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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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Swedish Watchdog Investigates Klarna, Loomis Over Money Laundering Concerns

The payment service providers (PSPs) are being investigated by Sweden’s Finansinspektionen over how they operate their money laundering systems, following investigations earlier this year into other PSPs.
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Payments

Several Major Economies Launch New Cross-Border Privacy Agreement

Jurisdictions including the US, Japan and Singapore have established a cross-border forum to promote collaboration in data privacy.
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Payments

Nothing Stopping Crypto Payments From Going Mainstream, Says Morgan Stanley

A new report from US bank Morgan Stanley has spoken of a world in which bitcoin payments are so convenient that we will use them to pay for coffee.
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Payments

Massachusetts Senate Seeks 'Whistle-To-Whistle' Ban On Sports-Betting Ads

A closely watched sports-betting bill in Massachusetts has been amended and approved by a key Senate committee, with new provisions added to prohibit any advertising around televised sporting events.
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Gambling

Trio Of U.S. Court Decisions Could Change Face Of Indian Gaming

Upcoming rulings in three Indian gaming cases could have a historic impact on the future of not only tribal but commercial gambling operations across the United States.
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Gambling

Kenya, Ghana, Uganda Attempting To Increase Gambling Tax Take

As governments across Africa seek to recover from the financial impact of COVID-19 restrictions, gambling finds itself in the crosshairs of several budget and financial proposals.
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Gambling

Alleged Online Poker Operators In Australia Face Huge Fines

Australia’s national online gambling regulator has launched a civil lawsuit against two men and a company in Queensland state for providing online poker services in Australia, with potential fines running into the millions of dollars.
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Gambling

Smaller Tribal Operators Must Play To Strengths To Maximize Sports-Betting Opportunity

While sports betting in the U.S. to date has been dominated by major players such as FanDuel, DraftKings and BetMGM, dozens of operators including domestic and internationally-based commercial operators and local tribal casinos are looking for ways to stand out from the crowd.
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Gambling

Bahamas Sets Sights On Becoming Crypto Hub

The government of the Bahamas, home of the Sand Dollar, has published a white paper detailing its digital asset strategy up to 2026, including information on how citizens can pay tax with digital assets.
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Payments

Challenger Banks Failing To Tackle Financial Crime, FCA Says

A review carried out by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has called out challenger banks for not properly assessing financial crime risk, as well as failing to carry out adequate due diligence on customers.
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Payments

US Crypto Bank Settles AML Case

Anchorage, the first federally chartered crypto bank, has settled a case that alleges the company does not have an adequate anti-money laundering (AML) programme in place.
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Payments

CFPB Sues MoneyGram Over Remittance Rule Violations

Just a week after instigating a lawsuit against TransUnion, the US consumer watchdog is now going after MoneyGram, another large firm it sees as a repeat offender.
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Payments

Rework Laws To Reduce Loot Box Harms, Say Researchers

The drive to prevent harm caused by loot boxes would benefit from clearer legislation and enforcement, according to new research published in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions, which also suggests safer gambling tools can protect consumers.
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Gambling

Meghalaya Confirms Gaming Ban For Locals Despite Liberal Turn

A Meghalaya government minister has told national media that only visitors to the northeastern Indian state will be allowed to gamble online or in land-based facilities, confirming a regulatory exception for locals quietly released late last year.
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Gambling

Missouri Sports-Betting Bill Returned To Senate Committee

A bill to legalize sports betting in Missouri has been referred back to a committee for review after it had been placed on the Senate calendar for a final reading and possible passage.
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Gambling

Fewer Rules, More Costs? PRA Outline Priorities

Smaller banks are set to offer cheaper mortgages as the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) commits to easing rules following the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
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Payments

PIX Scam May Lead to 12 Years’ Imprisonment

A new Brazilian bill would tighten penalties for social media scams, embezzlement and extortion involving PIX or WhatsApp.
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Payments

APP Fraud Continues To Keep Banks Up At Night

TSB, one of the UK’s largest challenger banks, has put out an “urgent warning” about impersonation fraud in the UK, stating that it has accounted for one-third of fraud cases since the start of the year, and over a half of total losses (55 percent).
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Payments

Royal Stamp Of Approval For CBDCs In New BIS Op-Ed

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, who serves as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, has joined the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) chief in endorsing the potential for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
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Payments

The Year Of Losing Heavily: Taiwan’s Digital Bank Pioneers Count The Cost In Annual Results

Taiwan’s first two digital banking entrants have just completed their first year in business, with strong customer growth coming at the expense of profits.
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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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