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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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Payments Sector Pokes Holes In EU Open Finance Proposal

The EU’s proposed open finance framework appears to lack alignment with existing legislation, notably the Data Act and the Payment Services Regulation, experts in the payments and banking sector have said.
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Daily Dash: Mobile Payments Set To Dominate By End of 2024, Says Dutch Central Bank

The Dutch central bank has said that mobile contactless payments could become the most common form of payment by the end of 2024, while a US financial regulator has warned of a “concerning” rise in passport fraud.
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Massachusetts Signs Off On Sports-Betting Data Privacy Regulations

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has signed off on the final clarifications to its data privacy rules after sports-betting operators were granted waivers until June to give them more time to comply with the regulations.
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Gambling

Delaware Legislature Explores Expansion Of Mobile Sports Betting

A bill has emerged from the bipartisan Internet Sports Lottery Legislative Working Group that would expand mobile sports betting in Delaware by allowing casinos to partner with multiple sportsbooks.
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Gambling

Daily Dash: Revolut To Expand Domestic Presence In India Following New Approval

Revolut is ready to expand into new payments products in India following a key regulatory approval, while fraud cases in Denmark more than doubled during 2023.
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Payments

US Lawmakers Name Tether In Russian Sanctions Busting Hearing

US officials have highlighted Tether’s alleged role in Russian sanctions busting, as regulators seek new powers to enforce secondary sanctions against offshore crypto firms.
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Payments

Bank Of Lithuania Revokes Neocard Licence

The Bank of Lithuania’s board has decided to revoke Neocard’s e-money licence over breaches of compliance requirements.
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Payments

Lithuanians Support Ad Ban But Trade Groups Warn Of Player Protection Impact

Lithuanians overwhelmingly support a gambling advertising ban, according to research commissioned by the government-owned Lithuanian National Radio and Television.
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Gambling

Star Entertainment Crashes And Burns On Inquiry Day One

The chairman and CEO of Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group privately discussed being “ready for war” with the company’s temporary special manager, including suing him and/or the casino regulator while covertly monitoring his communications, an inquiry has heard.
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Gambling

U.S. Advocacy Groups Urge Government Role In Erosion Of Illegal Sports-Betting Market

The persistent strength of the offshore sports-betting market in the United States means it is incumbent upon the federal government to step up enforcement efforts, according to industry advocacy groups.
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Gambling

News In Brief: April 8-April 12, 2024

The Dutch regulator prepares to fine a Curaçao-based operator and Brazil may finally have a new regulatory chief.
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Gambling

EU Financial Institutions Invited To DORA Dress Rehearsal

The European supervisory authorities have confirmed a voluntary dry-run exercise to prepare the financial services industry for the next stage of implementation of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).
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Payments

Week In Crypto: Binance Compliance Chief Denies Criminal Charges In Nigeria

A Binance executive is detained ahead of a criminal trial in Nigeria, Tether says it will avoid Europe under MiCA, and TerraUSD creator Do Kwon is found liable for securities fraud in the US.
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Payments

US Privacy Act Proposed In Bipartisan Draft

Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the US have proposed a GDPR-like privacy bill that would, if passed, impose sweeping new obligations on companies handling consumer data, including payment service providers, but also simplify their regulatory requirements across state lines.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Mastercard To Restructure With Focus On Three Key Business Areas

Mastercard has announced a restructuring plan that will streamline payments and data capabilities across the company, while Hong Kong has introduced an expanded version of its Anti-Scam Consumer Protection Charter.
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Payments

Myanmar Military Havoc Threatens Online Gambling, Scam Operations

A Myanmar hub for online gambling and cyber scamming operations in Kayin (Karen) State has been captured by fighters with the Karen National Union and allied pro-democracy forces, threatening a swathe of criminal ventures along the region’s border with Thailand.
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Gambling

Spain's Supreme Court Strikes Down Large Sections Of Advertising Ban

In a landmark ruling, Spain’s Supreme Court has found several articles of Royal Decree 958/2020, which implemented a near total ban on gambling advertisements, to be unlawful. 
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Gambling

Romania Targets More Restrictions After 'Victory' Against Gambling Industry

Romanian lawmakers have declared “victory” against the gambling industry after a law to approve a restrictive emergency ordinance, including prohibiting B2B suppliers from providing games to unlicensed operators and a ban on slot machine halls in towns with fewer than 15,000 people, was adopted on April 9.
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Hong Kong Taxi Payments Go Digital Following Unique Regulatory Approval

In Hong Kong’s increasingly cashless payments landscape, taxis are a rare case of cash still being king. But that could be set to change following a first-of-its-kind regulatory approval.
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Payments

Dutch Regulator Issues Warning Over BNPL Misuse

Hundreds of thousands of buy now, pay later (BNPL) transactions could have been carried out by children, while younger adults risk falling behind on payment terms, according to the Dutch Authority for Financial Markets.
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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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