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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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Sweden To License B2B Companies, Ban Promotion Of Illegal Gambling

​​​​​​​The Swedish government is planning to license gambling software companies, ban the promotion of illegal gambling and tighten marketing restrictions to protect children and the vulnerable.
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Ich Liebe Digitale? Post-Pandemic Germany Embraces Electronic Payments

Analysis: VIXIO does a deep dive into Germany’s fast-evolving payments landscape as experts discuss, among other things, how COVID-19 is steering this famous cash-loving nation towards digital payments.
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Payments

Singapore And Indonesia Join Forces Towards Payments Harmonisation

The two Asian countries are planning to strengthen their collaboration on projects related to payments innovation as interest grows towards harmonising their regulatory frameworks.
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Payments

U.S. SEC Gensler Considers Updating Cybersecurity Rules

Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has said his agency is looking at ways to modernize cybersecurity rules applicable to public companies and SEC registrants.
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Payments

Brussels Dodges Decision On Payments Account Directive Interpretation

The European Commission has said interest rates are not payment account fees and so do not need to comply with criteria in the Payment Accounts Directive, but ultimately this is a matter for the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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Payments

Google Pushing Offshore Operators Harms Dutch Market, Says Trade Group

The Dutch Online Gambling Association (NOGA) is “gravely concerned” people in the Netherlands are being shown unlicensed operators when they use Google to search for “online casinos”.
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Gambling

Merkur Out Of ICE Conference; Novomatic 'Monitoring' Developments

​​​​​​​Merkur Gaming Group, the second-largest ICE London exhibitor, has said it is pulling out of the gambling conference due to concerns about COVID-19, the conference’s proximity to Easter and the impact of Brexit red tape.
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Gambling

UAE To Allow Gaming As Wynn Resorts Plans Casino Project

One of the seven sheikdoms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will allow gambling and has created a regulatory agency to oversee a multi-billion-dollar integrated-resort casino to be operated by Wynn Resorts.
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Gambling

EBA Publishes Yet More SCA Q&As

From invoices to API functionality, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has updated its latest answers to questions concerning strong customer authentication (SCA).
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Payments

Australia Eyes Up Open Finance Possibilities

Following the success of the Consumer Data Right in the banking sector, Australia’s government has confirmed that it is now aiming to take on open finance.
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Payments

Brazilian PIX Keys Exposed For Second Time In Six Months

Brazilians have experienced yet another security incident that has exposed personal data linked to the popular instant payment service PIX, the second time in six months.
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Payments

Open Banking To Fix U.S. Credit Card Market

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is turning its eye to the credit card market to uncover anti-competitive practices and is planning to rely on its open banking regulatory power to address this.
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Payments

Ohio Regulators Prepared For Heavy Workload On Sports-Betting Rules

Ohio’s top gaming regulator has said that although the state’s newly passed sports-betting legislation may be unique, the law provides a clear roadmap for operators to understand how to access the new market.
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Gambling

UK Parliamentary Investigation Attacks 'Activist' Gambling Commission

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Betting and Gaming has said the Gambling Commission is in “urgent need of change” and if left unchallenged will allow an “explosion” of black market activity.
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Gambling

Be Very Afraid? Data Protection Regulators Turn Their Attention To Payments

The interplay between the General Data Protection Regulation and the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) has been an issue for some time, but is increased enforcement action and the rise of data protection activists something that payments institutions should be alarmed about?
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Payments

Singapore Takes Aim At APP Fraud

The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Association of Banks in Singapore have introduced new measures to bolster the security of digital banking, in view of the recent spate of SMS-phishing scams targeting bank customers.
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Payments

UK Proposes To Extend Cybersecurity Rules To Managed Services

As part of the UK government’s efforts to update the country’s cybersecurity laws, a new proposal would bring managed service providers under the existing cybersecurity regime.
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Payments

U.S. Opens Discussion On CBDC

The U.S. Federal Reserve has published a long-awaited discussion paper on the policy questions related to the issuance of a digital dollar.
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Payments

Armenia Hurtling Towards Online Ad Ban

The Armenian parliament has approved a first reading of amendments that would ban online gambling ads.
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Gambling

Seminoles Lose Again In Court – This Time To Las Vegas Sands

It was another rough day in court for the Seminole Tribe on Friday as a Florida judge denied a hearing on the tribe’s claim that Las Vegas Sands is fraudulently collecting signatures in a campaign to legalize commercial casinos in the Sunshine 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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