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Industry commits to payments crisis plan after network failures

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27 Oct, 2026
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Warwick Ponder
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27 Oct, 2026
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AusPayNet, ANZ, CBA, NAB, Westpac, Macquarie, Cuscal and Australian Payments Plus are seeking clearance for joint action to keep payments running through major disruptions, while the Reserve Bank repeats warnings about shared infrastructure failures spreading across the economy.
Industry commits to payments crisis plan after network failures
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AusPayNet, ANZ, CBA, NAB, Westpac, Macquarie, Cuscal and Australian Payments Plus are seeking clearance for joint action to keep payments running through major disruptions, while the Reserve Bank repeats warnings about shared infrastructure failures spreading across the economy.

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