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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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California Restarts Rulemaking On Restrictive Gambling Advertising

Cardrooms in California could be held responsible for any advertising done on their behalf by a third-party provider or advertising agency, according to revised advertising regulations approved by state gaming regulators.
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Gambling

Slow Start For ESPN BET Causes Penn Stock Drop

Penn Entertainment's stock took an early morning tumble Thursday (May 2) after the company reported that it had missed its first-quarter earnings estimates and cited the early underperformance of ESPN BET as one of the biggest factors in doing so.
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Gambling

Chilean Lottery Files Blocklist Lawsuit As Online Bill Stalls

Chile’s state lottery operator has rallied to file another lawsuit, this time against five internet providers who have not blocked online operators. 
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Gambling

News In Brief: April 29-May 3, 2024

Two bills have been filed in North Carolina to ban prop bets on college players.
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Gambling

Suppliers Faced With Increasing Regulatory Supervision

Suppliers are increasingly facing the level of oversight and enforcement action previously reserved for gambling operators, as their risk profile changes around the globe. 
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Gambling

China's Central Bank Urges Merchants To Display 'Cash Accepted' Sign

China’s central bank has issued new guidance asking merchants to display a standardised "cash accepted" sign, as concerns grow that certain groups are facing financial exclusion in China’s cashless economy.
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Payments

Week In Crypto: Binance Founder Sentenced To Four Months In Prison

The founder of Binance is set to be out of prison by the end of summer, after receiving a light-touch sentence that has stunned compliance professionals worldwide.
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Payments

Daily Dash: US Senators Warn That Iran Is Mining Bitcoin To Evade Sanctions

US senators have demanded action from the White House to stop Iran using Bitcoin to evade sanctions, while the Reserve Bank of India has updated its guidance on operational risk management.
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Payments

Taiwan Convicts 52 Online Gaming Employees, Bosses To Follow

A Taiwanese court has convicted the first tranche of 52 employees from a leading Chinese online gambling group for organising illegal gambling activity for profit, although all avoided jail time after confessing to the charges.
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Gambling

U.S. Gaming Companies Confronting Compliance Pitfalls In Less Regulated Jurisdictions

As more global jurisdictions legalize land-based or online gambling there are greater international opportunities for U.S. operators and suppliers, but also pitfalls in jurisdictions that may have less developed regulatory regimes.
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Gambling

UK Changes Target Cross Selling, Seek Consistency On Checks

New changes to UK Gambling Commission licensing rules combine with a voluntary industry code to make changes, including making cross-selling trickier, and an aim to ensure consistency in financial risk checks.
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Gambling

Bulgaria Braces For Ad Ban

Bulgaria is set to ban most forms of gambling advertising after its parliament unanimously backed a bill to limit marketing.
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Gambling

Scam Losses Fall In Australia, Except For Over-65s

Total losses to scams in Australia have fallen for the first time in six years, but not for the over-65s, who remain the most targeted demographic, a new report has found.
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Payments

UK PSR Sets Out Tough Approach To Non-Compliance

The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has proposed setting a “high bar” for granting extensions and exemptions to firms struggling to comply with its rules.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Spanish AML Regulator Launches New Money Mule System

Spain has rolled out a new reporting system designed to help firms catch money mules, and India has announced the launch of a new study of AI and its effects on competition.
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Payments

Mobile Sports-Betting Bill Dies In Mississippi Legislature

House and Senate members failed to reach a consensus over legislation to permit mobile sports betting in Mississippi before a key deadline, marking another failed effort to expand the state’s wagering options.
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Gambling

Amid Criminal Investigation, U.S. Casinos Urged To Tighten Source Of Funds Procedures

The federal prosecutor who brought charges against a one-time Las Vegas casino executive and the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers has urged casino compliance executives to consider more options to assist them in verifying the source of patrons’ funds.
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Gambling

Spanish Study Expands Gambling Addiction Complexity

A Spanish study has found that nearly all gambling addicts have another mental disorder, resulting in calls for a new diagnosis: dual gambling disorder. 
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Gambling

EU Fraud Plans Don't Go Far Enough, EBA Says

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has set out a variety of recommendations for EU legislators to tackle payments fraud, suggesting that current regulatory frameworks do not go far enough.
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Payments

Bank Of Lithuania Introduces New Fraud Prevention Guidelines

Payments and electronic money institutions will be subject to new guidelines issued by the Bank of Lithuania intended to prevent payments fraud.
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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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