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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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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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EBA Recommends Enforcement Pause To Avoid PSD2-MiCA Compliance Duplication

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued a No Action letter aiming to reduce the risk of crypto-asset firms needing to obtain two separate licences for certain payment activities under overlapping European rules.
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Enforcement Overhaul At FCA Welcome News For Regulated Firms

The UK Financial Conduct Authority鈥檚 (FCA) attempt to increase the transparency of its enforcement investigations could also speed up investigations, which experts say would be good news for the financial services sector.
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Virginia Governor's Veto Means Skill Games Remain Off-Limits

Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin on Friday vetoed a bill to legalize skill games and create a regulatory and tax framework for the machines found in convenience stores and gas stations in Virginia.
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Gambling

Pupils In England To Be Taught Gambling Can Lead To Suicide

The UK鈥檚 Department for Education is updating its statutory guidance on relationships, sex and health education for teachers and governing bodies in England, including what students should know about gambling and its risks.
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Gambling

Daily Dash: China, Hong Kong To Test World's First CBDC, Faster Payments Linkage

China and Hong Kong have announced plans to expand their e-CNY pilot to include wallet top-ups via faster payments, while Latvia has issued a new draft regulation on account switching services.
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Payments

CFPB Lives To Fight Another Day Following US Supreme Court Ruling

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has survived a major legal challenge after a Supreme Court judgment ruled that its funding structure is not unconstitutional.
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Payments

Australian Digital ID Legislation Passes Final Hurdles

Australia has passed two pieces of legislation on digital identity, potentially bringing new options for authentication for payments companies alongside stricter privacy requirements.
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Payments

UK Payments Firms' Legacy Products Soon Subject To Consumer Duty

The UK financial services watchdog is urging firms to ensure that their legacy products comply with the Consumer Duty in areas such as customer data, vulnerabilities and fair value.
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Payments

Minnesota Legislature Approves HHR Ban, Skips Sports Betting

Minnesota鈥檚 legislative session ended Sunday night with legislators failing to adopt legislation that would legalize sports betting, but agreeing to a bill that would prohibit racetracks from offering historical horseracing.
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Gambling

Entain Gains Full Nevada Gaming License

Entain has received its permanent Nevada gaming license after almost five years of operating in the state with a temporary license, amid concerns from regulators about its business in unregulated markets.
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Gambling

Chile's Casinos Win Court Request To Reopen Online Investigation

Another criminal case has been opened against online betting platforms active in Chile, this time with a list of high-profile witnesses and defendants who are being called upon to testify.
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Gambling

UK Introduces White Paper Land-Based Gambling Changes

The UK government has introduced its consultation responses to land-based gambling regulation changes, which would increase the number of slot machines allowed in most casinos, allow debit card payments on gaming machines and sports betting in casinos. 聽
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Gambling

Week In Crypto: Tornado Cash Co-Founder Sentenced To Five Years In Dutch Prison

A co-founder of Tornado Cash is convicted of money laundering, the IMF tells Nigeria to regulate crypto exchanges, and Binance wins registration in India, despite enforcement action in the US.
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Payments

European Payments Council Shortens Timelines For Rulebook Implementations

The European Payments Council has revised the implementation timelines for rules to accommodate for the EU鈥檚 incoming Instant Payments Regulation.
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Payments

Swedish Banks Set Out Improvements Needed To Combat Fraud

Sweden needs tougher measures in place to combat rising fraud, including enhanced transaction monitoring and enforced caps or delays to payments, the country鈥檚 banking industry group has said.
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Payments

Daily Dash: US Treasury Publishes 2024 National Illicit Finance Strategy

The US has unveiled its latest roadmap for combating illicit finance, with disrupting funding to Russia and Hamas key priorities; meanwhile, New Zealand has introduced a landmark consumer data bill.
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Payments

News In Brief: May 13-May 17, 2024

Illinois is the latest state to push back against arcade chain Dave & Buster's over its in-app gambling plan.
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Gambling

Top Taiwan Cop Detained Over Sabotaged Online Gambling Case

Taiwan鈥檚 Taichung District Prosecutors Office has detained a senior law enforcement official after he allegedly tipped off an online gambling company under investigation.
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Gambling

French Ombudsman Publishes 2023 Report

France鈥檚 National Gambling Authority (ANJ) has published its gaming mediator report for 2023, which included 1,523 requests for intervention.聽
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Gambling

Finnish Draft Licensing Law Expected Next Month

A major update on the future of Finland's licensing regime is expected next month, but key questions remain over possible advertising restrictions and requirements for B2B suppliers and payment service providers.
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Gambling

Saudi Arabian E-Wallet Rules Go Out For Comment

Digital wallet operators in Saudi Arabia will have to keep "detailed records" on transactions and obtain "full knowledge" of their customers before opening an account, under draft rules sent out for comment on Wednesday.
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Payments

How Will Mastercard Vie For Domestic Transactions In China?

As Mastercard prepares to start processing domestic transactions in China, it may be too late in a country that has mostly leap-frogged credit and debit cards in favour of mobile wallets.
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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鈥檚 economy, including that of Poland.
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Regulatory Influencer: AML Compliance Is Key Under Hong Kong鈥檚 Stablecoins Ordinance

Under Hong Kong鈥檚 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 (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 鈥 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鈥檚 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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