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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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Daily Dash: US BNPL Users More Likely To Be Indebted

New US research shows extent of buy now, pay later (BNPL) user indebtedness, financial crime on the rise in Denmark, senior Mastercard executive becomes chief of influential think tank and Australia names Mastercard as participant in CBDC pilot.
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Payments

Georgia Sports-Betting Bill Suffers Senate Defeat

Hopes for an expedited sports-betting launch in Georgia took a hit on Thursday as the state's Senate voted down a bill that would have legalized sports wagering without a constitutional amendment.
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Gambling

Videoslots Fights Back Against Expected Dutch Fine

Online gambling company Videoslots has said it will challenge a pending €9.9m Dutch fine, in what would be the Netherlands Gambling Authority’s largest ever penalty, as it accuses the regulator of “acting unlawfully”.
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Gambling

Dutch Regulator Hands Out €26m In Fines As Chairman Says It 'Means Business'

The Netherlands Gambling Authority has handed out a record-breaking €26m in fines to five operators for illegally offering online games of chance.
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Gambling

Northern Territory Signs Intel Deal With Australia's Online Regulator

Australia’s leading regional licensor of corporate bookmakers has signed an intelligence-sharing deal with the national online gambling regulator, signalling tighter scrutiny of industry operations.
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Gambling

Romania Lawmakers Backtrack On Ad Ban

Romanian lawmakers have scrapped plans for a full advertising ban, instead pushing ahead with a raft of less punitive restrictions.
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Gambling

Massachusetts Regulators Relax Sports-Betting Affiliate Restrictions

After three days of discussions, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has voted to temporarily lift a prohibition on cost-per-acquisition and revenue-share agreements between third-party marketing affiliates and licensed sports-betting operators.
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Gambling

News In Brief: February 27-March 3, 2023

A Kentucky bill would outlaw skill games currently running as grey-market machines.
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Gambling

Narrowed Regulatory Scope May Keep UK BNPL Afloat

The UK government’s decision to veer away from its original regulatory plans may ensure the survival of many buy now, pay later (BNPL) products, but experts warn a compliance leap should be anticipated for third-party lenders.
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Payments

Tennessee Regulators Fine Barstool, Hard Rock For Sports-Betting Violations

Tennessee regulators have issued their first set of disciplinary sanctions since sports betting began in November 2020, fining two companies a combined $162,000 for violations as part of a continuing trend of U.S. regulators beginning to crack down on operators.
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Gambling

Brazil Betting Regulation Coming 'This Month', Says Finance Minister

Brazil is looking to establish regulations for online betting sometime this month, finance minister Fernando Haddad said on Wednesday.
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Gambling

Chile's Lottery Monopoly Files Criminal Complaint Against Online Operators

Legal battles between online operators and incumbent Chilean gambling interests continue to be waged in the court, with state lottery monopoly Polla Chilena de Beneficencia filing a criminal complaint last week against five leading online brands.
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Gambling

Northern Ireland Gambling Reform 'Highly Unlikely' Before 2027

The Northern Ireland All Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling predicts that the next phase of the country’s gambling reform will “take several years to complete”.
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Gambling

Chicago Mayor's Ouster Unlikely To Delay Progress On Bally's Casino

The repudiation of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot in her bid for re-election is not expected to hinder the development of Bally’s Corporation’s $1.7bn destination-resort casino in the third largest city in the United States.
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Gambling

Austrian Ruling Suggests No Flood Of Bet Loss Refund Claims

Online casino operators have been pounded by claims for refunds of player losses in Austria, but a recent Supreme Court ruling suggests there will be no similar flood of claims for sports-betting reimbursements.
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Gambling

UK More Likely To Have CBDC Than Not, BoE Cunliffe Tells MPs

Although the Bank of England has not yet taken a decision on whether to issue a digital pound, it is more likely for the UK to adopt one than not, Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor of the Bank of England, has said.
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Payments

Klarna UK Brings Back Late Payment Fees, As Global Losses Hit $1bn

Klarna’s UK business has announced that late payment fees will be returning to the platform, while Klarna’s global business has hit the headlines again following record losses in 2022.
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Payments

Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands: How The Euro Banking Association Is Helping PSPs Prevent Fraud Without Regulation

The Euro Banking Association fraud taxonomy aspires to create a pan-EU set of definitions to help banks, fintech and payments operators grapple with the ever-evolving problem. VIXIO speaks to the association to find out more.
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Payments

Data Protection Laws Hindering Financial Crime Fight, Say Payment Execs

Top payments industry professionals believe that existing data protection laws are acting as a “barrier” in the fight against financial crime, but is a “central depository” for the sharing of such data the solution?
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Payments

FATF Suspends Russia Membership, Adds Nigeria, South Africa To Greylist

The international standard-setting body has decided to suspend Russia’s membership as a result of its year-long aggression against Ukraine while announcing updates to its “greylist”.
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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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