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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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Grab On Track For Digital Banking Licence In Malaysia

Grab Holdings and Singaporean telco Singtel have announced that their digital bank joint venture, GXS Bank, has been selected to receive a full digital banking licence in Malaysia.
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Payments

EBA Clearing, SWIFT, TCH To Pilot Cross-Border Instant Pay By End Of Year

EBA Clearing, SWIFT and The Clearing House (TCH) have announced that they plan to launch a pilot service for immediate cross-border payments beginning by the end of this year.
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Payments

Credit Suisse Accused Of Breaking Russian Sanctions In Class Action

The Swiss bank is facing a lawsuit in New York over allegations that it knowingly “concealed” its non-compliance with international sanctions.
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Payments

Not On My Watch: Canada’s Opposition Leader-In-Waiting Promises To Kill Off CBDC

A Canadian member of parliament and Conservative leadership hopeful has vowed to scrap the country’s plans to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
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Payments

A Radical Move? Mastercard’s Employee Bonuses Will Be Linked To ESG Goals

The payments giant has boosted its environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials by expanding an earlier scheme for senior executives to all staff bonuses.
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Payments

Apple Pay Unlawfully Restricted Access To NFC, EC Says

The European Commission has preliminarily found that Apple Pay violated competition law by restricting access to key technology necessary to run mobile wallets.
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Payments

News In Brief: May 2-May 6, 2022

New amendments to Canada's anti-money laundering regulations require payment service providers and crowdfunding platforms to register and set up a compliance programme.
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Payments

Ontario Fines BetMGM, PointsBet Over Gambling Inducements

Ontario’s gaming commission has wasted little time in enforcing the province’s ban on inducements in online gambling advertising, announcing two penalties on Tuesday against BetMGM and PointsBet.
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Gambling

California Online Sports-Betting Initiative Set To Qualify For Ballot

The political action committee behind a second ballot initiative in California funded by major sports-betting operators has submitted 1.6m signatures to the Secretary of State’s Office for verification, well over the number required to get on November’s ballot.
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Gambling

EU's Digital Crackdown Expected To Touch Online Gambling

The EU’s Digital Services Act will make life much tougher for technology giants such as Facebook and Google, but there are set to be some more subtle knock-on effects for gambling companies.
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Gambling

U.S. Gambling Expansion Causes Fraud Attempts To Surge

​​​​​​​There has been a surge in online gambling fraud attempts since several U.S. states legalized sports betting, according to data obtained by U.S.-based consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion.
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Gambling

UK Working On Economic Crime Plan 2.0

The UK government is in the process of creating a second Economic Crime Plan, which may include Companies House reform but will not consolidate anti-fraud enforcement into the hands of a single body.
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Payments

Indian UPI App Goes Live At NEOPAY Terminals In UAE

Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), a mobile payments app that uses India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), is now live in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Payments

Governor Signs Bill Giving Tribes Control Of Mobile Sports Betting In Maine

Maine became the first state in 2022 to officially legalize sports betting on Monday after Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, affixed her long-awaited signature to legislation after vetoing a more expansive bill more than two years ago.
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Gambling

LeoVegas Deal Gives MGM Profitable European Foothold

MGM Resorts International confirmed the acquisition of European online gaming operator LeoVegas for $607m in cash Monday, granting the company a global presence but teeing up potential problems with BetMGM partner Entain.
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Gambling

High Fees, Limited Licensing In Draft Decree For Brazil Sports Betting

President Jair Bolsonaro will reportedly sign a regulatory decree for sports betting within the next week that is expected to set an upfront licensing fee of more than US$4m and allow for a restricted number of operators for at least the first year.
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Gambling

Duterte Bans Online Cockfighting In Sudden Policy Reversal

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has reversed course in his support for online cockfighting and banned the lucrative new gaming segment one week before the presidential election.
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Gambling

Personnel Moves – April 2022

Changes on the compliance committees for Flutter, a new CEO for 888's U.S. operations and Genting Singapore promotes a new CEO from within.
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Gambling

MGM To Acquire LeoVegas In Pursuit Of Global Online Growth

Nevada’s MGM Resorts International has agreed to acquire Swedish online casino operator LeoVegas for around $607m in cash, the companies announced early Monday morning.
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Gambling

No More Holdouts As U.S. Colleges Wade Into Sports Data Market

Opening a potentially multi-billion-dollar market for the sports betting industry, the non-profit agency overseeing college athletes and conferences in the United States is joining professional leagues in allowing the collection and distribution of sports wagering data.
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AI Joint Venture Demonstrates UAE’s Digital and Financial Ambitions

The Middle Eastern state continues to harness financial services as an asset, moving to modernise its payments infrastructure through a public-private initiative involving the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Regulatory Influencer: The Digital Ruble - Russia’s Leap into Central Bank Digital Currencies

On July 15, 2025, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) announced that September 1, 2026 would be the beginning of the large-scale implementation of the digital ruble. The implementation date was set following an initial delay of the rollout that was scheduled to commence in July 2025. ​The digital ruble is a digital representation of a traditional ruble issued and regulated by the Central Bank of Russia (CBR). Unlike other cryptocurrencies, it operates under the CBR’s direct control, offering an official, government-backed alternative to cash and other electronic payment methods.
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Open Banking Can Plug Gaps In Financial Checks, Say Experts

As the gambling industry and its regulators ponder how to balance the growing demand to diagnose gamblers’ financial vulnerability with customer privacy, open banking evangelists still believe the technology has a key role to play.
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Ukraine Revokes Multiple B2B Licences Under New Zero Tolerance Approach

Ukraine’s new gambling regulator, PlayCity, has begun its work to remove any potential Russian-linked businesses, revoking several business-to-business licences in a single day after they failed to provide enough evidence that they have no link to countries at war with Ukraine.
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U.S. Congressional Leaders Pledge Cooperation On Gaming Tax Deduction Reversal

The CEO of the American Gaming Association reiterated his support for the restoration of the full gambling loss tax cap deduction as members of the House Committee on Ways and Means held a field hearing Friday in Las Vegas on the One Big, Beautiful Bill.
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News In Brief: July 28 - August 1, 2025

New Jersey seeks to ban micro sports betting, while Irish banks introduce gambling blocks ahead of national self-exclusion rollout
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Vietnam Regulatory Overhaul Targets Alignment With International Norms

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has launched a wide-ranging consultation process aimed at amending three key regulations governing the country’s payments ecosystem.
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Hong Kong Bank Fines Aim To Deter Compliance Failings

A cluster of enforcement actions by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) underlines the tough approach the jurisdiction is taking to combating financial crime.
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Malta ‘Dear CEO’ Letter Part Of Drive For Professionalisation

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued a new Dear CEO letter aimed at improving transparency and raising standards in the authorisation process for firms seeking MFSA licences.
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Regulatory Influencer: Non-Bank Stored Value Facilities Prepare For Hong Kong–China Instant Payments Corridor

Payment Connect, the first linkage between the instant payments systems of Hong Kong and mainland China, is now in operation, connecting Hong Kong’s Faster Payment System (FPS) with China’s Internet Banking Payment System (IBPS).
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