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How Australians Make and Take Payments

Andy White — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 06:16:49 +0000

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…

Supporting the Australian Payments Council Hackathon – FinTech Australia

Nick Cliff — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 07:02:10 +0000

With the Australian Payments Council hackathon coming up in mid-August, we reached out to Danielle Szetho from FinTech Australia to find out why she’s excited about the event. Why would you encourage participation in this hackathon? It’s a fantastic opportunity…

Contactless payments being trialled by Transport NSW

Andy White — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 03:16:52 +0000

Sydney commuters will now be able to use their contactless payment cards (or devices, such as a smart phone or wearable) to pay for passage on the Manly ferry, in the Contactless Transport Payments trial announced by Transport NSW. This…

Budget Night 2017: Initial view from payments

Payments Direction — Tue, 09 May 2017 22:33:08 +0000

Merric Foley, our Policy Manager, was on the ground in Canberra for the 2017 Budget, which contained a number of measures directly affecting the payments industry. Of particular interest is new funding for Treasury to undertake an independent review into the…

Are contactless bank cards the future of public transport ticketing?

Alice Markie — Tue, 31 May 2016 23:04:14 +0000

Sydney commuters could be replacing their Opal cards with bank cards – and even their mobile phones – as early as next year, if the trial goes well. This would put Sydney in-line with the likes of London where contactless…