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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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German Survey: 2.3 Percent Have Gambling Disorder

An estimated 2.3 percent of the German population aged 18-70 years can be classified as having a “gambling disorder”, according to a country-wide gambling survey aimed at evaluating player protection measures.
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Gambling

Maine Poised To Give Tribes Monopoly On Online Sports Betting

Already blocked in Florida and facing an uphill battle in California, DraftKings and FanDuel could be locked out of Maine where legislation is moving to give Indian gaming tribes exclusive rights to online sports betting.
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Gambling

EBA Makes New PSD2, EMD Clarifications

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has released another batch of Q&A responses regarding the implementation of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and the Electronic Money Directive (EMD).
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Payments

Barclays, Lloyds Found In Breach Of Open Banking API Order

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has sent letters to Barclays and Lloyds after it found the two banks had breached open banking provisions.
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Payments

Crypto Market Players Hail Wyoming Stablecoin Act

Wyoming is pushing forward with its plans to become the crypto capital of the United States as a bill that creates a state-backed stablecoin lands on the state governor’s desk.
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Payments

UK Cybersecurity Agency Outlines Online Gambling Threats

​​​​​​​Credential stuffing, DDoS attacks and phishing are the most common cybersecurity threats to the UK online gambling industry, according to a report commissioned by the National Cyber Security Centre.
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Gambling

Unregulated Skill-Games Operators In Virginia Face Criminal Charges

In the latest battle in a fierce war over unregulated gaming devices, operators of supposedly skill-based games in a rural Virginia county have been given 15 days to cease operations, or face being charged with a felony, according to a letter issued by the local county attorney’s office.
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Gambling

Camelot Fined £3m Over App Glitches

The UK’s soon to be replaced National Lottery operator Camelot has been fined £3.15m after it sent marketing messages to thousands of at-risk players, among other problems linked to its mobile app.
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Gambling

Ukraine Embraces Crypto In Resistance Against Russia

Ukraine has adopted a law legalising cryptocurrencies after its usage has helped the country hold up its defences against Russian aggression.
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Payments

Brace For Impact: The UK’s New Dirty Money Laws

The long-awaited Economic Crime Bill has received royal assent and will begin to feed into compliance decisions, but just how much will change and how easy will it be to enforce?
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Payments

ECB Looking For Experts For Digital Euro Design

The European Central Bank (ECB) is looking for technology experts to investigate the design of a potential eurozone central bank digital currency.
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Payments

FCA Hunts For Crypto Chief As It Redoubles Focus On The Emerging Tech

In a move that highlights the growing regulatory focus on crypto-assets, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun a search for a new head to lead a department dedicated to the supervision of crypto-related businesses.
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Payments

Taiwan Court Convicts Two For Online Gaming Customer Support

A Taiwanese court has convicted two Suncity-linked individuals of providing customer support for a live baccarat website out of the Philippines, offering a first hard indication that broad junket-style gambling services breach Taiwanese law.
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Gambling

Kentucky House Passes Sports-Betting, Grey-Market Games Bills

Kentucky took a step toward legalizing sports betting and banning grey-market slot machines on Friday after the state's House of Representatives approved two bills, but left decisions on proposals to establish a problem gambling fund and reset taxes on pari-mutuel wagering for another day.
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Gambling

Chancellor Raises Racing Industry Concerns Over UK Gambling Review

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has raised concerns that the review of UK gambling laws could have a dramatic impact on the racing industry.
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Gambling

German Competition Watchdog To Allow Further Development Of Giropay

The Bundeskartellamt, Germany’s antitrust authority, has said it has no objections to the further development of the giropay online payment system after the payment service provider conceded on initial plans for an exclusivity agreement.
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Payments

Week In Brief - March 18, 2022

A short roundup of some of the week's payments news you may have missed. This week we look at further growth of UK contactless payments, the United States spearhead’s Russian oligarch taskforce, the exemption of Australian banks from crypto registration and whether the EU might crackdown on use of personal data for targeted advertising.
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Payments

NY Regulator Fines MoneyGram For AML Failures

MoneyGram has been slapped with a fine after it failed to properly supervise agents engaging in suspicious transactions to China, New York’s state regulator has announced.
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Payments

Ohio Regulators Not Expecting To Max Out Sports-Betting Licenses

Despite a plethora of opportunities for sports-betting operators to gain access to the lucrative Ohio market, gaming regulators expect the Buckeye State to ultimately follow in line with established U.S. jurisdictions.
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Gambling

Federal Probe Delays Diller, IAC Licensing For MGM Resorts Investment

The Nevada license application for investor Barry Diller was returned to staff Thursday for further investigation after a decision on his suitability and approval of IAC/InterActiveCorp’s $1bn investment in MGM Resorts International was put on hold due to a federal probe into stock option trades.
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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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