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Cash
+4
Feb 18, 2026
Australia breaks new records on card spending ... and merchant fees
New data shows 2025 saw record card usage in Australia, but fees charged to merchants for accepting those cards also increased across almost all card categories.
Banks
+1
Feb 18, 2026
CBA takes the lead on scams and fraud as credit growth bolsters banks
Granular detail on scams and fraud released by the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) throws down the gauntlet to its competitors.
Cash
+1
Feb 18, 2026
Cash demand up at branches as closures continue
The latest Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) statistics show demand for cash remains strong at bank branches, while some banks continue to close their doors at globally high rates.
Fintech
+3
Feb 18, 2026
DJs adopts Weixin Pay for big spending Chinese tourists
David Jones now accepts Weixin Pay – formerly known as WeChat Pay - enabling big spending Chinese customers to make purchases at preferential exchange rates, and eliminating the need for cash or cards.
Fintech
+1
Feb 18, 2026
“Shout” fades as Aussies hit their spending limit
According to new data from Tyro, one in three Aussies are ditching “the shout” because they’re tightening their belts.
Fintech
+1
Feb 18, 2026
PayPal “sleepy shopping” data reveals cost of late-night spending
Australians are paying the price for late night shopping binges, according to PayPal.
Fintech
+1
Feb 11, 2026
Banks to exit acquiring says Tyro’s new boss as he takes on new COO
“I think that we'll see the quiet movement of banks exiting the end state merchant touch points,” says Tyro CEO Nigel Lee as he doubles down on backend services and hires a new COO to drive scale.
Banks
+1
Feb 11, 2026
CBA report: how it’s approaching AI
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has released a report outlining how it envisions, develops, deploys and manages Artificial Intelligence (AI) at an organisational level with a focus on responsible practices.
Fintech
+1
Feb 11, 2026
Corpay Cross-Border extends partnership with Rugby Australia
Corpay’s Cross-Border business is extending a collaboration with Rugby Australia as the foreign exchange (FX) payments partner.
Fintech
+2
Feb 11, 2026
Revolut expands Australian platform push as it claims one million users
Revolut has flagged plans to invest nearly $400 million in Australia as it comes under the shadow of local and overseas regulatory scrutiny.
Fintech
+2
Feb 11, 2026
Shift4 quietly consolidates two Aussie shops and squeezes Cuscal costs
Shift4 will leverage its Global Blue and Smartpay business to sell more products to its merchant base in Australia and New Zealand ... and cut costs with its Australian acquiring partner, Cuscal.
Cash
+3
Feb 4, 2026
Alan Townsend appointed CEO of EFTEX
Australian-based payments services provider EFTEX has announced Alan Townsend as their new Chief Executive Officer.
A2A
+2
Feb 4, 2026
AP+ scales up cybersecurity defences
Australian Payments Plus (AP+) is bulking up its cyber security and fraud capabilities across its critical infrastructure, as Australia comes under increasing threat from bad actors.
Fintech
+1
Feb 4, 2026
Binance deposits play unplugged
Just two weeks after embattled crypto exchange Binance re-launched direct dollar deposits and withdrawals via PayID and bank transfers in the Australian market, the service appears to have been switched off.
Fintech
+2
Feb 4, 2026
Growing pains. Square wants scheme regulation as it expands market focus
The US-based group is celebrating 10 years in the Australian market and says more regulation is needed on card schemes as it shifts gears to chase bigger merchants.
Fintech
+1
Feb 4, 2026
LemFi aims for booming Australian remittance market
LemFi is launching remittance services to Australian residents – firmly targeting what it says is one of the world’s fastest-growing and most important outbound remittance markets, worth $56.6 billion.
AI
+1
Feb 4, 2026
Mastercard rollout shows AI shopping has reached the checkout
The card schemes are racing to embed themselves in the surging AI shopping universe, with multiple players scrambling to reap fees and other benefits from a new payments ecosystem.
Fintech
+2
Jan 28, 2026
AUSTRAC audit clouds Airwallex IPO and highlights cross-border regulatory risk
The planned float of Australian fintech Airwallex has been thrown into doubt after AUSTRAC ordered an independent audit over concerns its payments systems may be failing to detect serious financial crime, including child sexual exploitation — sharpening investor focus on governance and bank relationships.
Fintech
+1
Jan 28, 2026
Banking Circle zeros in on fintech with NPP commitment
New-look Banking Circle Australia is bolstering its fintech play to compete directly with Cuscal - firmly backing in its commitment to the New Payments Platform (NPP), including cross-border payments.
