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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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Former NSW Gaming Minister Calls For Probe Into Slots Lobby

A former minister for gaming in the New South Wales (NSW) state government has called for an inquiry into aggressive pubs and clubs gaming lobby ClubsNSW “for the sake of our democracy”.
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U.S. Leagues Tout Mutual Benefits To Sports-Betting Partnership Agreements

With some operators beginning to question the value of league and team marketing partnerships, officials from major U.S. leagues remain confident in their position in the sports-betting ecosystem.
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Brazilian Senators Propose A New Sports-Betting Law

The sudden frenzy around sports-betting regulations in Brazil has seen two senators proposing a new bill despite the fact that a presidential decree to regulate an existing sports-betting law appears imminent.
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Payments Central To EU Digital Identity Drive As Pilot Readies

As Brussels veers closer to a final agreement on a digital ID, VIXIO has spoken with the NOBID Consortium, which is developing a large-scale payment pilot for use within the EU-wide digital wallet.
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Indian Central Bank Could U-Turn On Plans To Allow Fees Over UPI

Reports are circulating that the Reserve Bank of India may have gone cold on plans to allow firms to charge fees for use of the country's instant payments system, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
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Affirm Quits Australia To Focus On US, UK Expansion

Buy now, pay later firm Affirm ends Australian partnership but continues with US and UK expansion plans, doubling down on its core businesses.
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Minnesota Mulling Sports-Betting Bill With Unique Provisions For Responsible Gambling

A bill to legalize sports betting making its way through the Minnesota legislature would establish several of the strictest advertising provisions and problem gambling requirements in the U.S., including a required waiting-period between placing wagers.
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BAGO Takes Aim At Belgian Ad Ban, Separate Player Accounts

The Belgian Association of Gaming Operators (BAGO) has criticised the country’s impending ban on advertising and other planned measures announced in a separate draft law on the same day.
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Class Action Lawsuits Compound Cyber Problems For Gambling Industry

As if ransomware attacks were not enough of a headache already, class action lawsuits are emerging this year as a new bane plaguing online and land-based casinos.
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Ukraine Blocks Sites As It Finalises Russian Sanctions

Ukraine’s regulator says it has blocked 709 illegal gambling sites and shut down 606 unlicensed gambling establishments, as it readies new powers to expunge Russia from its gambling market.
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Gambling

Private Sector Wants Role In Sanctions Preparation, EU Told

Sanctions experts have stressed the importance of bringing the private sector into the creation of sanctions packages, calling for greater consultation and resources to carry out the will of EU policymakers.
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Week In Crypto: Silvergate Bank Collapses As Crypto Clients Abandon Ship

US financial services provider for the crypto industry, Silvergate Bank, goes into liquidation as senator raises concerns of contagion in the traditional financial sector. Meanwhile, UK regulator questions the integrity of crypto firm applications and an UAE crypto exchange partners with Mastercard.
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Daily Dash: Economic Crime Levy On Way

The UK’s financial watchdog has confirmed it will be invoicing for the new economic crime levy from July this year, US agency calls for clarification on financial products that help gig workers and UK central bank joins Asian counterparts in cross-border payments workshop.
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UPDATE: White House Urges States To Join It In Fight Against Junk Fees

The White House has again spoken out against junk fees, calling on state regulators to step up efforts to tackle unfair and hidden fees. Meanwhile, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau data shows many banks have already adjusted their practices as a result of federal actions.
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Australasian Medical Lobbies Team Up For Reform, Against Gaming Ads

Australia and New Zealand’s peak medical organisations have tag-teamed at an Australian parliamentary hearing to lament the gaming regulatory landscape and support a ban on sports-betting advertising and the creation of a national online gambling regulator.
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Dutch Regulator To Collect On €4.4m Gammix Fine

The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has decided to collect €4.41m from Malta-based Gammix, despite the company’s objection to its periodic penalty payments.
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U.S. iGaming Expansion Expected To Roll Snake Eyes In 2023

Although online casino bills remain on the table in New York and other states, U.S. industry executives are not at all optimistic that any of them will get over the line this year.
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Massachusetts Attorney General Expresses Concerns As Mobile Betting Launches

As six mobile sports-betting operators prepare to go live in Massachusetts on Friday, the state's attorney general's office is calling for regulations to be strengthened to protect consumers from potential risks of problem gambling.
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Brazil Expected To Regulate Sports Betting Through Multiple Decrees

Brazil’s long-awaited provisional measure to implement a sports-betting market is expected to be followed by multiple decrees on specific areas of regulation, according to a legal expert in the country.
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Belgium Gambling Ad Ban Confirmed

Belgium has published a royal decree severely restricting gambling advertising, despite the regulator’s fear that it will increase black market activity.
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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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