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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 - October 6, 2021

There has been a dramatic increase of 60 percent in fraud cases between the first half of 2020 and the first half of 2021, the Belgian financial regulator has warned.
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Payments

Karnataka Online Ban In Force As Industry Prepares Legal Action

Indian fantasy sports companies are now blocking users in Karnataka after a ban on all gaming with stakes came into force in the southwestern state on Tuesday, but market leader Dream11 has yet to declare its hand.
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Gambling

Sports-Betting Executives Say Self-Regulation Needed To Avoid U.S. Ad Restrictions

Sports-betting executives have said that increased self-regulation is the key to avoiding a clampdown on advertising by state or federal regulators as the industry continues to progress in the United States.
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Gambling

As U.S. Casinos Embrace Cashless Gaming, Regulators More Cautious

As the U.S. gaming industry continues to bring mobile wallets and other cashless products to market, there are hurdles from a regulatory standpoint as state regulators try to understand the importance of this technology, according to lobbyists and gaming executives.
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Gambling

Gambling Now A Pillar Of Cypriot Economy, Says Government

The government of Cyprus wants the local gambling industry to keep growing, saying it has become a “pillar” of its economy, according to finance minister Konstantinos Petridis.
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Gambling

Global Crypto Standards Needed, Warns IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published its latest report on crypto-assets, cautioning that the opportunities that the industry presents also come with plenty of risks.
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Payments

Lessons To Be Learned From OBIE Investigation

An investigation into complaints made at the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE), the not-for-profit organisation set up to develop industry standards and guidelines to help usher in open banking in the UK, has found it allowed a culture of bullying and intimidation to prevail.
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Payments

Technology Helped Community Bankers Embrace Opportunities During Pandemic

A year after the pandemic hit, U.S. community bankers are optimistic about existing technologies but concerns about cybersecurity have grown to be their biggest fear.
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Payments

After Conquering U.S., Casino Property Owners Eye Global Expansion

Despite a global pandemic that is still having an impact on the industry, the president of VICI Properties believes there are plenty of opportunities for gaming real estate investment trusts (REITs) to acquire casinos in foreign markets.
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Gambling

UK MPs Back Gambling Reform At Party Conferences

The UK's largest political parties have discussed the country’s impending gambling reforms at their annual conferences, as polling firm Survation reveals MPs and voters “overwhelmingly” support change.
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Gambling

Hungarian Central Bank Reveals Cracks In EU Passporting Regime As Fintechs Grow

The Hungarian central bank has issued a press release about Revolut which suggests that fintechs can only fully rely on the EU passporting system as long as they have a limited presence in a “host state.”
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Payments

Industry Split Over Open Banking’s Progress In Europe

Some Europeans have welcomed the revision of the Payment Services Directive (PSD2); others believe that it has hampered progress. Consumers are not very aware of their rights to open banking and this remains a huge problem.
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Payments

News In Brief - October 4, 2021

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand launches consultation on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and the Bank for International Settlements releases three new CBDC reports.
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Payments

PEPs Prevalent In Pandora Papers

The Washington-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has released yet another cache of leaked documents that illustrate the fondness of politically exposed persons (PEPs) for the offshore world. The 2.94 terabytes of data from it are expected to appear on the databases of financial crime software vendors the world over. The ICIJ claims that this is the largest cache of all.
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Payments

Kindred Queried On Future Dutch Prospects

Analysts have quizzed Kindred Group on when it might be able to get back into the Dutch market, as newly licensed operators struggled with a technical blunder.
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Gambling

Former William Hill US Chief Back In The Game With Warning About Advertising

Former William Hill US CEO Joe Asher was last week was appointed the new president of sports betting at IGT, and is not wasting any time warning the gaming industry about the hazards of excessive advertising.
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Gambling

California Report Recommends Aligning Licensing Fees With Regulatory Costs

More than two years after a report by California’s auditor criticized state gaming regulators over their licensing processes and fees not being aligned with their actual costs, a new report has outlined proposed changes to the state’s fee structure.
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Gambling

Personnel Moves - September 2021

The fledgling German regulator makes a pair of senior appointments, FanDuel selects its permanent CEO and yet more trouble at the top for Crown Resorts.
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Gambling

EBA Answers New Spate Of Questions About SCA

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has answered further questions from the financial sector about the EU’s revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2).
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Payments

Kraken Case Contains Silver Lining In Crypto Enforcement

A recent settlement of charges laid by a U.S. federal regulator against crypto-exchange Kraken strikes a note of hope for the crypto-industry, which has been the target of much regulatory animosity recently.
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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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