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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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U.S. Treasury Grants AML Relief For Remote Registration

Federal anti-money laundering rules should not require U.S. sports betting or online casino operators to verify a player’s identity by inspecting a physical document upon opening an account, regulators have confirmed in a new ruling.
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New York Mobile Sports-Betting Tax Set As High As 64 Percent

Operators bidding to offer mobile sports betting in New York could have to pay a tax rate as high as 64 percent on gross sports-betting revenues, according to a report on Tuesday.
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Finnish PM Backs Budget To Cover Veikkaus Beneficiaries Shortfall

The Finnish government wants to set aside €332m in next year's budget to ensure non-government organisations do not miss out on any funding because of declining Veikkaus profits.
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Gambling

Dismissal Of Florida Challenge Of Seminole Compact Could Hurt Other Lawsuits

A federal judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit against the Florida-Seminole compact could set a damaging precedent for two other lawsuits against the compact in Washington, D.C.
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Gambling

HMT Payment Landscape Response Demonstrates Open Banking Sense Of Urgency

Open banking enabled payments could be a key driver of future competition between UK payments networks, but the adoption of such payments are still in the early stages, predominantly being used to make one-off payments, the government response to the Payments Landscape Review has cautioned.
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Payments

News In Brief - October 19, 2021

Hong Kong’s Faster Payment System experiences an outage over the weekend.
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Payments

Klarna Payments Circumvent Gambling Blocks, Says Gamban Co-Founder

Swedish fintech firm Klarna Bank has said customers cannot use any of its pay later or credit products to bet, but the co-founder of a gambling blocking software claims its direct bank transfer system circumvents personal account gambling payment blocks.
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Payments

Randell Steps Down — FCA And PSR Chair To Leave In Spring 2022

Charles Randell has asked the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer to begin the process of finding his successor — a year earlier than expected.
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Payments

U.S. Treasury Issues Report On Ransomware Trends And Sanctions Compliance Guidance For Crypto Firms

As part of a “whole-of-government” effort, the U.S. Treasury's new report finds an increasing threat from ransomware attacks, while it also offers guidance to help prevent the illicit use of virtual currencies by sanctioned persons.
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Payments

Klarna Payments Circumvent Gambling Blocks, Says Gamban Co-Founder

Swedish fintech firm Klarna Bank has said customers cannot use any of its pay later or credit products to bet, but the co-founder of a gambling blocking software claims its direct bank transfer system circumvents personal account gambling payment blocks.
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Gambling

Polish Ombudsman Wants To Overhaul Gambling Tax

A top official from a government-appointed business group has joined the chorus calling for Poland to reform its betting tax rates.
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Gambling

Bet-At-Home To Withdraw From Austria Over Player Lawsuits

Frankfurt-listed Bet-at-Home.com has said it is temporarily withdrawing its online casino operations in Austria, due to legal claims for reimbursement of player losses.
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Gambling

New Jersey Sports Betting Cracks $1bn Handle Barrier

The beginning of the 2021 National Football League (NFL) season and the marketing blitz that accompanied it boosted New Jersey sports-betting handle to a U.S. record $1.01bn in September, according to figures released on Monday.
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Gambling

UK Regulator Warns Of Work From Home Risks

COVID-19 may have seen working from home policies and flexible working revolutionised, but the UK’s financial watchdog has warned supervised firms to ensure compliance lapses do not creep in, should they choose to continue with a hybrid approach.
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Payments

Give Us A Crypto Regulator, Coinbase Asks

Laws drafted in the 1930s to facilitate effective oversight of our financial markets could not contemplate this technological revolution, Coinbase has highlighted in a new discussion paper calling for the U.S. to create a new crypto regulator.
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Payments

News In Brief - October 18, 2021

The EU’s banking watchdog has repealed its internet security guidelines for payments, while three technology firms in Singapore have launched a new platform to support environmentally friendly financial services.
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Payments

The Brazilian Bitcoin Gaffe - Why Bitcoin Is Not Going To Be Legal Tender In Brazil Any Time Soon

It has been widely reported that Brazil was following El Salvador by making Bitcoin a legal tender. However, VIXIO sources say this is far from the truth.
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Payments

Lithuania Approves Online Licence, Tax Changes

Lithuania’s parliament has adopted amendments to the gambling law that allow for a new type of online gambling licence from July 2022.
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Gambling

Washington Tribes Critical Of State Sports-Betting Rules

As more tribal casinos in Washington state begin to accept wagers on games, behind the scenes, regulators are inching closer to approving another set of rules to be added to state gambling regulations by the end of the year.
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Palacegate Casino Seeks Buyer As Tourists Shun London

Liquidators Grant Thornton have taken control of one of London's most famous casinos after the COVID-19 pandemic and a tourist drought left the Palacegate struggling to pay its staff.
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Romanian Gambling Ad Restrictions Incoming But Lawyers Flag Need For Clarity

Romania’s new Audiovisual Code introduces several important changes, clarifications and restrictions; however, questions raised about the definitions, such as sports personality or influencer, have not been “thoroughly defined”, according to legal experts.
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Australia’s Project Acacia Blossoming Into Six-Month Testing Phase

Project Acacia, Australia’s research program into wholesale digital currency, has reached a “significant milestone”, with participants selected to explore innovations in digital money and settlement infrastructure.
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Big Tech Joins Forces With Telcos Under Hong Kong’s Latest Anti-Scam Charter

Financial regulators in Hong Kong have announced the launch of a new anti-scam charter that will see telcos and big tech firms participate for the first time.
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U.S. Senate Fails To Roll Back Change To Gambling Tax Deductions

The effort to reverse one of the tax hikes in President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” came up short in the Senate on Thursday due to opposition from a lone senator who sought to add an exemption of religious colleges from the federal endowment tax.
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Regulatory Influencer: Concurrent Market Liberalisation In The Two Congos

Two of the French-speaking jurisdictions within the Congo Basin, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), have simultaneously embarked upon devising gambling regulation. Following years of relying upon aged legislation, which monopolised the operation of gambling to state-owned entities, the Congolese market is finally liberalising.The bigger picture
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California's Daily Fantasy Sports Opinion: Key Policy Points To Watch

California Attorney General Rob Bonta's opinion last week that deemed daily fantasy sports to be a form of illegal gambling is a new policy wrinkle in a state that has consistently been a flashpoint when it comes to the gaming market.
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French Regulator Reignites Calls For Whistle-to-Whistle Ban and Loss Limits

France’s gambling regulator has once again reiterated calls to introduce a whistle-to-whistle advertising ban, as well as loss limits for players aged 18-25 years old.The president of France’s National Gambling Authority (ANJ), Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, said changes to the country's regulatory framework are “essential” for a sustainable gambling industry model during her closing remarks at a conference addressing gambling addiction on June 27, 2025.
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CFPB Suffers Double Shock As Budget Slashed And Redundancies Ruled Lawful

Opponents of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have experienced twin triumphs, as an injunction halting the agency's restructuring has been lifted and the federal budget bill has almost halved its funding.
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Regulatory Influencer: The Key Updates to the EU’s Payment Services Package

The EU has for some time been working on updating its regulation of the payments sector, planning to issue a revised directive and to introduce a bloc-wide payment services regulation.
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FCA’s £21m Monzo Fine Emphasises That Growth Must Be Responsible

By imposing the fine on the challenger bank, the UK financial services regulator has sent a reminder to disruptors that they must pay attention to their regulatory duties.
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