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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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Week In Crypto: Louisiana Signs Pro-Bitcoin, Anti-CBDC Bill Into Law

Louisiana becomes the latest US state to ban central bank digital currency, Israel cracks down on crypto-based money laundering and terrorist financing, and the US offers a $5m bounty for the "Crypto Queen".
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Payments

Daily Dash: FCA Delays PEP Review Until After General Election

The UK’s financial regulator has said it will keep its review of politically exposed persons (PEPs) under wraps during the general election, while the US Treasury has settled with an Italian TV channel over North Korea sanctions violations.
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Payments

Tribal Sports Betting A Beneficiary Of U.S. Supreme Court's Florida Ruling

After the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s legal victory to keep state-wide mobile betting intact, a prominent tribal gaming attorney believes that precedent now allows tribes to amend their gaming compacts to offer mobile wagering instead of states granting licenses for betting.
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Gambling

Pennsylvania Fines Live! Casino $100,000 For Proxy Wagers

Pennsylvania regulators approved a consent agreement on Wednesday that includes a $100,000 fine for an affiliate of Cordish Companies after several sportsbook employees accepted illegal proxy bets.
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Gambling

UK Political Scandal Highlights Industry's Monitoring Capabilities

The UK’s ongoing political betting scandal has shone light on the immense effort operators take to monitor bets and potential high-risk customers in the regulated market, say experts.
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Gambling

US Senators Challenge Supreme Court Ruling In New CFPB Funding Bill

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is once again at the centre of a dispute between lawmakers in the US, after a group of Republican senators introduced a bill that aims to abolish its direct funding mechanism.
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Payments

Open Banking In UAE Needs A 'Killer Use Case', Says Al Etihad CEO

In the first instalment of an exclusive interview with Vixio, Jan Pilbauer, chief executive at Al Etihad Payments (UAE), spoke about the national payments entity’s work on open banking and open finance adoption in the country.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Aussie Payments Industry Agrees To Split Costs Of Cash-In-Transit Business

A struggling cash-in-transit business has been given a helping hand by Australia’s payments industry, while the UAE has issued new criteria for taking part in its regulatory sandbox scheme.
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Payments

DC Council Approves Sports-Betting Overhaul

The DC Council gave final approval Tuesday to legislation that will open the District of Columbia’s sports wagering market to multiple mobile operators for the first time.
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Gambling

Kenyan Parliament Stormed In Response To Proposed Tax Hikes

Public backlash against Kenya’s new finance bill, which proposes a raft of tax increases including a host affecting the gambling industry, has seen protestors storm parliament and set a section of it on fire.
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Gambling

The Fed's New ScamClassifier Model Goes Live In The US

The US Federal Reserve has introduced a new data collection model known as ScamClassifier that aims to promote consistent reporting of scams and improve mitigation strategies.
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Payments

Lithuanian Authorities Sanction International Payment Union For Regulatory Non-Compliance

E-money provider International Payment Union is the latest institution to be censured by the Bank of Lithuania following scrutiny of its compliance processes.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Ethiopia Moves Towards Legal Framework For CBDC Launch

Ethiopia has taken its first legislative step towards introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), while Monaco is tipped to be greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
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Payments

Canadian Lottery Executives Critical Of Grey Market Operators

Top executives from three provincial lottery corporations in Canada have maintained a strong stance against grey-market operators who continue to operate in their jurisdictions and argue that advertising of unregulated products has confused Canadian consumers.
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Gambling

Ukraine Bans Gambling With Loans

The National Bank of Ukraine has implemented a ban to prevent gamblers from using loaned funds for the purpose of online gambling.
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Gambling

Google Puts Brakes On Gambling Expansion Plan

Google has put the brakes on its support for game types and operators not covered by existing licensing which paved the way for new opportunities in Brazil, Mexico and India.
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Gambling

Singapore Forces Facebook Marketplace To Check IDs Of 'Risky Sellers'

Singapore has imposed ID verification requirements on Facebook Marketplace sellers to protect users from being scammed, potentially setting a trend that will extend to other jurisdictions.
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Payments

EU Implements 14th Sanctions Package On Russia

The Council of the EU has adopted its 14th package of sanctions against Russia and implemented new sanctions for Sudan and in response to cyber-attacks.
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Payments

ECB Publishes First Progress Report On Digital Euro Preparations

A new report on the digital euro project outlines how the European Central Bank (ECB) is designing high privacy standards for online and offline digital payments to mimic cash transactions, developing a methodology for calibrating digital euro holding limits and contributing technical input to legislative discussions with European co-legislators.
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Payments

Daily Dash: FinCEN Issues New Advisory On Procurement Of Fentanyl Precursors

The US has urged financial institutions to be on high alert for suspicious activity related to fentanyl precursors, and Liechtenstein has published new guidance to help firms comply with MiCA and DORA.
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News In Brief: July 7 - July 11, 2025

Super Group exits U.S. iGaming market, while the AGA supports bill restoring full gambling loss deduction
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Bulgarian Stakeholders Welcome Proposed Restrictions But Warn They Could Boost Black Market

A Bulgarian gambling trade group and others have warned that the government's proposal to restrict risky gambling behaviour could push players to the black market and is “not supported by established European regulatory models”.
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'Milestone' Passed As Bahrain Introduces Licensed Stablecoin Regime

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has announced that providers will be able to issue single-currency stablecoins backed by the Bahraini dinar, the US dollar or any other fiat currency it deems acceptable.
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Further EPI Expansion Bolsters Europe’s Payments Sovereignty Agenda

Five new European banks have joined the European Payments Initiative (EPI) and will begin to roll out Wero to their customers.
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Worldline Scandal Reminds European PSPs Of The Importance Of AML Compliance

The exposé on French payments giant Worldline may see European payment service providers (PSPs) face increased scrutiny from both national and regional anti-money laundering (AML) authorities.
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UK Competition Regulator Opens Consultation On Worldpay Sale To Global Payments, Signalling Possible Probe

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is to investigate Global Payments’ anticipated acquisition of Worldpay, potentially signalling a deeper investigation ahead of a mid-July deadline.
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European Supplier Licensing In 2025: The New Normal

Gambling suppliers have been forced to say goodbye to the era when licensing oversight was either an afterthought or a jurisdictional idiosyncrasy. Now, firmly in an era where scrutiny on the B2B sector is at an all-time high, European jurisdictions are bedding in a new normal for the sector.
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Philippine Politicians, Treasury Move Against Domestic Online Gambling

Clouds are forming over Philippine domestic online gambling as government officials float a new tax and senators lead a charge for restrictions on e-wallets, buy-ins and even a full industry ban.
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Nevada Congresswoman Seeks To Rescind Limits On Deductible Gambling Losses

Nevada Representative Dina Titus, whose congressional district includes the Las Vegas Strip, is set to introduce legislation to repeal a controversial provision in President Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” that would limit declarable losses for gamblers.
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Dutch Affordability A Success, Claims Regulator

The Dutch gambling regulator has said it is happy with the effects of its controversial affordability regime despite worrying revenue trends, arguing that it has reduced dangerous gambling.
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