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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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Potential William Hill Fine Earns 888 A Cut In Purchase Price

The tough UK regulatory regime is directly affecting mergers and acquisitions, as 888 has been able to negotiate a discount purchase price for William Hill’s European holdings due to a changed “macroeconomic and regulatory environment”, which apparently includes a feared multi-million pound fine.
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Gambling

News In Brief: April 4-April 8, 2022

The inquiry into Australia's Star Entertainment has claimed another executive scalp after admissions of "unethical" emails.
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Gambling

Ghana Advances Plans To Digitise Gambling

Ghana's Gaming Commission has seized more than 500 illegal analogue slot machines, as the country continues to push towards a more digital economy.
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Gambling

GDPR Enforcement Comes For Banks (And Fintechs, Too)

As regulators announce multiple data protection fines across the EU, many financial institutions across the continent may be wondering, could we be next?
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Payments

G7, EU Announce Fresh Sanctions Against Russia

Russia is facing a new round of sanctions from the EU, UK and the United States, including import and export bans and full transaction bans on key Russian banks.
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Payments

E-Krona Can Be Integrated With Banks’ And PSPs’ Systems, Riksbank Says

Commercial banks and payment service providers (PSPs) can sleep easy, as the Swedish central bank’s latest tests show that the e-Krona can be integrated into their systems, which reduces the chance of disintermediation or the need for a direct account with the Riksbank.
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Payments

90 Becomes 180: EBA Makes Key SCA Change

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its final proposal regarding changes to the revised Payment Service Directive’s (PSD2) re-authentication rules that many believed created an imbalance in regard to account access.
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Payments

Marijuana, Financial Crimes, Surveillance On California Regulator's Agenda

Cardrooms and cannabis continue to be an evolving issue in California, as policymakers try to reach a consensus on a proposal that would allow for dual licensure between the two industries.
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Gambling

New Major League Baseball Season Begins Amid Gambling Probe

It's Opening Day for Major League Baseball on Thursday as federal prosecutors continue an investigation into a gambling scandal involving a former minor league pitcher in California.
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Gambling

Dutch Ad Group Rejects Complaints Against Bet365, State Lottery

The Dutch Advertising Code Foundation has rejected complaints against adverts run by the Dutch State Lottery and bet365.
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Gambling

Ghana Advances Plans To Digitise Gambling

Ghana's Gaming Commission has seized more than 500 illegal analogue slot machines, as the country continues to push towards a more digital economy.
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Gambling

Singapore Government Responds To Payments And Crypto Questions

Hot off the heels of new financial services legislation, Singapore’s finance minister and chief of the Monetary Authority of Singapore has responded to queries from lawmakers regarding crypto sanctions compliance and payment licence exemptions.
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Payments

European Commission Launches Digital Euro Consultation

Brussels’ has begun to pave the way for EU legislation to accommodate a retail central bank digital currency, as the European Central Bank’s project continues to take shape.
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Payments

FinAccel Becomes First Fintech To Acquire Indonesian Bank

Parent company of Kredivo, Indonesia’s largest buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider, has launched a new assault on the market with the acquisition of Bank Bisnis.
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Payments

M&A Surge Going Nowhere, Experts Predict

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) mergers and acquisitions are expected to continue to surge as the market matures; however, payments insiders are split on whether it has proved too late for the banks to get involved.
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Payments

Brazil Levels Playing Field With Tighter Rules For Large Fintechs

New Brazilian fintech regulations require large payment firms that engage in deposit-taking and lending to meet the same standards as traditional banks.
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Payments

Norway Orders Gambling Ads Pulled From Discovery Channels

The Norwegian Media Authority has ordered television distributors in the country to remove gambling advertising from Discovery channels such as Eurosport Norway, a decision the media company said it may appeal.
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Gambling

Federal Regulation Required For U.S. Gaming Industry To Embrace Digital Currencies

The Biden administration’s order directing federal agencies to coordinate efforts to regulate digital currencies has been welcomed by those in the gaming industry who believe regulators need a federal framework to feel comfortable with cryptocurrencies as a form of payment.
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Gambling

New Powers For Payments Oversight Coming For Singapore

Singapore’s government has set out to parliament how the city-state will amend its financial services law, including new compliance requirements for payments services and crypto-assets.
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Payments

Finally! UK Government Unveils Crypto Plans

Stablecoins are to be recognised as a valid form of payment and the Royal Mint is making a non-fungible token, HM Treasury has announced.
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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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