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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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Ontario Regulator Gives Guidance On New Ad Rules

Ontario’s gaming regulator has urged operators to use their own judgement to determine if product endorsers would violate new advertising standards that take effect this month.
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Gambling

Brazilian Shareholder Requirement Raises Urgent Questions

What is a Brazilian, exactly? That is the question on the tip of everyone’s tongue as interested operators struggle to understand the 20 percent Brazilian ownership requirement stipulated by Brazil's new online betting law.
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: Hurry Up With Federal Stablecoin Legislation, Yellen Tells US Congress

US financial regulators demand stablecoin regulation now, South Koreans face life imprisonment under a new crypto crime law, and the founder of the TerraUSD stablecoin has escaped extradition (again).
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Payments

US Treasury: Payment Systems Must Address Evolving AML/CTF Risks

The US Treasury Department has published National Risk Assessment reports outlining recent updates to the US anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) framework and the evolving ways that payment systems are used in illicit finance.
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Payments

Daily Dash: US Credit Card Debt Hits New Record High Of $1.13trn

Americans’ credit card balances continued to rise in Q4 2023, as did missed payments, meanwhile in France, an antitrust regulator has opened an inquiry into generative AI.
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Payments

News In Brief: February 5-February 9, 2024

West Flagler files Supreme Court complaint in Florida battle, Pennsylvania skill games leader wants to talk regulation, Virginia in-state college betting closer to reality and Crown Resorts boss cleared of misconduct.
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Gambling

California Tribes Insist Pick'Em Fantasy Games Are Illegal Sports Betting

The California Nations Indian Gaming Association has submitted a legal opinion to the state attorney general contending that popular pick’em fantasy contests are illegal and violate the state’s prohibition on banking games.
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Gambling

Alabama Gaming Proposal Includes Casinos, Lottery, Sports Betting

Comprehensive gambling legislation set to be introduced on Thursday in the Alabama House of Representatives would give voters the opportunity to bring a state lottery, land-based casinos and sports betting to the state.
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Gambling

German Trade Groups Plead For Flexibility On Rules

Two German trade groups claim the Joint Gaming Authority of the States (GGL), the German gambling regulator, is taking such strict interpretations of statutes that it is strangling the legal market.
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Gambling

Industry Insists Research Is Unbiased

Gambling operators' surveys can be a reliable source of data, according to a panel of several gambling industry stakeholders at the World Regulatory Briefing, one of the two events that launched the ICE gambling conference.
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Gambling

Ukrainian Gambling Taxes Deterring Investors, Says Trade Group

The biggest problem with the Ukrainian gambling market right now is taxation, according to Viktoriya Zakrevskaya, the deputy chair of trade group the Ukrainian Gambling Council.
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Gambling

EU Instant Payments Regulation Clears Final Hurdle

Members of the European Parliament have adopted new rules to ensure transferred funds arrive immediately into the bank accounts of retail customers and businesses across the EU by a huge majority.
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Payments

Wise Takes Fight Against Junk Fees To Capitol Hill

With a new survey on US consumer attitudes towards junk fees in hand, Wise is taking its fight against hidden charges in cross-border payments to lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
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Payments

Nordic-Baltic Banking Groups Issue Pre-Election EU Wishlist

Banking associations in the Nordic and Baltic countries have set out their hopes for the EU’s next political mandate, including topics such as payment services and money laundering prevention.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Worldpay Now An Independent Company

Worldpay has closed its previously announced transaction to become an independent company, and Sweden’s Swish app has begun the process of switching over to a Riksbank system for settlements.
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Payments

Future Brighter For 'Skill-Game' Machines In Pennsylvania, Virginia

Although regulated skill game machines in Virginia and Pennsylvania could generate significant tax revenues, gaming companies remain opposed to any efforts to legitimize what they see as a threat to their industry.
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Gambling

Brazil's First Licensing Window To Open In March

José Francisco Manssur, who is tipped to become Brazil’s chief gambling regulator, has revealed that the first licensing window for online betting will be open from March to June.
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Gambling

DraftKings, Fanatics Battle On Display In New Lawsuit

The simmering war between DraftKings and Fanatics has taken a new turn, with DraftKings suing a former company executive claiming he stole confidential information and took it with him to a new position at the rival operator.
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Gambling

Romanian Gambling Industry Braced For Another 'Tough' Year

Romania’s gambling market is braced for more difficulties this year despite 2023 being the “toughest year for the industry”, according to the vice president of trade group Rombet, Dan Iliovici.
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Gambling

What Are The Lessons Learned From India's UPI Success?

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the instant payment system at the centre of India’s digital finance revolution, has positioned the country as a global leader and has the potential to expand internationally.
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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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