industry news – APCA Blog http://blog.apca.com.au APCA Views & News Wed, 06 Dec 2017 02:00:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.2 How Australians Make and Take Payments http://blog.apca.com.au/australians-make-take-payments/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 06:16:49 +0000 http://blog.apca.com.au/?p=4368 The RBA recently published its 2016 Consumer Payments Survey.  Key findings were that survey participants made 37% of their payments with cash (compared to 69% in 2007) and 52% of their payments with a card (compared to 26% in 2007).  This…

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]]> Payments Industry Policy and Government Round-up http://blog.apca.com.au/payments-industry-policy-government-round/ Thu, 22 Jun 2017 05:14:51 +0000 http://blog.apca.com.au/?p=4154 In recent months, the Commonwealth Government has announced a number of initiatives that touch on the world of payments. We are pleased to be working in a collaborative capacity with the government on the topics outlined below. If you would…

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]]> CEO Speaks at NORA: Changes Currently Impacting the Payments Industry http://blog.apca.com.au/norachanges-impacting-payments-industry/ Fri, 05 May 2017 02:21:38 +0000 http://blog.apca.com.au/?p=4046 As part of the recent National Online Retailers Association (NORA) Leader Lunch Series, Australian Payments Network CEO Dr. Leila Fourie spoke about how technological advancements and consumer expectations are changing the future of retail payments. Australia is fast becoming a less-cash…

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]]> International Perspective: Open Data Institute http://blog.apca.com.au/international-perspective-open-data-institute/ Fri, 31 Mar 2017 05:00:48 +0000 http://blog.apca.com.au/?p=4018 We were pleased to welcome many members of the payments community at our Open Data discussion earlier this month. David Beardmore, Commercial Director of the Open Data Institute (ODI) shared insights from the ODI’s work on the UK’s Open Banking…

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]]> International Perspectives: Payments UK on the Digital Economy http://blog.apca.com.au/how-the-uk-is-meeting-the-needs-of-the-digital-economy/ Wed, 21 Sep 2016 00:16:55 +0000 http://blog.apca.com.au/?p=3854 This week we had an in depth discussion with Tim Yudin, Payments UK’s Director of Design and Delivery, on the future of payments and how the payments industry is adapting to the digital economy to meet user needs in the UK. Here…

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]]> Development Grants for Finance Sector Women http://blog.apca.com.au/development-grants-finance-sector-women/ Thu, 18 Feb 2016 22:47:54 +0000 http://blog.apca.com.au/?p=3635 This post is dedicated to supporting the 2016 National Industry Scholarship Grant for the development of women across all industries.  A national initiative will provide $250,000 dollars towards enabling women into higher levels of leadership across the finance sector.  The…

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