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November 8, 2023

Daily Dash: Thailand, Hong Kong QR Code Linkage Launch Date Confirmed

Another bilateral instant payments linkage is set to go live in Southeast Asia, and the UK has sentenced an organised crime gang that defrauded bank customers of over £1m.
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November 8, 2023

UK Set To Regulate Crypto-Assets As ‘Investments’ From 2024

UK regulators are looking to 2024 as a pivotal year for crypto, with the asset class set to be brought within existing financial service regulations for the first time.
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November 8, 2023

Seminole Tribe Relaunches Mobile Sports Betting In Florida

Online sports betting returned to Florida with no advance warning on Tuesday, after the Seminole Tribe’s Hard Rock Bet app began accepting limited deposits and wagers for the first time in two years.
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November 8, 2023

Regulator Doubts Linger Over ESPN Massachusetts Launch

Massachusetts gaming regulators will allow ESPN Bet to launch in the state next week, but commissioners continue to voice concerns over potential sportsbook integrations with ESPN programming.
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November 8, 2023

Virginia Voters Reject Expanded Gambling Proposals

Voters in the cities of Richmond and Manassas Park have rejected two local referendums to expand Virginia’s gaming market through a new casino-resort and major historic horseracing facility.
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November 8, 2023

Brazil iGaming In Jeopardy After Romário Amendment

One of two senators charged with steering an online gambling bill through Brazil’s Senate has released an updated version limiting the scope of regulation to betting on sports events and deleting provisions for online casino games.
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November 7, 2023

Gaming Tribes In U.S. Face Legal Challenges, Commercial Encroachment

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s recent comments that the Seminole Tribe’s compact in Florida may have violated the equal protection clause in the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is a warning to tribes not to be complacent, a prominent tribal gaming attorney has said.
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November 7, 2023

'Unprecedented' Colombia Ad Cap Creates Concern

New restrictions to cap the advertising spend of online operators in Colombia threaten to set a bad precedent for a regional leader in regulation, according to legal experts.
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November 7, 2023

Polish Health Agency Proposes Raising Gambling Age

A state-run Polish addiction charity is pushing the incoming national government to increase the minimum gambling age to 21 and introduce Finnish-style gambling limits, among a host of other changes.
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November 7, 2023

Swedish Regulator At Odds With Trade Groups Over Credit Card Ban 

The Swedish Gambling Authority has urged an inquiry to “reconsider” its stance on not banning credit cards from gambling.
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November 7, 2023

Daily Dash: US Firm To Pay $18m For 'Deceptive' Marketing Practices

A US regulator has agreed to an $18m settlement with Brigit over its "deceptive" marketing practices, and Afterpay has expanded its subscription-based BNPL service to Australia.
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November 7, 2023

Labour Party Pressures UK Government For BNPL Rules

The opposition Labour Party has called on the UK government to implement a regulatory framework for buy now, pay later (BNPL) products.
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November 7, 2023

Zero To Wero: What Does The Future Hold For The EPI?

The once-struggling European Payments Initiative (EPI) appears to be having a second coming, but can it realistically take on competitors, such as Visa and Mastercard, and work alongside the digital euro?
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November 7, 2023

FCA ‘Disappointed’ In Firms' Approach To APP Fraud

Poor customer service and corporate governance has meant that payment service providers’ approach to fraud is falling short, the UK regulator has warned, noting that this goes against the principles of the flagship Consumer Duty.
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November 6, 2023

Latin America's Regulatory Wave Reaching New Shores

Licensing of online gambling continues to spread across Latin America, with Peru and potentially Chile and Ecuador set to join Colombia and various provinces of Argentina in the regulatory clubhouse in 2024.
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November 6, 2023

Oklahoma Tribes Angered By Governor's Sports-Betting Proposal

Governor Kevin Stitt has released his proposal to make sports betting a reality next year in Oklahoma, but the move has caught tribal leaders by surprise.
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November 6, 2023

Crypto Reckoning Incoming After Bankman-Fried Found Guilty On All Counts

A New York jury has found Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of conducting one of the "biggest financial frauds" in US history, in a "pivotal" case for the crypto industry.
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November 6, 2023

EU Payments Proposal Contradicts Open Finance Framework And Data Act, Banking Groups Warn

Allowing free access for third-party providers distorts a level playing field and goes against other legislation, banking groups have warned regarding the EU’s Payment Services Regulation.
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November 6, 2023

SEC Subpoena Over PayPal Stablecoin Leaves Crypto Observers Confused

In the fine print of its Q3 earnings, PayPal revealed that it has received a subpoena from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its newly-launched stablecoin.
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November 6, 2023

Daily Dash: US Fed Announces All-Clear After ACH Bug Crashes Salary Payments

The US Federal Reserve has given the all-clear after a data error cancelled payday for many Americans, GoCardless has found that merchants want to cut costs by reducing PSPs, and Russia’s Mir card system has been hacked by Ukrainians.
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November 6, 2023

Colombia Lays Out Rules For Pix-Style System

The Colombian central bank has set out new regulations and standards governing the country’s new low-value instant payment system inspired by Brazil’s Pix.
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