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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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Colorado Gaming Taxes Stable, Exchange Wagering On Hold

Tax rates on adjusted gross gaming proceeds in Colorado will remain the same for the next fiscal year, but efforts to approve exchange wagering regulations have been tabled for now by regulators over concerns about a potential tax loophole.
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Gambling

Sweepstakes Casinos Cash In On Dormant U.S. iGaming Market

It has been more than two years since Connecticut became the seventh and, so far, last state to legalize internet gaming, but online sweepstakes casinos continue to quietly thrive.
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Gambling

Underplayed Irish Problem Gambling Causing 'Serious Harm'

Irish problem gambling has probably been underestimated and causes “serious harm”, according to research set to inform the establishment of the new Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland.
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Gambling

Australia’s AML Watchdog Issues New Guidance On Banking High-Risk Customers

The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has published its “final” guidance on providing banking services to high-risk customers, including fintechs, remitters and crypto exchanges.
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Payments

New EU Legislation Proposes Open Banking Changes To End Setbacks

Open banking providers face obstacles to offering basic services and find it harder to innovate, the European Commission’s leaked legislative proposal admits, as it looks to end to ongoing problems.
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Payments

Binance, SEC Reach Agreement On US Asset Protection Programme

After an initial attempt to freeze Binance’s US assets by court order, a US regulator has succeeded in negotiating an asset protection agreement with Binance while securities litigation continues.
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Payments

Digital Euro Delay Rumours Swirl After Legislation Leak

The European Commission’s proposal for a digital euro has been shelved after the leak last week, according to Brussels sources.
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Payments

Ontario Celebrity Endorsement Resolution Coming In 'Weeks, Not Months'

Ontario regulators say the result of a consultation process that could prohibit operators from using professional athletes and other celebrity endorsers in advertisements is coming soon.
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Gambling

UK Commission Launches White Label Hub

The UK’s Gambling Commission has created a hub with information and legislation regulating white label partners and working with unlicensed businesses.
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Gambling

Connecticut To Require Licensure For Live Online Casino Dealers

A bill revising Connecticut's legislation for online casino, sports betting and lottery operations is sitting on the governor’s desk, after being approved by the state's General Assembly.
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Gambling

Kenya Softens Proposed Gambling Tax Increase

Kenya’s latest budget statement says that the excise duty for gambling products, including lotteries, is set to increase to 12.5 percent.
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Gambling

Swedish Channelling Rate 'Critically Low', Says Trade Group

The percentage of Swedish gamblers using regulated operators is “critically low”, according to the Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS).
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Gambling

US State Department Calls For Crackdown On Asian Scam Casinos

The US government has called on mostly Asian governments to “prioritise” crackdowns on casino operators and others linked to cyber scamming and human trafficking operations.
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Gambling

European Payments Firms Are Falling Short On AML/CTF Controls, Says EBA Study

A new report from the European Banking Authority (EBA) has found that anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorist financing (CTF) risks are “not managed effectively” among European payments firms.
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Payments

Blockchain Australia Urges Banks To Remove Restrictions On Crypto Payments

An Australian trade association has called for banks to scrap their restrictions on payments to crypto exchanges, calling the measures an overreach in the country’s fight against fraud and scams.
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Payments

EU Payments Legislation Talk Of Town After Documents Leak

In documents seen by VIXIO, the Electronic Money Directive looks set to be repealed and integrated into the third Payment Services Directive (PSD3), while changes to strong customer authentication and safeguarding also look likely.
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Payments

DraftKings Outbids Fanatics With $195m Counteroffer For PointsBet U.S.

With less than two weeks until PointsBet shareholders were to consider another offer for the company’s U.S. business, DraftKings has submitted a $195m all cash offer to acquire the operations, a move seen by analysts as an attempt to block an incoming competitor.
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Gambling

Finnish Government Outlines Licensing Plans

The Finnish government will introduce a licensing model for online casino games and betting before 2026, it has announced.
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Gambling

CAB Payments Holdings Confirms Plans To List On London Stock Exchange

Following an announcement on June 8 of its intention to float, CAB Payments has now confirmed it will proceed with an initial public offering expected in July, becoming just the third London listing in 2023.
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Payments

Fines, Obligations, Warnings As Bank Of Lithuania Takes More Action

The Bank of Lithuania has fined two e-money institutions, while officially warning another for non-compliance.
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Philippines Mulls Mandatory Listing Of Online Gambling Companies

In an apparent global first, the Philippine government is considering compulsory stock market listings for online gambling companies to compel greater transparency in operations and ownership.
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Romanian Government Eyes Legislation To Decentralise Gambling Licensing

Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has announced that his government plans to propose a draft legislation that will enable municipal authorities to decide on licences for local gambling outlets.
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FCA’s Guardrails For BNPL Aim To Bring Consumer Duty Requirements To The Space

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) users are set to gain new protections under proposals published today by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which has set a compliance deadline of July 2026.
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UK Industry Wrangles With Rapidly Approaching Cross-Sell Ban

When 2025 draws to a close so will the era of lucrative cross-selling promotions in the UK, with operators and affiliates facing the tall task of adapting successfully to another major shift in marketing compliance.
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Bailey Cool On UK CBDC Suggestions

Hopes of a British central bank digital currency (CBDC) were dealt a blow by the governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, who said he “remained to be convinced” of the need for one.
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EU Lawmakers Insist Digital Euro Must Safeguard Privacy And Preserve Cash Access

The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) has called for stronger guardrails for privacy and guaranteed access to physical cash in its opinion on the EU's proposed legislation to establish a digital euro.
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Regulatory Influencer: Malta’s Key Observations on Website Practices of Crypto-Asset Service Providers

Earlier in the year, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) conducted a thematic review of websites belonging to all the crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) authorised by the MFSA in relation to Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA). This was part of the MFSA’s commitment to consumer protection, ensuring that the information provided was fair, transparent and not misleading. Following its review of websites, the MFSA sent out a Dear CEO letter to CASPs laying out its findings.
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Regulatory Influencer: The Philippine Central Bank As Payments Policeman And… Online Gambling Saviour?

The Philippine online gambling industry’s rapid transition from a disgraced foreign-facing segment to flourishing domestic sector is approaching a crunch moment as payments channels come under unprecedented scrutiny.
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Peru President Vetoes Consumption Tax Bill

Peru’s president has partly vetoed a bill that would reduce the impact of a controversial consumption tax applied to online gambling.
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Ukraine Releases Flurry Of Consultations As It Seeks To Update Gambling Rules

Ukrainian licence holders will only have two months to comply with a long list of updated regulations under a key new proposal, as the country unleashes a flurry of consultations aimed at updating and aligning rules as well as improving industry oversight.
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