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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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News In Brief: April 25-April 29, 2022

The Bank for International Settlements and Bank Indonesia launch TechSprint to solve the challenges of wholesale and retail central bank digital currencies.
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Payments

Chopra Is Going After Fintechs Now

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has revived a dormant authority to examine nonbank companies that pose risks to consumers.
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Payments

Crypto Boost? Industry Players Mull What Elon Musk’s Twitter Acquisition Means

Twitter has announced that it has accepted a bid from Elon Musk to acquire the social media platform, in a sign that it could become more engaged with crypto-assets.
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Payments

More Clarity Needed On Crypto Access To Fed Accounts

Large industry players are pushing for more clarity on how reserve banks will evaluate crypto firms’ requests to the US payment system as a Federal Reserve consultation ends.
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Payments

UK India Business Council Calls For Central Gaming Regulator

The UK India Business Council has called on India’s central government to regulate gaming, including sports betting, and allow regional governments to cede day-to-day oversight to a national regulator.
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Gambling

Comparing European Problem Gambling Rates Difficult, Says Study

​​​​​​​“Highly diverse” methods of recording problem gambling in Europe make it difficult for any valuable cross-country comparisons to be made, according to a study written for the European Gaming and Betting Association.
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Gambling

Swedish Watchdog Investigates Klarna, Loomis Over Money Laundering Concerns

The payment service providers (PSPs) are being investigated by Sweden’s Finansinspektionen over how they operate their money laundering systems, following investigations earlier this year into other PSPs.
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Payments

Several Major Economies Launch New Cross-Border Privacy Agreement

Jurisdictions including the US, Japan and Singapore have established a cross-border forum to promote collaboration in data privacy.
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Payments

Nothing Stopping Crypto Payments From Going Mainstream, Says Morgan Stanley

A new report from US bank Morgan Stanley has spoken of a world in which bitcoin payments are so convenient that we will use them to pay for coffee.
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Payments

Massachusetts Senate Seeks 'Whistle-To-Whistle' Ban On Sports-Betting Ads

A closely watched sports-betting bill in Massachusetts has been amended and approved by a key Senate committee, with new provisions added to prohibit any advertising around televised sporting events.
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Gambling

Trio Of U.S. Court Decisions Could Change Face Of Indian Gaming

Upcoming rulings in three Indian gaming cases could have a historic impact on the future of not only tribal but commercial gambling operations across the United States.
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Gambling

Kenya, Ghana, Uganda Attempting To Increase Gambling Tax Take

As governments across Africa seek to recover from the financial impact of COVID-19 restrictions, gambling finds itself in the crosshairs of several budget and financial proposals.
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Gambling

Alleged Online Poker Operators In Australia Face Huge Fines

Australia’s national online gambling regulator has launched a civil lawsuit against two men and a company in Queensland state for providing online poker services in Australia, with potential fines running into the millions of dollars.
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Gambling

Smaller Tribal Operators Must Play To Strengths To Maximize Sports-Betting Opportunity

While sports betting in the U.S. to date has been dominated by major players such as FanDuel, DraftKings and BetMGM, dozens of operators including domestic and internationally-based commercial operators and local tribal casinos are looking for ways to stand out from the crowd.
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Gambling

Bahamas Sets Sights On Becoming Crypto Hub

The government of the Bahamas, home of the Sand Dollar, has published a white paper detailing its digital asset strategy up to 2026, including information on how citizens can pay tax with digital assets.
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Payments

Challenger Banks Failing To Tackle Financial Crime, FCA Says

A review carried out by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has called out challenger banks for not properly assessing financial crime risk, as well as failing to carry out adequate due diligence on customers.
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Payments

US Crypto Bank Settles AML Case

Anchorage, the first federally chartered crypto bank, has settled a case that alleges the company does not have an adequate anti-money laundering (AML) programme in place.
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Payments

CFPB Sues MoneyGram Over Remittance Rule Violations

Just a week after instigating a lawsuit against TransUnion, the US consumer watchdog is now going after MoneyGram, another large firm it sees as a repeat offender.
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Payments

Rework Laws To Reduce Loot Box Harms, Say Researchers

The drive to prevent harm caused by loot boxes would benefit from clearer legislation and enforcement, according to new research published in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions, which also suggests safer gambling tools can protect consumers.
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Gambling

Meghalaya Confirms Gaming Ban For Locals Despite Liberal Turn

A Meghalaya government minister has told national media that only visitors to the northeastern Indian state will be allowed to gamble online or in land-based facilities, confirming a regulatory exception for locals quietly released late last year.
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Tanzania Eyes Land-based Gambling Changes After Introducing Tax Increases

The Law Reform Commission of Tanzania is reviewing a host of legal changes to help the country achieve its National Development Vision 2050, including looking at the impact of land-based gambling on young people.
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British Horseracing Authority Fight Against Proposed Tax Change Gathers Support

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has announced Lord Allen of Kensington will begin his role as chair on September 1, as its continued fight against a proposed ‘racing tax’ has gained support from a wide range of stakeholders.
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EU Regulators Clarify Scope Of DORA Register Of Information

The latest Q&As from the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) aim to address confusion around the EU’s operational resilience framework and the expectations for the Register of Information.
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Thailand Ramps Up Enforcement Against Online Crime

The Thai government has targeted more than 65,000 online crime cases and frozen 916,000 mule accounts, according to new figures from the Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DES).
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New Zealand Opts For Clean Break With Card Surcharges

Following in the footsteps of its close neighbour Australia, New Zealand will scrap surcharges on in-store card payments as part of a complete overhaul of card fees.
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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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