PayDay News Team - About us
PayDay News is Australia’s leading independent payments publication. Our news team gives payments professionals, merchants and policymakers insights, commentary, analysis and data that they can’t afford to miss. Our content is driven and written by prominent Australian business and technology journalists, data analysts, payments industry veterans, educators and payments commentators.
Warwick Ponder
Payments Expert, Editor
Warwick has been involved in public debate about Australian payments regulation and innovation for almost 15 years, strongly advocating for the rights of consumers and small businesses. He has more than 30 years of experience in publishing, advocacy and business communications across fields including government, payments, telecommunications, energy and natural resources.
Michael Sainsbury
Senior Business Correspondent
Michael is a multi-award winning independent business journalist who has worked in Australia and the Indo-Pacific and spent four years as a China correspondent. He has worked for News Corp, Fairfax, Nikkei and a range of independent media outlets, including Crikey and The Saturday Paper, and describes himself as an advocate of independent media.
Peter Drennan
Senior Business Analyst
Peter is one of Australia’s leading data analysts and research experts. Peter is the founder of data research and analytics consulting firm, Qi Insights, specialising in qualitative research and data reporting, with a focus on banking and the payments system, home lending, economics and consumer behaviour.
Bradford Kelly
Payments Commentator, Editor
Brad Kelly is one of Australia’s leading Payments experts. He’s run successful payment technology businesses both in Australia and internationally, and worked with major Australian and international Banks, card schemes and Fintechs.
Gabby Taylor
Education Specialist and Analyst
Gabby has a passion for small business, community outcomes and education. Gabby has experience across a number of business sectors including fintech, payments, government and horticulture, and has more than a decade of firsthand experience in teaching and education.
George Lekakis
Contributor
George is one of Australia’s most respected business writers with a passion for banking and financial services. Over a career spanning almost 30 years, George has written for numerous publications including the Australian Financial Review, The Herald Sun, the New Daily and The Eureka Report.
Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Technology Reporter
Alex Zaharov-Reutt is the Technology Reporter for PayDay News. Since 1998, he has appeared as a technology expert across Australia’s free-to-air and pay TV networks, major news and current affairs programs, and commercial and public radio. He currently appears as tech expert on ABC Hobart and South East (Bega) radio, is a guest on other ABC Radio stations. He hosts a weekly show on Radio 2CC Canberra, runs his own YouTube channel and is Technology Editor for iTWire.com.
Rachel St Clair
Reporter
Rachel joins the team new to the payments world and offers a fresh perspective on the industry. She graduated from university majoring in Journalism and Public Relations, before travelling the world as a business class cabin crew for a top international airline. Her professional journey has been shaped by diverse experiences. From hosting a lunchtime show on community radio to establishing a new business and developing its social media presence.
Will Ponder
Advertising Manager
Will is our customer service and business communications specialist at PayDay News.
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