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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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Chilean Lawmakers Settle On Tax Rate For Online Gambling

The Chilean Chamber of Deputies' Economy Commission, which has for the past month been deep in negotiations to settle the final text of an online gambling bill, has agreed on a headline tax rate of 20 percent of gross gambling revenue for online operators. 
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Gambling

UK Advertising Code Extends Online

UK gambling companies advertising online will devote more airtime to responsible gambling messaging, following new additions to the industry advertising code announced on Monday.
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Gambling

Angola Advances New Online Licensing Plans

Angola’s Council of Ministers has approved a new gambling law that would pave the way for “substantial changes”, including a new online licensing regime in the country.
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Gambling

UK Chancellor Urged To Safeguard Cash As 'Vital' Payment Method

A coalition of UK businesses, charities and consumer groups have written to the chancellor urging him to protect cash as a "critical payment method" for consumers and businesses.
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Payments

MiCA MEP Lands Key Digital Euro Role

A member of the European Parliament (MEP) who was elected rapporteur for the EU’s flagship crypto legislation has bagged himself a new job as rapporteur for the European Commission’s digital euro legislation.
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Payments

UK Operator In Touch Has Licence Suspended

In Touch Games has had its licence suspended by the UK Gambling Commission as the regulator investigates alleged wrongdoing.
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Gambling

UAE Names Ex-MGM Boss Murren As Regulator Chairman

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has created a regulator for lottery and likely casino gambling, naming ex-MGM boss Jim Murren as chairman and one-time Missouri Gaming Commission executive director Kevin Mullally as CEO.
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Gambling

Iowa Regulators Looking To Tighten Sports-Betting Account-Sharing Rules

Amid a series of scandals that involved underage collegiate athletes using proxy accounts to wager on sports, sometimes on their own team, Iowa gaming regulators are looking to enact new regulations to force operators to remain more vigilant.
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Gambling

Kentucky Approves Sports-Betting Catalog Ahead Of Launch

As Kentucky prepares to launch retail sports betting next week, bets on pickleball and slap fighting competitions were not included in a catalog of permissible wagers that received initial approval from the state’s sports wagering council.
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Gambling

Brazil: The Country Who Cried Sports Betting May Finally See Bill Approved

Congressional leader Arthur Lira has announced that a sports-betting implementation bill will be voted on by September 9 in the Chamber of Deputies, clearing the way for final approval within the next two months.
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: Binance Sheds More Partnerships As Visa, Mastercard Retreat

Mastercard terminates its debit card partnership with Binance, Binance urges customers to dump its BUSD stablecoin, and X stokes speculation of a crypto payments platform readying for launch.
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Payments

UK Regulator Says Wise Breached Russian Sanctions

HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has found that UK payment firm Wise allowed a designated person to make a £250 cash withdrawal in breach of Russian sanctions.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Card Schemes Reportedly Mulling Credit Card Fee Increase

Visa and Mastercard are reportedly planning to increase credit card fees that US merchants pay, Klarna has announced positive results, but is still not profitable, and Mastercard Send has been selected to power instant cash-outs for traders in APAC.
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Payments

Estonian Bank Penalised With €900,000 Fine Over AML Failures

Estonia’s financial watchdog has blamed rapid growth for deficiencies in LHV Pank’s anti-money laundering (AML) controls.
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Payments

RGB Managing Director Bailed In Malaysian Corruption Probe

Leading Malaysian gambling company RGB International has been implicated in a political bribery scandal, with its managing director out on bail and a cloud forming over a number of company directors.
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Gambling

News In Brief: August 28-September 1, 2023

Caesars and Rush Street have been fined in Iowa over illegal prop bets and Fanatics forges ahead with its PointsBet acquisition.
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Gambling

News In Brief: August 28-September 1, 2023

Caesars and Rush Street have been fined in Iowa over illegal prop bets and Fanatics forges ahead with its PointsBet acquisition.
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Gambling

Summer Surge As UK Open Banking Surpasses 11m Milestone

More than 11m payments were made using open banking technology last month, Open Banking Limited has announced, more than double the same time last year.
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Payments

MEP Accuses Austria Of Non-Compliance With EU Sanctions Regime

In a written letter to the European Commission, a member of the European Parliament (MEP) has claimed that Austria is “flouting” the EU’s sanctions regime.
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Payments

Apple Pay Later Passes On Australia, Citing ’Regulatory Challenges’

One of Apple’s top executives has confirmed that the company has no immediate plans to launch its buy now, pay later product in Australia, despite an ongoing wipeout of local firms from the market.
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Irish Bookmakers Warn Against Potential Betting Duty Tax Increase

The Irish Bookmakers Association (IBA) has warned the government against including a 0.5 percent to 1 percent increase in betting duty tax in the 2026 budget, fearing it will result in job losses and betting shop closures.
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Regulatory Influencer: China’s Shift To ‘Long-Term’ Licensing Signals Payments System Maturity

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has issued its first batch of “long-term” licences to non-bank payment institutions, in line with its efforts to tighten supervision of the sector.
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Bank Of Ghana Warns Remittance Firms Over Persistent Regulatory Breaches

Ghana’s financial watchdog has raised the alarm over persistent compliance failures in the remittance market and stated that firms failing to address violations will face sanctions.
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GambleAware’s Demise Stokes Fears Over Future Of UK Research, Treatment

The UK’s most prominent gambling charity GambleAware has announced it will close as a result of the new mandatory responsible gambling levy, raising questions about the future of funding for addiction treatment and the potential politicisation of research.
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AUSTRAC Prosecutes Leading Operator Of Slot Machine Venues

Australian financial transactions regulator AUSTRAC is prosecuting a leading club owner and slot machine operator over “serious and systemic” violations of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) laws.
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Oregon Lottery Seeks To Ensure Integrity, Security In Regulating Couriers

Mike Wells, director of the Oregon Lottery, admitted it has maintained a neutral stance on lottery courier services over the years, a position that has changed as more of the services operate in the state, with no formal regulatory oversight.
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EBA Slams Fintechs Over Lax Compliance In New AML Risk Assessment

In its latest risk assessment, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has warned that poor practices and a lack of experience at fintechs, including payments and crypto firms, are undermining efforts to tackle financial crime.
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CFPB Hits Pause On Open Banking Rule Rewrite

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is backing away from its earlier push to scrap a key open banking regulation, instead asking a federal court to pause litigation so it can develop a revised version of the rule.
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Ukraine Adopts EU-Style Open Banking Rules

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has approved a comprehensive package of regulations to implement open banking in Ukraine, supporting the country's efforts to align with the EU.
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Marcos' Keynote Silence On Gambling Cheers Online Industry

The Philippine President’s avoidance of domestic online gambling issues in this year’s congressional appearance has encouraged the industry and frustrated its foes amid finance secretary support for taxation over prohibition.
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