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Australia’s EMV POS infrastructure not ready for A2A – Apple and RBA

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25 Feb, 2026
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Warwick Ponder
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25 Feb, 2026
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While a few hopeful fintechs are expecting government to support a massive shift to account-to-account (A2A) POS payments, Apple and the RBA said the country’s infrastructure is geared towards EMV card payments and simply isn’t ready.
Australia’s EMV POS infrastructure not ready for A2A – Apple and RBA
Refitting for A2A and shifting from the Australia’s cards infrastructure would be no small feat.

While a few hopeful fintechs are expecting government to support a massive shift to account-to-account (A2A) POS payments, Apple and the RBA said the country’s infrastructure is geared towards EMV card payments and simply isn’t ready.

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