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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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Capital One To Acquire Discover For $35bn, But Will Regulators Approve?

US bank and card issuer Capital One has announced plans to acquire Discover Financial Services, in a bid to compete with rival issuers and larger card networks.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Revolut Becomes First UK FI To Offer Downloadable SIM Cards

Revolut has launched a new eSIM that allows customers to purchase global data packages covering more than 100 countries, and regulators in Hong Kong have issued new guidance on crypto custody.
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Payments

Japan Authorities Make Landmark Online Gambling Arrests

An American national and six locals have been arrested in Japan over the alleged operation of a mahjong gambling website generating millions of dollars in revenue, reportedly the nation’s first arrests involving domestic online gambling operators.
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Gambling

Brazil Timeline In Doubt After Official's Exit

Less than two weeks after announcing concrete steps to open the Brazilian market at ICE, the country’s would-be chief gambling regulator is no longer working for the government.
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Gambling

Massachusetts Considers Modifications To Data Privacy Regulations

As a first set of waivers to give sports-betting operators more time to come into compliance with data privacy rules are set to expire in June, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission is considering some modifications to the regulations.
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Gambling

Betsson To Gain Dutch Licence By Acquiring Holland Gaming

​​​​​​​Betsson said it has acquired Holland Gaming Technology, an online gambling operator, and Holland Power Gaming, a game studio which develops games for Holland Gaming.
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Gambling

Experts Split On Who Will Win AMLAvision As The Grand Finale Nears

Will Frankfurt or Paris seize the day? Will politicians settle for a compromise to win, such as Vienna? Deliberations over the EU’s new financial crime watchdog, which will oversee anti-money laundering rules for payments, e-money, and crypto institutions, have split experts.
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Payments

Which Amendments Have Been Submitted For The EU Open Finance Framework?

Members of the European Parliament have shared their views on how the Financial Data Access regulatory framework could be improved ahead of a vote on February 22.
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Payments

India's Neighbours Welcome New Connections To UPI, RuPay

The Reserve Bank of India has announced a trio of new partnerships that will bring instant payments linkages to three of its neighbours: Sri Lanka, Mauritius and Nepal.
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Payments

Daily Dash: European Commission Opens Infringement Proceedings Against TikTok

The European Commission is considering whether TikTok has violated the Digital Services Act by failing to protect minors, while the UAE and Gibraltar are hoping to be removed from the greylist during FATF Week.
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Payments

Victoria Regulator Expels Slots Licensee Over Two Breaches

The Victoria state gambling regulator has again raised the bar for aggressive penalties against industry non-compliance, apparently prompting a hotel owner to sell its business over falsified records and abuse of customer identification.
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Gambling

New Federal Rules Herald Online Era Of Tribal Gaming Compacts

The U.S. Department of the Interior has approved new regulations for tribal gaming compacts that expressly recognize the possibility of tribes offering state-wide online gaming without having to obtain a state license.
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Gambling

DraftKings To Remain Disciplined On M&A After Jackpocket Purchase

DraftKings CEO Jason Robins stressed the $750m acquisition of Jackpocket was a strategic move to help the company win the U.S. online gaming market but should not be seen as the start of a rash of deals.
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Nigeria To Evaluate Impact Of Sports Betting, Not Ban It

Nigeria will assess the impact of sports betting after a motion was passed on Thursday calling on the federal gambling regulator to comply with existing regulations. 
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Gambling

Daily Dash: GoFundMe Shuts Down Tornado Cash Legal Defence Fund

GoFundMe has shut down a fundraiser for the indicted founders of Tornado Cash, and Revolut has launched a new AI feature that aims to prevent fraudulent card payments.
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Payments

Circle, Coinbase Call For Terrorist Financing Charges Against Tether

Representatives of Circle and Coinbase have called for US regulators to take action against Tether, as the stablecoin’s links to terrorist groups come under scrutiny in Congress.
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Payments

US FTC Proposes Extending Ban On Impersonation Scams

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking input on a proposal to extend the protections of a new rule prohibiting the impersonation of government and businesses to also apply to individuals.
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Payments

BaaS, Embedded Finance, AI Are Top Priorities For FIs In 2024, Finastra Survey Finds

Despite economic headwinds in 2024, a Finastra survey has found that financial institutions will prioritise investments in banking-as-a-service (BaaS), embedded finance, artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies with payments use cases.
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Payments

New Star Entertainment Inquiry Launches As Time Runs Down

The New South Wales state gambling regulator has launched a second major inquiry into The Star Entertainment Group’s Sydney casino operations to determine if its efforts at compliance reform warrant its survival.
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Gambling

DraftKings Targets Lottery Cross-Sell With Jackpocket Deal

DraftKings will enter the burgeoning U.S. online lottery courier business after it announced a deal to acquire Jackpocket, less than two weeks after the company entered the New Jersey online casino market.
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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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