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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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Brazil iGaming In The Balance Ahead Of Chamber of Deputies Vote

Gambling industry experts have expressed disappointment and surprise that virtual casino games were struck from the version of an online betting bill approved by Brazil’s Senate on Tuesday.
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News In Brief: December 11-December 15, 2023

The British government sanctions nine individuals and five companies implicated in slave labour at Southeast Asian casinos and scam centres.
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Gambling

Delaware Lawmakers Set To Debate Mobile Sports Betting In 2024

As lawmakers return to Delaware’s capital in Dover early next month, among the issues on their agenda will be how to move forward with the final recommendations issued by the Internet Sports Lottery Legislative Working Group on the future of online sports betting.
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Gambling

DraftKings To Face Massachusetts Hearing For Taking Credit Card Wagers

DraftKings will face a hearing in Massachusetts after the company admitted to accepting over $83,000 in credit card wagers in violation of the state law.
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North Carolina Regulator Removes Affiliate Marketing Rule

North Carolina gaming regulators have scrapped a proposed rule that would have restricted the use of affiliate marketers in sports-betting promotion.
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Gambling

Indiana Settlements For Regulatory Violations Cost Caesars $78,750

Caesars Entertainment will pay $78,750 to settle four complaints issued against its Horseshoe branded casinos in Hammond and Indianapolis, as well as its Southern Indiana property and Harrah's Hoosier Park, according to agreements approved by the Indiana Gaming Commission.
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Google, Twitch Fined In Millions Over Gambling Ads In Italy

Italian advertising regulator Agcom has imposed fines totalling more than €3m ($3.3m) against Google and Twitch, the Amazon-owned live streaming platform.
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Entain Case Puts Dot.Com Operations In The Spotlight, Lawyers Warn

Legal experts have cautioned that the details of Entain’s settlement and subsequent warnings from law enforcement officials will likely bear on the rest of the UK market well into the future.
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UK PSR Proposes Cross-Border Interchange Fee Cap

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is proposing a price cap to protect UK businesses from overpaying on cross-border interchange fees, as it releases a new consultation on possible remedies.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Google Set To Add BNPL Options In 2024

Google has confirmed it is adding buy now, pay later (BNPL) options for US consumers in 2024, while Japanese card brand JCB has confirmed it is entering a new phase of digital currency piloting.
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Payments

Florida Bill Seeks To Clarify Legal Status Of Fantasy Sports

Amid ongoing controversy over pick’em-style fantasy sports contests, a bill pre-filed in the Florida legislature would legalize daily fantasy sports but does not include any proposed tax rate, licensing fee or consumer protections.
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Chile's Chamber Of Deputies Approves Online Gambling Bill

Chile's online gambling bill has passed the country's Chamber of Deputies with the inclusion of a cooling-off period for current grey market operators and will now be sent to the Senate for final approval.
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Ireland Launches Future Of Payments Consultation

Michael McGrath, Ireland’s finance minister, is seeking input on a future National Payments Strategy, including topics such as choice and resilience.
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Payments

Australian Reserve Bank Governor Talks Up New Mobile Wallet Regulations, But Details TBC

The new governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia has put mobile wallet regulation high on her list of priorities, but the finer details of the rules have yet to be decided.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Epic's Surprise Victory In Google Antitrust Case A 'Win for All Developers'

Epic Games has emerged victorious in a key antitrust case against Google, Santander has warned of a doubling in Facebook vehicle scams, and the European Central Bank has touted the green credentials of cash.
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Payments

Entain CEO Steps Down Amid Pressure

Embattled Entain chief executive Jette Nygaard-Andersen has stepped down, effective today.
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Gambling

Crown Resorts CEO Under Investigation On Eve Of Suitability Report

Crown Resorts CEO Ciarán Carruthers is under investigation by a board-appointed law firm over possible compliance breaches at Crown Melbourne, just one month before the casino’s government overseer releases a report crucial to its survival.
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Vermont Selects Operators To Launch Sports Betting In January

Sports betting is set to launch in Vermont next month following the selection of three operators by state regulators on Tuesday.
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Kentucky Sports-Betting Market Exceeding Expectations

Regulators have disclosed handle and tax figures showing Kentucky is already ahead of revenue projections after the first two and a half months of legal sports betting in the Bluegrass State.
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NCAA Contracts AI Firm To Study Athlete Betting Harassment

The National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) has engaged an artificial intelligence (AI) firm to help monitor online social media abuse and threats toward collegiate athletes related to sports betting.
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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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