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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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California Modifies Cardroom Surveillance Regulations

As California gaming regulators signed off on modifications to surveillance regulations for cardrooms, some in the industry argue the changes are heavier handed than jurisdictions that offer house-banked table games.
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Georgia Gambling Tax Hikes Draft Sparks Industry Concerns

Georgian land-based operators fear that an incoming tax hike for both them and online operators will disproportionately hurt their businesses. 
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'Plagiarism Is Flattery' - EU Thanks New York For Inspiration On MiCA

As the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation prepares to come into effect in 2024, a key architect of the legislation has thanked New York for providing inspiration.
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Payments

MEPs Publish Amendments To PSD3 Text

Members of the European Parliament’s (MEPs) amendments to the Payment Services Directive (PSD3) have been made publicly available as political groupings in the Parliament prepare to make compromises.
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Daily Dash: BNP Paribas Set To Launch Request To Pay Solution

BNP Paribas has invested in a new SEPA Request to Pay solution, central banks in India and the UK have agreed to cooperate on clearing activities, and Curve has launched a wearable payments technology campaign.
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Top Philippine Economic Agency Joins Calls For Full POGO Ban

Philippine institutional ire toward foreign-facing online gambling operators (POGOs) continues to grow, with the nation’s top economic development agency now backing a ban on the sector as finance officials clamour for prohibition.
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European Trade Group Urges France To Legalise Online Casino

​​​​​​​The European Gaming and Betting Association is calling for the French government to legalise online casino, following the French regulator’s survey which suggests that the illegal online gambling market might be half the size of the legal one.
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Top Gaming Execs Remain Bullish On U.S. iGaming Prospects

Chief executives of major operators remain optimistic that despite a multi-year lull in U.S. online casino legalization, movement could be coming in 2024.
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Sale Of Dallas Mavericks Not Expected To Lessen Opposition To Texas Casinos

Mark Cuban’s decision to sell a majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson, the largest shareholder in Las Vegas Sands, is not expected to materially strengthen the hand of supporters of legalizing casinos and sports betting in Texas.
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Latin American Gambling Markets Face Pivotal Elections In 2024

After local observers blamed Mexico's recent decree banning slot machines and other casino games on electoral politics, Vixio GamblingCompliance takes a look at what other elections might mean for the future of gambling policy in Latin America. 
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Binance Prosecution Sparks Concern In Brussels

Members of the European Parliament have probed the European Commission over whether incoming crypto rules will be able to rein in bad actors, in light of the Binance case in the US.
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MPs Publish Less Than Enthusiastic Digital Pound Report

Development of a Bank of England retail digital pound should "proceed with caution", UK members of parliament (MPs) have warned in a new report, emphasising concerns around data privacy and financial stability.
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UK Government Adds API Standards Clause To Data Protection Bill

A new clause that has been added to the Data Protection and Digital Information bill looks promising for open banking standards in the UK.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Thailand, Hong Kong Instant Payments Tie-Up Goes Live

A new cross-border payments linkage has gone live in Southeast Asia, the Netherlands has published new standards for assessing politically exposed persons (PEPs), and Westpac has restored its systems after a one-day outage.
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Argentina's Santa Fe Province Rushes To Regulate Online Gambling

Santa Fe is the latest province to move towards online gambling regulation, making it the last of Argentina's most populous provinces to establish a licensing framework, as it joins the ranks of Buenos Aires City and Province, Mendoza and Córdoba. 
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Massachusetts Considers How Sports-Betting Operators Exit Commonwealth

As Kindred Group’s Unibet becomes the latest sports-betting brand to announce its exit from the U.S. market, state gaming regulations that guide companies through their exit strategies have become more important.
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Daily Dash: New Swift Launch Brings Instant Cross-Border Payments To Europe

Swift has unveiled a new cross-border instant payments solution for Europe, Revolut has begun its search for a new auditor, and Argentina has delayed its new rules on QR codes for a second time.
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Payments

Feedzai, Mastercard Join Forces To Fight Bank-To-Crypto Money Laundering

Feedzai, a provider of financial crime and risk management solutions, has partnered with Mastercard to fight money mules who launder stolen funds from banks to crypto exchanges.
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Payments Industry Welcomes SPAA Launch

The latest version of the SEPA Payment Account Access (SPAA) scheme rulebook came into effect at the end of last year, with optimism that it will benefit open banking and instant payments.
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Missouri Sports-Betting Supporters To Pick Preferred Ballot Model

Supporters of a potential ballot initiative in Missouri are now tasked with determining which of eight potential sports-betting models they intend to put forward to voters.
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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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