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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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World Lottery Association Suspends Russian Members

Eastern European lottery operators have succeeded in petitioning the World Lottery Association to suspend its members from Russia and Belarus.
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NHL Partnership Approach Could Be Boon In Ontario Online Market

The National Hockey League (NHL) was one of the earliest of the major U.S. professional leagues to embrace sports betting through partnerships with operators, and with Ontario’s new online gaming market set to launch in less than two weeks, the league is poised to capitalize.
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Bill To Ban Gambling Ads In Ireland Advances

​​​​​​​A bill to ban gambling advertising in Ireland will progress to the committee stage on March 29 after appearing to accrue government sympathy.
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News In Brief: March 21-March 25, 2022

European operators to pool anti-cybercrime resources, a Missouri betting bill makes progress, while another in Minnesota narrowly survives its latest vote.
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OBIE Updates Open Banking Roadmap

There are three remaining items that large UK banks have to put into effect this year, the latest update on the open banking roadmap shows.
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Payments

UK/EU Authorities Keep Up Pressure On Crypto-Assets

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has published a new enforcement notice regarding crypto-asset promotions, following recent interventions from the EU’s financial regulators, as well as Ireland’s central bank.
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Payments

Improvement Needed! EBA And EU Lawmakers Scrutinise AML Supervision

Lawmakers in Brussels have held a public hearing on the EU’s latest financial crime package and how it can be made effective. Meanwhile, the European Banking Authority's new report highlights why the current one is not.
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Payments

Canada Names First-Ever Open Banking Lead

Canada has picked former digital banking director Abraham Tachjian to help set up the country’s open banking regime, which is planned to launch next January.
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Payments

Missouri House Moves Forward On Sports Betting

Missouri’s House of Representatives advanced a modified sports-betting bill for passage on Wednesday, the most significant step taken to towards enacting legislation in the state after years of misfires.
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Gambling

First German Online Slots Licences Could Finally Emerge, Says Lawyer

The award of Germany’s first virtual slots licences could be days away, but delays and uncertainty are expected to persist at least until a federal council steps back from gambling regulation in 2023.
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UK Regulator, BGC Question Estimate 1.4m Are Experiencing Harm

The Gambling Commission has said charity GambleAware’s estimate of 1.4m people experiencing gambling-related harms in Great Britain is likely to be affected by its differing online methodology.
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Western Australian Probe Finds Crown Resorts 'Not Suitable'

A Royal Commission has found Crown Resorts unsuitable to hold a casino licence in the Western Australian capital of Perth, but the company will retain its licence pending remediation.
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U.S. Casinos' Reign In Macau Facing Instability, Uncertainty

Three U.S. gaming companies continue to rake in billions from their casinos in Macau, but recent actions by the Chinese and American governments and union-linked interests suggest this golden era may be coming to an end.
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EPI Drops Card Plans After Member Banks Pull The Plug

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has reportedly given up its plans to pursue a pan-European competitor to Visa and Mastercard after two-thirds of its member banks quit the project.
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Payments

Bank Of Lithuania Continues To Talk Up Payments, E-Money Opportunities

The amount and revenue of payment transactions executed by electronic money and payment institutions increased almost four-fold in 2021, Lithuania’s central bank has said.
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Payments

Time To Make Open Banking BAU, Says PSR Chief

Open banking needs to move to the next chapter in the UK, a senior official at the UK’s payments regulator has said, as the industry awaits the Competition and Markets Authority’s decision on the future of the Open Banking Implementation Entity.
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Regulator Fears Of Sanction Busting Crypto Are Unwarranted, Says Sector

Despite attempts by regulators and lawmakers to further restrict cryptocurrency in the name of Russian sanctions, the nature of blockchain technology makes conventional methods still the most effective way for Russian authorities to evade sanctions.
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Payments

Australian Government Seeks Crypto Plan Feedback

Following its commitment to stipulate a regulatory framework for the crypto-asset sector, Australia’s Treasury Department has published a new consultation on the matter.
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Payments

Provincial Regulators Push South Africa's Online Casino Limits

Gambling watchdogs in South Africa's provinces are stretching their own rules on what they will permit within a traditional bookmaker's licence, going so far as to allow casino and card games with live dealer and RNG elements, adding fuel to a booming licensed online market.
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Consensus Nears For Kansas Sports-Betting Bill

Currently, Kansas is one of 17 states without legalized sports betting in the U.S. but lawmakers hoping to change that unveiled a revised proposal on Tuesday for legalizing retail and mobile wagering at casinos, professional sports stadiums and convenience stores in the state.
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Regulatory Influencer: Poland Proposes Targeted Simplification of EU Financial Services Rule

On June 2, 2025, the Polish Financial Supervisory Authority (KNF) announced that it had submitted a package of proposals intended to simplify regulatory frameworks across the EU financial services sector to the EU member states, the European Commission and other institutions within the EU Financial Services Committee. These proposals form part of a broader initiative led by the Polish Ministry of Finance, which aims to harmonise and streamline EU regulations to support the competitiveness of the European Union’s economy, including that of Poland.
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Regulatory Influencer: AML Compliance Is Key Under Hong Kong’s Stablecoins Ordinance

Under Hong Kong’s new Stablecoins Ordinance, another milestone in the global trend towards regulating digital assets in the same way as traditional financial services, any person who issues stablecoins referencing an official currency must obtain a licence from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA).
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Norwegian Consumer Council Reports Klarna For Breaching Regulatory Requirements

In a submission to the Norwegian Consumer Authority, the consumer advocacy group has accused the Swedish fintech firm of repeatedly violating Norway’s credit marketing regulations.
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Singapore To Require Offshore Crypto Firms To Be Licensed Or Cease Operations By June 2025

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has clarified the scope of its regulatory regime for providers of digital tokens, crypto-assets used for payments.
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FCA Moves To Boost AI Use With New Sandbox

UK financial services firms will be encouraged to experiment with artificial intelligence (AI) as part of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) strategy to support economic growth through technological innovation.
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Australia Calls For Greater Collaboration In Battle Against Fraud

Businesses should join forces and share data to advance the fight against increasingly sophisticated scams, according to the Australian National Anti-Scam Centre.
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FCA Sets Out New Transparency Rules For Enforcement Investigations

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined significant changes to its enforcement rules, although it has stopped short of implementing some of the more controversial elements of its original proposal.
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Cash Mandate Moves Closer To Being Law In New York State

Retailers will not be able to refuse cash payments in New York if Governor Kathy Hochul signs off on legislation that has passed both houses of the state legislature.
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Regulatory Influencer: Canada Retail Payments Activities Act — Safeguarding of End-User Funds

This report is the third installment in a four-part series analyzing the RPAA and identifying key components of the law that PSPs should consider when doing business in Canada. This report focuses on the requirement to safeguard end-user funds.
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Regulate Smarter, Say European Players In Light Of Trump’s Deregulation

Despite the US leadership pushing for an increasingly deregulated financial services market, some payments players and politicians in Europe are adamant that standards being watered down is not the way to boost growth.
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