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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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Daily Dash: Spotify 'Outraged' By Apple's New 27 Percent Commission On In-App Payments

Spotify has condemned the outcome of a major antitrust lawsuit against Apple, Crédit Agricole has taken a minority stake in Worldline, and the payments department of a US government agency has been hacked for $7.5m.
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Payments

Ecuador Withdraws Casino Openings Amid Violence

Ecuador’s embattled new President Daniel Noboa has withdrawn a petition to reopen casinos and gaming halls in the country from the Constitutional Court two weeks after first proposing it. 
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Gambling

Michigan Cracks Down On Sweepstakes Casinos

Three sweepstakes-based casino and sports-betting operators have been forced to exit the Michigan market after receiving cease-and-desist letters from state gaming regulators accusing them of offering illegal online gambling.
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Gambling

Daily Dash: EU Launches New Sanctions Framework Targeting Hamas

The EU has launched an expanded sanctions framework to target funders of Hamas, and Trustly has completed its merger with Paris-based recurring payments platform SlimPay.
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Payments

One App To Rule Them All: Can The West Replicate Southeast Asia's Super App Boom?

Elon Musk’s X app has taken another step in its quest to become an “everything app”. With others also looking to become one-stop shops, is the West ready for super apps?
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Payments

Apple To Open Up NFC Access To Competitors

The European Commission has said it is seeking feedback on new commitments from Apple to open up access to its near-field communication (NFC) technology, following a four-year antitrust case.
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Payments

FDJ €2.6bn Kindred Takeover Bid Would Create 'European Champion'

France’s national lottery operator FDJ is poised to execute a takeover bid for online gambling operator Kindred that it says would “give birth to a European champion”.
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Gambling

Philippine Regulator To Slash Fees For Online Operators

The head of Philippine gambling regulator PAGCOR has promised a series of material cuts to offshore-facing online operator (POGO) fees by 2025, as it pushes back against growing hostility to the online industry.
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Gambling

DC Lottery Looking For Sports-Betting Reset

The Office of Lottery and Gaming in Washington, D.C. said it intends to make changes to its beleaguered sports-betting platform during a contentious DC Council hearing in which a key lawmaker expressed frustration with the underperforming product.
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Gambling

Revisions To Employment Restrictions Not On Massachusetts Regulator's Legislative Wishlist

After a review of its existing statutes, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has approved a letter to send to the legislature proposing amendments to the state's gaming, sports betting and horseracing laws, but declined to include revisions to its pre-employment restrictions.
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Gambling

New York Senator To Continue iGaming Pursuit Despite Setback

A key New York lawmaker said he will not give up his pursuit of online casino legislation despite its absence from the governor’s executive budget proposal earlier this week and continued opposition from key union groups.
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Gambling

News In Brief: January 15-January 19, 2024

A company is fined by a Denmark court over advertising compliance and Caesars preliminary results suggest losses will be cut in its online division.
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Gambling

Google's Plans Will Bring 'Significant Changes' To Online Gambling, Says App Developer

Google’s plan to open up support for game types and operators not covered by existing licensing will bring “significant changes” to the online gambling industry, according to app developer mkodo.
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: We Have Seen Tether's Billions, Top Custodian Tells Davos

A Tether custodian shares an eyewitness account of Tether’s reserve assets, Chainalysis reports another bumper year for crypto crime, and Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents attempt to distance themselves from the crimes of their son.
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Payments

US: Identity-Related Exploits Amount To $212bn

The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) received 1.6m reports related to the exploitation of identity processes, the latest statistics show.
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Payments

EU Legislators Reach Agreement On 'Necessary' AML Package

EU negotiators have provisionally agreed on the anti-money laundering regulation, after tightening up rules regarding crypto-assets. However, decisions on the location of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority remain unresolved.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Trump Will Trump Digital Dollar

Controversial Republican candidate Donald Trump has come out against a possible central bank digital currency in the US. Meanwhile, Belgium’s new "Banker’s Oath" has come into force.
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Payments

Mass Visa Debacle Implicates Philippine Immigration Officials

The Philippine justice secretary has called for immigration personnel to be swapped out, for fear they will destroy evidence of mass visa issuances involving fake companies, some of which likely mask illegal online gambling operations.
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Gambling

West Virginia Considers Sports-Betting Harassment Ban, Regulating Touts

A pair of bills have reappeared in the West Virginia legislature to give gaming regulators the ability to ban gamblers who harass athletes or coaches, as well as granting officials oversight of independent tout and handicapper evaluators.
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Gambling

Dutch Regulator Closes Match-Fixing Investigation

The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) said it has completed a market-wide investigation into match-fixing risks, with a focus on bets on amateur competitions.
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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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