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Alex Zaharov-Reutt

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, hosts a weekly show on Radio 2CC Canberra, runs his own YouTube channel and is Technology Editor for iTWire.com.


Will Swift’s deal with Australia’s big banks fix cross-border payments?

Will Swift’s deal with Australia’s big banks fix cross-border payments?

Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, NAB, and Westpac have joined a new Swift framework promising faster, cheaper, more transparent international payments. It's a big coalition, a polished launch, and a genuinely ambitious global rollout. It's also a story with some conspicuous gaps.

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With scammers riding roughshod on its network, Telstra teams with banks to catch mules

With scammers riding roughshod on its network, Telstra teams with banks to catch mules

Telstra just announced it's teaming up with ANZ, NAB and Westpac to hunt money mules – people who shuffle stolen cash through their bank accounts on behalf of criminal networks. But why can’t the telco block dodgy callers and messages riding the network in the first place, like Samsung does?

Digital & Online

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Australia's $24 billion digital payments bonanza has a $23 billion problem

Australia's $24 billion digital payments bonanza has a $23 billion problem

A new industry report promises a once-in-a-generation digital finance windfall. The maths, the infrastructure, and the Reserve Bank's own admissions tell a different story.

Digital & Online

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