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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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Brazil Leads The World In Suspicious Betting Events

Brazil had the ignominious honour of having the most cases of suspicious matches in the world in 2023, according to data collected by Sportradar Integrity Services. 
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Gambling

EGBA Says EU Digital ID Will Provide Players Security

The European Betting and Gaming Association (EGBA) has welcomed the European Parliament’s approval of a new EU digital identity, predicting it will provide players with a secure, trustworthy and singular option to confirm their identity in the EU.
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Gambling

Apple Verdict A Win For Spotify, But Still Too Early To Celebrate, Says CEO

The CEO of Spotify has welcomed the company’s antitrust victory over Apple, but has warned that EU regulators must do more to ensure that net neutrality is delivered both on paper and in practice.
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Payments

Paytm Hit By AML Fine As Regulators Foil Foreign Illegal Gambling Operation

An Indian financial regulator has issued a major fine to Paytm Payments Bank for its failure to detect an illegal gambling and money laundering operation with connections to a foreign state.
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Payments

Daily Dash: New Powers For UK's Companies House To Tackle Fraud Go Live

Companies House has welcomed new powers that will allow it to tackle fraud and remove inaccurate information from the register, and J.P. Morgan has become a principal member of France’s largest payment network.
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Payments

888 Reviews US B2C Operations, Citing 'Intense Competition'

888 has said that it will hold a strategic review of its US consumer-facing operations, as it considers options including a sale or “controlled exit”, citing “intense competition from well-capitalised incumbent participants”.
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Gambling

Italian Communications Authority Fines Google €450,000

The Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM) has imposed a fine of €450,000 on technology giant Google for violations of the "Dignity Decree”, which prohibits all forms of gambling advertising.
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Gambling

Alabama Senate Committee Approves Stripped-Down Gaming Bill

An Alabama Senate committee overhauled a comprehensive gaming bill Tuesday night, removing provisions that would permit sports betting in the state, as well as create seven new commercial casino licenses.
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Gambling

U.S. Regulators Report Mixed Success In Tackling Grey Market

The U.S. gaming industry continues to face competition from unregulated skill-game machines and sweepstakes casinos, but what tackling the grey market involves differs from regulator to regulator.
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Gambling

Dutch Minister Outlines Plans To Tackle 'Worrying' Player Protection Developments

The Netherlands plans to have a new centre for experts on gambling addiction operating within the first half of 2024 in response to “worrying and undesirable” player protection developments, according to a letter written by the minister for legal protection, Franc Weerwind.
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Gambling

SaaS Firms Step Up Embedded Payments Offerings

The growing adoption of new applications in open banking, digital wallets and mobile commerce is building momentum for embedded payments — the integration of payment processing capabilities directly into non-payment apps.
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Payments

UK Home Office Launches 'Biggest Crackdown' On Money Mules

The UK Home Office has unveiled a 22-point plan to fight money mules and financial exploitation, focused on disrupting the flow of illicit funds through bank and crypto exchange accounts.
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Payments

Daily Dash: European Commission Fines Apple €1.8bn For Abusing App Store Dominance

Apple has been hit by a €1.8bn fine for violating the EU’s anti-steering provisions, and IDEX is preparing to launch a new biometric card in the UK for the visually- and memory-impaired.
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Payments

India Financial Enforcer Fines Paytm Over Online Gambling

India’s government agencies are coordinating to punish online gambling-linked financial channels, with one regulator fining fintech giant Paytm more than $660,000 for breaching anti-money laundering legislation and rules, and another freezing bank accounts tied to Chinese apps.
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Gambling

Virginia Approves Legislation To Regulate Skill-Game Machines

After what was expected to be a contentious process, Virginia lawmakers were instead able to quickly reach a compromise allowing members of both chambers of the General Assembly to approve a consensus bill repealing the state’s ban on skill-game devices.
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Gambling

Political Power Player Lira Still Directing Brazil's Road To Regulation

Over the past year, the regulation of online betting in Brazil has taken several 11th-hour turns. Behind most of these machinations has been Arthur Lira, the current president of the Chamber of Deputies and arguably Brazil’s most powerful politician.
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Gambling

California Weighs Regulations To Tackle Deceptive Gambling Advertising

The California Gambling Control Commission has delayed a hearing on whether to begin a formal rulemaking process to address advertising by cardroom licensees that could be deceptive or do not include responsible gambling information.
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Gambling

Daily Dash: World's Largest Healthcare Payment System Hit By Ransomware Attack

UnitedHealth Group has reported a ransomware attack on its payments subsidiary, and Mastercard has announced a new partnership to bring premium credit cards and other non-card payments to East Africa.
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Payments

EU Parliamentarians Back EU Digital Wallet

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have passed EU Digital Identity framework, leaving it with one final hurdle to pass at the European Council.
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Payments

Merchant-Initiated Transaction Changes Could Have Unintended Consequences, EU Warned

Unconditional refund rights that were outlined in the EU’s Payment Services Regulation have emerged as a key concern for trade associations in Brussels.
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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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