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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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U.S. Gaming Industry Cautious On Cryptocurrency Wagering

Bill Miller, president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, believes the adoption of digital payments has been key in the industry’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic but operators are still trying to figure out a future role for cryptocurrencies on the casino floor.
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Payments

Rate Of Card Fraud Down As Payments Go Digital

New statistics published by the European Central Bank have found that the rate of card fraud has reduced in the EU, even as more payments move online.
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Payments

Future Of Tribal Gaming At Stake In Florida Compact Court Hearing

Two lawsuits by Florida groups challenging the historic gambling compact negotiated by the Seminole Tribe with Republican Governor Ron DeSantis will be discussed this morning in a teleconference with U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich of Washington, D.C.
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Gambling

New York To Select Sports-Betting Operators For High-Tax Market

The New York State Gaming Commission is set to approve the winning bidders for a minimum of four mobile sports-betting licenses at a meeting on Monday.
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Gambling

U.S. Gaming Industry Cautious On Cryptocurrency Wagering

Bill Miller, president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, believes the adoption of digital payments has been key in the industry’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic but operators are still trying to figure out a future role for cryptocurrencies on the casino floor.
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Gambling

Curaçao Trying Again To Reform Controversial Licensing System

Under pressure from the Dutch government, Curaçao is preparing a second attempt at reform of its decades-old, much-criticised gambling legislation, VIXIO GamblingCompliance has learned.
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Gambling

News In Brief: November 1-November 5, 2021

A Northern Irish political pressure group has recommended full affordability measures be introduced and Maryland disappoints again on sports-betting progress.
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Gambling

MAS Faces Post-Pandora Papers Questions

Singaporean parliamentarians have probed the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) about how effective it is at tackling money laundering and terrorist financing in light of the Pandora Papers.
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Payments

Data-Driven Industry Needs Data-Led Regulator - FCA Chief Data Officer

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is using machine learning and artificial intelligence to identify patterns that can result in consumer harm as it transforms the regulator’s data culture and capabilities, Jessica Rusu, FCA chief data, information and intelligence officer, said in a speech.
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Payments

IFR Not Working For Smaller And Medium-Sized Merchants, PSR Report Finds

UK merchants with annual card turnover of between £15,000 and £50m served by the five largest acquirers get little or no pass-through of the Interchange Fee Regulation (IFR) savings, meaning that the supply of card acquiring services is not working well for them, a Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) report has concluded.
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Payments

Experts Tell Congress Of Growing BNPL Risks

U.S. lawmakers have placed the rapidly growing buy now, pay later (BNPL) market on their regulatory agenda, discussing for the first time in Congress concerns related to data collection and credit reporting practices of BNPL companies.
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Payments

New Jersey Moves Closer To Becoming Internet Gambling's Silicon Valley

Three years ago it sounded like a fantasy, but New Jersey’s steady dominance in sports betting is increasing the buzz about the Garden State becoming the Silicon Valley of the online gaming industry.
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Gambling

Probe Launched After Sky Bet Emails Bonus Offer To Excluded Players

The UK Gambling Commission has pledged to investigate how an online casino mistakenly offered free spins to recovering addicts during the industry’s annual Safer Gambling Week.
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Gambling

MGM Looking To Sell Mirage, Not Buy Out BetMGM Venture

MGM Resorts International on Wednesday announced that it plans to sell one of its iconic Las Vegas Strip properties, but also indicated that buying out the other half of its BetMGM joint venture is not on the company’s immediate list of priorities.
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Gambling

Danish Lawmakers Introducing Raft Of Player Protection Changes

Danish lawmakers have agreed to introduce a “player card” for land-based gambling activities, meaning consumers will have to register with betting providers before they can gamble.
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Gambling

’They Shouldn’t Have Purchased It In The First Place’ - ING Winds Down Payvision

The ING Group, the Netherlands largest bank, has announced that it will begin phasing out its subsidiary, Payvision, acknowledging that the payment service provider has not been sufficient for achieving its ambitions.
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Payments

Klarna’s Acquisition Of PriceRunner Helps Payments ’Move Up The Funnel’

Klarna’s bid for PriceRunner, along with other rumoured M&A activity, highlights the growing trend for fintechs to attempt to grab a bigger share of e-commerce and bring the shopping experience closer to the payment.
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Payments

Estonia And Denmark Regulators Helped Vote Down EBA’s Proposal That They Broke EU Law, Documents Show

Although the vote was originally taken by European supervisors in 2019, it has only just been made public and makes for questionable reading.
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Payments

U.S. Report Proposes Bank-Like Oversight Of Stablecoin Activities

A U.S. interagency report recommends bank-like oversight of stablecoin activities, urging Congress to take “prompt” actions.<br />
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Payments

New Jersey Voters Reject College Sports-Betting Ballot Measure

New Jersey will continue to prohibit bets on in-state college teams after a ballot measure to lift the ban was rejected by state voters on Tuesday.
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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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