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Brazil Central Bank amends information-sharing rules on illegal betting

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Brazil’s Central Bank issued Resolution BCB No. 569/2026, amending rules for financial institutions to share information about fraud involving unauthorised betting operators. The regulation sets 30 October 2026 as the deadline for measures concerning illegal virtual-asset services and 1 December 2026 for measures concerning illegal financial and payment services to betting operators.

Financial institutions must identify and share specified information about suspected illegal betting-related activity by the stated deadlines.

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Argentina’s BCRA introduces fraud information system targeting illegal gambling payments

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