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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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New York Online Sports Betting Sees Historic Volume In Opening Weekend

As data continues to trickle out from New York’s inaugural weekend with legal mobile sports betting, all indications point to historic volumes in the state even with fewer than half of the chosen operators currently live.
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Gambling

Heavy-Hitters Hired To Challenge Washington Tribes' Sports-Betting Exclusivity

A high-profile federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday claims Washington state officials unlawfully allowed Native American casinos to create monopolies on certain types of gaming, including sports betting, roulette and craps.
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Gambling

Ex-Minister Promises Study Of Proposed Dutch Gambling Ad Ban

The outgoing minister in charge of Dutch gambling issues has promised to examine a proposed gambling advertising ban and report on issues such as its impact on keeping players in the licensed system and on contributions to charities and sports.
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Gambling

Spain's Competition Watchdog Flags Player Suspension Concerns

​​​​​​​Spain’s independent competition regulator has recommended altering the section of a draft royal decree that would require operators to suspend players based on their financial activity.
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Gambling

Luxembourg Watchdog Slaps Bank With AML Fine

Banque de Luxembourg, one of the country’s largest commercial banks, has been hit with a €1.3m fine by the country’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).
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Payments

’The Future Is Already Here’ - MAS Heaps Praise On CBDC Competition Entrants

Partakers in the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) central bank digital currency (CBDC) competition have been commended for their efforts by the financial regulator in its recently published report on the challenge.
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Payments

Following Another Year Of Record Growth, India’s UPI Dominated By Three Apps

PhonePe, Google Pay and Paytm account for 94 percent of all transactions initiated through apps in India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), with the remaining 6 percent shared between 50+ apps.
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Payments

We Are Hiring! U.S. Agencies Are Looking For Crypto Experts

U.S. state and federal agencies are increasingly looking for crypto experts to add to their ranks. Meanwhile, New York state announces the appointment of a new virtual currency chief.
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Payments

Southern States Set For Sports-Betting Spotlight As Legislatures Return

Three state legislatures with a history of mixed results when it comes to passing gaming legislation will try again this year to approve bills ranging in scope from state-wide mobile sports betting, to creating a state lottery and casino industry.
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Gambling

Singapore Confirms Casino Duopoly To 2030, Raises Taxes

The Singaporean parliament has codified a 2019 announcement that Las Vegas Sands and Genting Singapore will control the city-state’s casino market until at least 2030 while paying higher gaming taxes.
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Gambling

Uganda Regulator Highlights Challenges As COVID-19 Restrictions Ease

​​​​​​​Uganda’s Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board has said its responsible gambling programme will be a “yardstick” for all industry stakeholders, as the regulator positions itself as one of Africa’s busiest authorities.
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Gambling

Potential UK Sports Sponsorship Ban Enters The Spotlight

The debate over whether UK gambling companies should be banned from sports sponsorship is heating up, amid reports that the Premier League will petition the government for leniency.
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Gambling

Crypto To Grow Tenfold By 2024, Experts Predict

Crypto was a constant in 2021 and nobody quite expected it. Prices boomed, investment did as well, and corporations that had previously given the products a cold shoulder came on board. Experts tell VIXIO why 2022 may be the biggest year yet.<br />
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Payments

Update: Banks Support U.S. Plan To Migrate ISO 20022 In 2023

The American Bankers Association supports single-day migration to the game-changer ISO 20022 messaging standard in November 2023, but calls for more guidance from the Federal Reserve.
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Payments

Member State Regulators Lobby For Powers Old And New

Although many have greeted the prospect of more uniform rules for financial regulation in Europe, some member state-level regulators and trade associations have questioned just how stringent these should be.
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Payments

UK Fines Law Firm For AML Violations

Mishcon de Reya, the UK law firm known for representing the rich, famous and powerful, has been fined £232,500 over anti-money laundering (AML) failures.
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Payments

DraftKings, FanDuel Running Out Of Time For Florida Sports-Betting Referendum

With just 22 days to go, DraftKings and FanDuel have collected less than one third of the signatures necessary to put their sports-betting initiative on the November 8 general election ballot in Florida.
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Gambling

UK Official Cites 'Troubling Issues' Before Act Review

​​​​​​​The minister in charge of UK gambling issues has cited “extremely troubling issues” around online gambling companies as he answered parliamentary questions on the upcoming review of the Gambling Act.
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Gambling

Georgia Legislators Pushing Broader Gaming Expansion Ballot Question

Although much of the conversation coming into 2022 has been focused on sports-betting voter referendums in Florida and California, legislators in Georgia are planning to make another push at approving a ballot question that could legalize sports betting in the Peach State.
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Gambling

Pandemic Hit Card Payments But E-Payments Continue To Grow, U.S. Study Finds

A new payments study from the U.S. Federal Reserve shows that electronic payments have gained on card payments during the pandemic, while checks continue their double digit decline.
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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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