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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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Thunes To Acquire Tilia, Payments Licences In 48 US States

Payments infrastructure provider Thunes has agreed to acquire Tilia, a licensed US money transmitter focused on online gaming, allowing it to leapfrog time-consuming regulatory approvals in a key market.
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Payments

Daily Dash: DBS Bank To Resume Non-Essential Activities Following Six-Month Pause

Singapore's central bank has given DBS its freedom back after spending six months working on operational resilience, and RuPay and JCB have combined to offer cardholders 25 percent cashback on international spending.
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Payments

UK Gambling Commission Sets Out New White Paper Rules

​​​​​​​The UK’s Gambling Commission has announced a series of rule changes, including opt-in marketing of gambling products, a five-second minimum on most casino games and what it calls “light-touch financial vulnerability checks”.
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Gambling

After Alabama Lawmakers Reach Deal On Gambling Expansion, Senate Fate Uncertain

Alabama edged closer to authorizing a major expansion of gambling on Tuesday night after the House approved a compromise bill to authorize commercial and tribal casinos, but the Senate appeared to be one vote shy of teeing up a voter referendum.
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Gambling

More Than Half Of Online French Players Gamble On Black Market

The French Online Gaming Association (AFJEL) has reiterated its calls to legalise online casino games after the latest report from the National Gaming Authority (ANJ) documented further growth of unlicensed online gambling.
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Gambling

Guru Pay Fined €85,000 In Lithuania For Compliance Failures

The Bank of Lithuania has fined Guru Pay €85,000 for failures to comply with a variety of payments and money laundering laws.
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Payments

UK's New Crypto Seizure Rules Go Live

Greater powers for the UK’s National Crime Agency and police to seize, freeze and destroy crypto-assets used by criminals came into force on Friday.
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Payments

Daily Dash: EU Member States Criticised Over AML Directive Transpositions

Member states including France are in the firing line for failing to properly transpose EU-level anti-money laundering (AML) laws, while Hong Kong’s financial regulator has launched a new collaborative forum aimed at enhancing fintech adoption.
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Payments

Uzbekistan Gambling Market Set To Open After 16-Year Prohibition

Uzbekistan will establish new gambling regulations and a licensing regime on January 1, 2025, legalising online bookmaking activities and lotteries after more than 16 years of prohibition.
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Gambling

Star Entertainment Board Ousts Chairman After Inquiry Testimony

The chairman of Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group has been axed, the latest casualty of the New South Wales state gambling regulator’s second review into Star’s Sydney operations.
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Gambling

Iowa Collegiate Athletes Sue State Agencies Over Sports-Betting Investigation

The ongoing controversy over an Iowa criminal investigation into betting by collegiate athletes boiled over on Friday with the filing of a federal lawsuit by 26 athletes against the state and multiple investigative agencies.
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Gambling

U.S. Gaming Industry's Cashless Adoption Slowing Post-COVID

Although the pandemic may have accelerated the move by U.S. consumers toward touch-free, cashless payment methods in general, that transition has taken casinos longer to embrace due to various factors, including the industry’s strict regulatory environment.
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Gambling

Scotland Will Raise Legal Gambling Age If It Gains Independence

If Scotland votes for independence from the United Kingdom it would set new gambling policies, including raising the legal minimum age for gambling, according to a new Scottish government report.
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Gambling

Daily Dash: FCA Consults On Financial Crime Updates

The UK’s financial service regulator is seeking comment on proposed changes to its Financial Crime Guide, and India’s central bank has moved to shut down an unauthorised prepaid wallet provider.
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Payments

EU Faces Increasingly Crowded Market For Payments Sovereignty

The European Central Bank and would-be providers of pan-EU payment services want to take on international providers such as Visa and Mastercard. But a busy market and a lack of a concrete strategy seem to be standing in the way of progress.
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Payments

Open Banking Limited Consults On New UK Standard

UK standard-setter Open Banking Limited (OBL) has opened a consultation on a forthcoming update to the country’s open banking standards, known as v4.0.
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Payments

Indonesia Forms Anti-Online Taskforce, Seeks Regional MOUs

Indonesia has announced the formation of a cross-ministerial task force to attack the spread of online gambling and engage regional governments in a “joint effort” at combating illegal operations.
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Gambling

Churchill Downs Betting On Convergence Of Historic Horseracing, Electronic Table Games

Executives with Churchill Downs are optimistic that they are closing in on the development of historic horseracing-powered electronic table games, but stopped short of announcing a launch date for the new product.
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Gambling

Spanish Minister Wants To Reintroduce Advertising Restrictions

A Spanish minister is seeking to reinstate parts of the restrictive advertising ban that the Supreme Court recently struck down.
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Gambling

Lords Discontent Proves UK Advertising Debate Far From Over

Demands from the UK parliament’s upper chamber to limit or even ban gambling ads shows pressure on marketing will continue well beyond the outcome of the country’s impending general election.
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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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