer authentication in reducing fraudulent card payments.
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Payments

Here We Go Again! Commission Launches PSD2 Consultation

Brussels has finally launched its much-anticipated review of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), as well as announcing it is looking for information to inform its work regarding open finance.
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Payments

Uruguay Casino Operator Blasts Attempt At Online Reform

Lawyers for Italian investors Cipriani made their displeasure with a gambling bill loudly known in Uruguay’s Senate discussions this week.
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Gambling

Ad Restrictions, Grey Market Transition Help Create Unique Ontario Market

Top U.S. gaming executives have said that promotional restrictions and existing grey market operators have made Ontario’s sports betting and online casino launch a different one than typical American state launches.
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Gambling

One Third' Of Dubai Online Gambling Companies Left For Europe, Asia

One third of online gambling companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have moved on to eastern Europe or returned to Asia because of pressure from the UAE and Chinese governments, according to a Sharjah-based sociologist.
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Gambling

Swiss Drag Out Bank Secrecy Law Change Amid Growing International Pressure

A Swiss parliamentary committee has voted against changing the country’s notorious bank secrecy provisions, despite mounting pressure from international and US bodies.
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Payments

Gaining Momentum: BIS Survey Sheds Light On Move Towards CBDCs Worldwide

The Bank for International Settlement (BIS) has published a new report that highlights the rapid spread of central bank digital currency (CBDC) studies and pilot schemes worldwide.
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Payments

US Issues New Sanctions Targeting Sberbank, Gazprombank, MIB

The US has issued new sanctions against designated individuals and entities deemed “critical” to Russia’s war effort in Ukraine.
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Payments

EU Ruling Against Apple To Shake Up Payments, Experts Tell VIXIO

EU payments players consider a future in which Apple Pay loses its monopoly on iOS devices and the the technology giant is forced to open up its device to competitors, bringing more opportunities for payments innovation.
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Payments

Sanctions First As US Treasury Targets Virtual Currency Mixer

A virtual currency mixer has been sanctioned by the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control for its role in aiding North Korea.
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Payments

Sports Betting Not Without Risks, Warns Maryland Panel

Small businesses eligible to receive sports-betting licenses in Maryland will face high upfront costs, intrusive regulatory investigations and risk significant losses week-to-week, according to a panel of experts from larger operators.
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Gambling

Belgium To Severely Restrict Gambling Ads

​​​​​​​Belgium’s justice minister has said he is “done with gambling advertising”, as the country notifies the European Commission of its draft royal decree to severely restrict gambling advertising.
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Gambling

’Rug Pull’: New York Senator Introduces Bill To Criminalise Crypto Fraud

A New York senator has introduced a bill that would criminalise so-called "rug pulls" and other types of crypto fraud.
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Payments

Put Needs Of Vulnerable Consumers First In These Challenging Times, Says FCA’s Competition Chief

The new Consumer Duty, open banking and a more diverse financial services sector are key to supporting better outcomes for consumers, a senior official at the UK’s financial services watchdog has said.
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Payments

CBDC: Catalyst For Change In Latin America

As an increasing number of Latin American and Caribbean countries are pursuing the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), VIXIO takes a look at some of the main drivers behind the trend in the region, and some of the risks and opportunities involved.
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Payments
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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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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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