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Automatic Pix Goes Live, Enabling Recurring Payments in Brazil

Pix, Brazil鈥檚 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鈥檚 Payments Infrastructure

Payment system operator Pay.UK has unveiled a package of proposed reforms to the organisational framework for interbank payments, urging 鈥渞adical鈥 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鈥檚 official gazette.
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Ohio Lawmakers Support iGaming, Slam Sports-Betting Tax Hike

Three Republican House members on an 11-person study commission have come out in support of legalizing online gaming and interactive lottery operations in Ohio but criticized the state鈥檚 sports-betting tax hike, saying it has hampered the industry鈥檚 growth.
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Gambling

Chile Upholds Ban On Daytime TV Gambling Ads

A court in Chile has ruled that broadcasting online gambling advertisements on television between the hours of 6am and 10pm violates national laws.
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Gambling

Illegal Gambling In France Exploded During Euro 2024, Says Online Trade Group

France鈥檚 illegal sports-betting market has continued to grow as during the recent Euro 2024 football competition illegal online casinos continued to lure players away from the licensed market, according to the French Online Gaming Association (AFJEL).
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Gambling

Bank Of Lithuania Restricts Foxpay, Appoints Supervisory Representative

The Bank of Lithuania has taken further action against mismanagement in the local fintech ecosystem, placing restrictions on e-money firm Foxpay.
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Payments

Daily Dash: BaFin Comes Down Hard On Solaris

The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has ordered Solaris to address major deficiencies in its money laundering prevention and risk management systems, and Irish small and medium-sized businesses lost nearly 鈧10m to email-related fraud last year, FraudSMART says.
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Payments

Regulatory Influencer: Thai Programmable Payments 鈥 To Boldly Go Where No Pilot Has Gone Before

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) is currently inviting applications (until September 23, 2024) for its programmable payments trial as part of its Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox that launched in June. The sandbox is intended to allow participants to test innovative financial products under specific thematic initiatives determined by the bank.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Finfluencer Trials Tipped For 2027

Nine individuals in the UK are facing a trial after being charged over an unauthorised forex trading scheme promoted on social media, while Citigroup has been fined $135.6m by US regulators for persistent risk management and data governance issues.
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Payments

US Credit Card Surcharging Remains A Confusing Patchwork

The rules on credit card surcharges in the US make for a complex and confusing landscape for vendors, merchants and issuers alike, with proposed regulatory amendments and potential administrative change in Washington, DC only adding to the uncertainty.
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Payments

Cura莽ao Reopens Licence Applications

The Cura莽ao Gaming Control Board has reopened its licence application portal to allow interested operators to register for a new regime that has still not been enacted.
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Gambling

Australia To Review Online Keno, Offshore Lottery Operations

The Australian government has announced a review into the regulation of online keno and 鈥渇oreign-matched lotteries鈥, the latest potential crackdown on the gambling industry recommended by a parliamentary committee.
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Gambling

UK Officials Worried New Gambling Survey Will Stoke Backlash

UK gambling officials are worried that an upcoming release of new problem gambling prevalence statistics could 鈥渂low up the gambling industry鈥 and potentially derail long-awaited white paper policy changes.
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Gambling

Daily Dash: New Mastercard Partnership Looks To Upgrade Cross-Border Healthcare Payments

Mastercard and the Medical Tourism Association have launched a new solution to streamline cross-border healthcare payments, while Sweden has issued new proposals to strengthen its financial regulator.
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Payments

Greyhound Scandal Envelops NSW Regulator, Triggers Inquiry

Regulatory upheaval in Australia is continuing after accusations by the New South Wales (NSW) greyhound racing regulator's chief veterinarian of wide-ranging industry animal cruelty forced out the CEO and triggered an inquiry.
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Gambling

Massachusetts Considering Replicating Ohio Non-Gaming Marketing Rules

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission may look to follow Ohio in pursuing regulations that restrict gaming promotions associated with non-gaming transactions.
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Gambling

Cirsa Swoops To Acquire Peru's Apuesta Total

In the first major consolidation move tied to the opening of Peru鈥檚 regulated market, Spain鈥檚 Cirsa has acquired a majority stake in leading Peruvian sports betting and online gaming brand Apuesta Total.
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Gambling

