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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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US Consumer Fraud Losses Hit Record $10bn In 2023

Reported consumer losses to fraudulent activity in the US exceeded $10bn for the first time, representing a 14 percent increase over 2022, according to Federal Trade Commission data.
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Payments

Daily Dash: UK Government Further Embraces Open Banking With New Moneyhub Contract

The Crown Commercial Service has selected Moneyhub to bring open banking payments to the public sector, and PayPal has begun processing crypto distributions to Celsius creditors based in the US.
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Payments

Dutch Parliament Backs Tough Deposit Limits

The Dutch parliament has approved motions to turn new deposit setting rules into hard cross-operator limits and to sharpen enforcement action.
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Gambling

MGM Eyeing LatAm Online Joint Venture

MGM Resorts is exploring a “large JV” for online gambling in Latin America ahead of the opening of Brazil’s regulated market, according to CEO Bill Hornbuckle.
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Gambling

PrizePicks To Pay $15m Penalty In New York

PrizePicks has agreed to cease offering paid fantasy sports in New York and pay almost $15m to the New York State Gaming Commission for operating contests in the state without a permit from 2019 through 2023.
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Gambling

U.S. Treasury Warns Of Increasing AML Risks Through Online Betting

Different regulatory structures applied to sports betting and online gaming compared with traditional land-based casinos are creating heightened money laundering risks, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has said in a report.
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Gambling

B2B Approvals, Bonuses Among Unanswered Brazil Questions

The big questions regarding Brazil's forthcoming regulated market remain unresolved despite much debate on the key issues at last week's ICE convention.
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Gambling

Danish Supplier Licensing Act Making Swift Progress

A bill that would give the Danish Gambling Authority the power to issue injunctions and prosecute violations of the gambling law, as well as require licences for suppliers, was referred to the committee stage just a week after it was submitted to parliament.
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Gambling

Remittance Companies Move To Comply With Nigerian Regulation Changes

International money transfer providers are adjusting to recent changes to Nigeria’s rules, which limit inbound payments to naira and ban banks and fintech firms from offering transfer services.
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Payments

Brazil Moves Towards New Digital Asset Framework, With Support From Coinbase

The Central Bank of Brazil has closed a consultation on an incoming regulatory framework for virtual asset service providers, winning support from Coinbase — a growing presence in the Brazilian market.
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Payments

Daily Dash: UK Taxpayers Warm To Open Banking Payments Via Ecospend

UK taxpayers sent more than £3bn of open banking payments to HMRC last month, while Visa has announced a new partnership that will bring instant remittances to Egypt.
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Payments

Philippine Bills Banning POGOs Approved For Chamber Debate

A Philippine legislative committee has approved parallel bills banning foreign-facing online gambling operations (POGOs) for wider debate in the House of Representatives.
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Gambling

Gaming Industry Facing An Onslaught From Cyber Crimes

The cybersecurity risks faced by the gaming industry are well-known, as hackers continue to successfully target operators in an effort to acquire sensitive customer data and hold it for ransom, with a former FBI chief warning of greater threats to come.
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Gambling

Industry Boss Addresses Mexican Market Challenges

The president of Mexican gambling trade group AIEJA has said the biggest challenges facing his market continue to be over-taxation and a complicated legal code that has been stitched together to patch over a gambling law not updated since 1947. 
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Gambling

Ghana Presidential Candidate Promises To Scrap Gambling Taxes

Ghana’s vice president, who is also a prime candidate to become President later this year, has promised that he will remove gambling taxes if he is elected.
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Gambling

Ripple Takes Steps To Return To US Payments Market

Ripple is making its way back into the US market after three years, following a partial victory against the US Securities and Exchange Commission last year.
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Payments

Just How Much Of A Gamechanger Is Apple's NFC Commitment For Europe?

Apple is opening up its tap-to-pay technology to third parties in light of pressure from the European Commission, which payments experts suggest could bring new business opportunities. But is it all too good to be true?
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Payments

Daily Dash: Visa, Mastercard Among Companies To Join AI Safety Consortium

Visa, Mastercard and several big tech companies have joined a new AI safety consortium launched by the US government, while PayPal has announced a new round of layoffs in 2024.
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Payments

APP Fraud Parliamentary Hearing Sees Meta On The Defence

UK lawmakers have taken to task the big tech company over its failure to rein in fraud, accusing it of failing to take the issue seriously and having no incentive to do so.
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Payments

Online Casino Bill Introduced In Maryland House

A Maryland House committee will consider legislation later this month that proposes a different model for potential online casino legalization focused on diversity and inclusion.
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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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