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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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Florida, Arkansas Regulators Ramp Up Pressure On Pick'Em Operators

State regulators continue to pressure fantasy sports operators that offer pick’em style games to leave their states, including new action from Florida regulators requiring operators to cease the games by March 1.
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Gambling

News In Brief: February 12-February 16, 2024

Alabama to consider amendment that would open gambling market and Australia's Star Entertainment trades job security for tax delays.
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Gambling

German Regulator Disputes Industry View That Rules Are Too Strict

​​​​​​​The German regulator has pushed back against the view that overly strict interpretations of gambling law are driving players to the black market.
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: Bitcoin Use Rising Among Child Predators, Says FinCEN

A US Treasury agency highlights the growing use of Bitcoin among child predators and human traffickers, Tether relocates to El Salvador, and Argentinians continue to fight inflation with stablecoins.
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Payments

Digital Euro Legislative Amendments Released

Stefan Berger, the rapporteur for the Single Currency Package, has released his amendments to the digital euro legislation, touching on topics such as merchant fees.
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Payments

Daily Dash: HM Treasury Appoints Open Banking Tsar To FCA Board

The UK’s financial services regulator has appointed an open banking expert as its latest board member, and India has launched a new pilot to study offline and programmable CBDC payments.
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Payments

Albania Un-Bans Sports Betting

Albania is set to reopen its online sports-betting market after its parliament narrowly approved a draft law, soon after a vote on the changes was delayed. 
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Gambling

Alberta Begins Fact-Finding For Private Online Gaming Market

Alberta officials have started the process to create an open market for online gambling, potentially following the lead of fellow Canadian province Ontario into the space.
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Gambling

German Court Suspends Player Refund Lawsuit Pending EU Ruling

Germany’s Federal Court of Justice has suspended a player-refund lawsuit against a Malta-based gambling operator pending a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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Gambling

Lithuania Proposal Would Ban Gambling Advertising

More than 40 MPs have submitted a draft law to ban gambling advertising in Lithuania, just days after fellow Baltic nation Estonia's government was warned of the unintended consequences that an advertising ban would have.
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Gambling

ECON Committee Gives Green Light To PSD3/PSR

Lawmakers on the Economic and Monetary Affairs committee celebrated Valentines’ Day by voting through both the Payment Services Directive and Payment Services Regulation (PSD3/PSR).
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Payments

MEPs Acknowledge European Parliament 'Struggles' With Digital Euro In Testy ECB Hearing

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) had another awkward exchange with the European Central Bank (ECB), as factions try to come to an agreement on their position on the digital euro.
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Payments

Australia: Scam Losses Down Almost 30 Percent Since Launch Of New Agency

Australia’s treasurer has applauded the early progress made by a new agency in reducing losses to scams, as a key consultation on scam reimbursement comes to an end.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Philippines Wholesale CBDC To Launch Within Two Years, Says Central Bank Governor

The Philippines central bank has confirmed that a wholesale CBDC launch is expected by 2026, and FIS has announced a new partnership that aims to increase open banking payments in the US.
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Payments

Top Manila Integrated Resort Investor Probed In Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission is probing Andrew Lo, the lead investor in Manila’s next major integrated resort, over his company’s divestment of the Tigre de Cristal hotel-casino, an attempted sale that triggered mass board resignations and trading suspensions.
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Gambling

Alabama Gaming Package Heads To House Floor

Legislation that would transform the gaming market in Alabama could receive a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives as early as Thursday after clearing a House committee.
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Gambling

Peru Opens Landmark Licensing Window

Tuesday (February 13) marked the first day that operators offering online casino games and sports betting could apply for a licence in Peru.
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Gambling

Norwegian Regulator Orders Marketer To Stop Targeting Norway

The Norwegian Gambling Authority has ordered a Cyprus-based marketing firm that it says uses Norwegian social media influencers to stop marketing gambling in Norway.
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Gambling

Air Travel Industry Rallies Against EU Cash Proposals

The International Air Transport Association has called on policymakers to be flexible in their development of the regulation on the legal tender of euro banknotes and coins.
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Payments

European Commission Planning IBAN Discrimination Crackdown

Mairead McGuinness, the European commissioner for financial services, has told a conference that her department is set to look into IBAN discrimination, “which really shouldn’t be happening”.
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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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