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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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Smart Data Bill Back On Agenda At Opening Of New UK Parliament

Fintechs are likely to be pleased as the new UK government commits to passing a new smart data bill in the coming year.
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Payments

'No Good Reason' For AML Reforms To Target Law Firms, Say Australian Lawyers

The head of an Australian legal association has called on the federal government to reverse its plans to impose suspicious matter and other reporting obligations on law firms.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Contactless Payments Surge As Debit Card Insertions Decline In Netherlands

New data from the Dutch Payments Association shows that contactless is taking over the debit card market, while Indonesia and South Korea have agreed to cooperate on a framework for cross-border payments connectivity.
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Payments

Greek Regulator Seizes Operator's Bank Account Over Late Tax Payments

Greek regulator the Gaming Supervision and Control Committee (EEEP) has published a brief statement declaring that it knows a 鈥渟erious operational problem鈥 exists within online operator Betshop.
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Gambling

Meta Helping Ukrainian Authorities Remove Illegal Gambling Ads

Ukraine鈥檚 gambling regulator has praised its work with US-based technology giant Meta to help tackle illegal advertising on its social media platforms.
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Gambling

Regulatory Influencer: UK Regulators Seek Views On The Benefits Of Digital Wallets

The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have issued a joint call for information, aiming to identify the benefits and risks of using digital wallets.
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Payments

ESMA Releases Q&As Addressing MiCA Authorisation Issues

The latest Q&As from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) focus mainly on issues related to authorisation under the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation.
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Payments

EU Imposes Sanctions Over West Bank Abuses

European leaders have approved new restrictive measures against five persons and three entities under the EU鈥檚 Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime.
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Payments

Poland Fines PayPal More Than PLN100m Over User Agreement Issues

The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has imposed a PLN106.6m ($27m) fine on PayPal for incorporating prohibited provisions into its user agreements.
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Payments

Daily Dash: Nordea Indicted In Denmark's Largest Ever Criminal Money Laundering Case

Nordea expects to be convicted in Denmark鈥檚 largest ever money laundering case.
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Payments

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
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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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UK Threats Loom Even As Regulator Takes Softer Approach

The UK鈥檚 gambling regulator says egregious VIP schemes are a thing of the past and is backing the bookie habit of blocking winning customers, but Westminster politicians eager for reform are striking an altogether different tone.
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Boyd Big Winner Among U.S. Casino Operators In Sports Betting Rush

The deal between FanDuel and Boyd Gaming to reacquire 5 percent of the sports betting giant鈥檚 equity serves as a reminder of how much the sports betting industry has changed in terms of acquiring market access.
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Trump Administration Pauses Senate Committee Vote On CFTC Nominee

Brian Quintenz鈥檚 nomination to be the next chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has been sidelined for the second time in the last week, this time at the request of the White House.
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