Betway, SaharaBets Join U.S. Sports-Betting Market Exodus

Betway and Arizona's SaharaBets Sportsbook have decided to end their sports-betting operations in several states.
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Gambling

News In Brief: July 8-July 12, 2024

The Isle of Man鈥檚 Gambling Supervision Commission chief executive is stepping down after 17 years, the UK's new gambling minister is still not confirmed and former NBA player pleads guilty to betting scandal charges.
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Gambling

Brazil Attorney General's Office Fires Back At Rio Blocking Order

Rio de Janeiro's state lottery and the Brazilian attorney general's office are at loggerheads over last week's Federal Regional Court decision that ordered Brazil's telecoms regulator to block access to sports betting and online casino sites operating without a state licence.聽
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: German Government No Longer A 'Bitcoin Billionaire'

Bitcoin seized by the German government continues to spook the markets, a crypto executive pleads guilty to money laundering failures, and a former Crypto.com compliance officer is accused of extortion.
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Payments

Regulatory Influencer: Brazilian Central Bank Announces New Open Finance Rules

On July 4, 2024, the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) and the National Monetary Council (NMC) announced new open finance rules that will enable Pix by approximation. These regulations aim to simplify the payment initiation process, broaden the scope of participating institutions and establish a definitive open finance governance structure.
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AI Joint Venture Demonstrates UAE鈥檚 Digital and Financial Ambitions

The Middle Eastern state continues to harness financial services as an asset, moving to modernise its payments infrastructure through a public-private initiative involving the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Regulatory Influencer: The Digital Ruble - Russia鈥檚 Leap into Central Bank Digital Currencies

On July 15, 2025, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) announced that September 1, 2026 would be the beginning of the large-scale implementation of the digital ruble. The implementation date was set following an initial delay of the rollout that was scheduled to commence in July 2025. 鈥婽he digital ruble is a digital representation of a traditional ruble issued and regulated by the Central Bank of Russia (CBR). Unlike other cryptocurrencies, it operates under the CBR鈥檚 direct control, offering an official, government-backed alternative to cash and other electronic payment methods.
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Open Banking Can Plug Gaps In Financial Checks, Say Experts

As the gambling industry and its regulators ponder how to balance the growing demand to diagnose gamblers鈥 financial vulnerability with customer privacy, open banking evangelists still believe the technology has a key role to play.
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Ukraine Revokes Multiple B2B Licences Under New Zero Tolerance Approach

Ukraine鈥檚 new gambling regulator, PlayCity, has begun its work to remove any potential Russian-linked businesses, revoking several business-to-business licences in a single day after they failed to provide enough evidence that they have no link to countries at war with Ukraine.
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U.S. Congressional Leaders Pledge Cooperation On Gaming Tax Deduction Reversal

The CEO of the American Gaming Association reiterated his support for the restoration of the full gambling loss tax cap deduction as members of the House Committee on Ways and Means held a field hearing Friday in Las Vegas on the One Big, Beautiful Bill.
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News In Brief: July 28 - August 1, 2025

New Jersey seeks to ban micro sports betting, while Irish banks introduce gambling blocks ahead of national self-exclusion rollout
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Vietnam Regulatory Overhaul Targets Alignment With International Norms

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has launched a wide-ranging consultation process aimed at amending three key regulations governing the country鈥檚 payments ecosystem.
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Hong Kong Bank Fines Aim To Deter Compliance Failings

A cluster of enforcement actions by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) underlines the tough approach the jurisdiction is taking to combating financial crime.
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Malta 鈥楧ear CEO鈥 Letter Part Of Drive For Professionalisation

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued a new Dear CEO letter aimed at improving transparency and raising standards in the authorisation process for firms seeking MFSA licences.
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Regulatory Influencer: Non-Bank Stored Value Facilities Prepare For Hong Kong鈥揅hina Instant Payments Corridor

Payment Connect, the first linkage between the instant payments systems of Hong Kong and mainland China, is now in operation, connecting Hong Kong鈥檚 Faster Payment System (FPS) with China鈥檚 Internet Banking Payment System (IBPS).
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