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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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Vanuatu Launches Upgraded Online Gambling Regime

Vanuatu is the latest remote jurisdiction to pitch a revised regulatory framework to online gambling operators amid global offshore licensing turbulence.
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Gambling

Questions Linger For Canadian Gaming Expansion Beyond Ontario, Alberta

With one province embracing a privatized online gaming model, and another soon to follow, the question for many becomes if and when the rest of Canada will follow suit.
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Gambling

Gibraltar Regulator Gains Powers Under New Regime

Gibraltar鈥檚 planned gambling law update would regulate individuals and give the Gambling Commissioner new powers to fine licensees for violations.
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Gambling

Spain Loot Box Changes Will Not Regulate Most In-Game Purchases, Warns Academic

Spain鈥檚 loot box rule changes designed to protect minors will allow most types of in-game purchases to remain unregulated, according to an academic researcher of video game law.
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Gambling

Regulatory Influencer: Singapore's New Anti-Money Laundering Bill Enters Parliament and Other Reforms

The Singaporean government has tabled its new Anti-Money Laundering Bill in parliament for its first reading as part of its ongoing reforms of AML regulation.
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Payments

India Links Up With ASEAN On Instant Cross-Border Payments Platform

India has become the first non-ASEAN country to join the latest phase of Project Nexus, a multilateral effort to deliver instant cross-border payments by interlinking domestic payment systems.
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Payments

EBA Clarifies DORA's Applicability To Third-Country Branches In The EU

In its first Q&A on the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), the European Banking Authority (EBA) has made clear that third-country branches of credit institutions are not covered by the regulation.
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Payments

Daily Dash: UK's Open Banking Limited Announces Major Update With Standard v4.0

The fourth and latest version of the UK鈥檚 Open Banking Standard has been released, and a new instant payments system has launched in Kuwait after receiving central bank approval.
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Payments

Finland Publishes Law To Open Market In 2027

Finland鈥檚 Ministry of the Interior has sent its much-anticipated draft proposal to license betting, online slot machines and casino games to the government, proposing that licensees could operate from the beginning of 2027.
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Gambling

U.S. Federal Budget Bill Includes Raising Tax Threshold On Slot Jackpots

A report accompanying an appropriations bill in the U.S. Congress includes language directing the Internal Revenue Service to increase the threshold for reporting slot machine winnings to the taxman from $1,200 to $5,000.
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Gambling

UK Gambling Ads Remain Deeply Unpopular

GambleAware is calling on the UK government to more strictly regulate gambling advertising after new research showed that gambling ads are still deeply unpopular with the general public.
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Gambling

Bank Of Lithuania Warns Of Increased Risk As Payments Sector Assets Grow

In a new bulletin, the Lithuanian regulator has said it is seeking to mature the growing fintech hub it has come to supervise, while addressing operational risks and compliance setbacks.
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Payments

Wells Fargo/Bilt Drama Shows Fragility Of US Credit Card Reward Schemes

Questions over the future of a partnership between Wells Fargo and Bilt have drawn attention to the viability of US credit card rewards, at a time when the sector is facing increased political scrutiny.
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Payments

Circle Becomes MiCA-Compliant As EU's New Stablecoin Rules Go Live

The long road to MiCA is now finally over, and Circle has pulled ahead of rival stablecoin issuers in announcing its compliance with the regulation one day after it came into effect.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Will Labour Make Big Tech Companies Liable For Scams?

The UK鈥檚 Labour Party may have a big announcement on scam reimbursement if it wins the general election, while Austria has imposed a record-breaking fine on Raiffeisen Bank for AML failures.
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Payments

Isle Of Man Updates Gambling Enforcement Protocols

The Isle of Man鈥檚 gambling regulator has updated its enforcement strategy with a slew of public documents outlining investigative processes, enforcement powers, penalties, remediation criteria and criminal referral options.
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Gambling

Northern Ireland Inquiry Recommends New Regulator, Affordability

Northern Ireland鈥檚 All-Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling has made 57 recommendations to the Northern Ireland Executive, including a new independent regulator and spending loss limits.
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Gambling

Thailand Seeks Tax Revenue With Plans To Legalise Casinos

Thailand is moving forward with plans to legalise integrated resorts in an effort that has already attracted interest from some well-known gaming companies, including Las Vegas Sands and Genting Group.
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Gambling

Daily Dash: New Open Finance Regulation Goes Live In UAE

The United Arab Emirates has published its long-awaited Open Finance Regulation, while anti-corruption groups in Nigeria have said the country is close to exiting the FATF greylist.
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Payments

Swiss Central Bank To Expand 'Very Successful' Wholesale CBDC Pilot

The Swiss National Bank has confirmed that its ongoing pilot of wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) will be extended for at least two more years.
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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鈥檚 Shift To 鈥楲ong-Term鈥 Licensing Signals Payments System Maturity

The People鈥檚 Bank of China (PBoC) has issued its first batch of 鈥渓ong-term鈥 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 Demise Stokes Fears Over Future Of UK Research, Treatment

The UK鈥檚 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 鈥渟erious and systemic鈥 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鈥檚 avoidance of domestic online gambling issues in this year鈥檚 congressional appearance has encouraged the industry and frustrated its foes amid finance secretary support for taxation over prohibition.
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