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Leaked list reveals high risk NPP customers

Senior Business Correspondent
25 Mar, 2026
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Michael Sainsbury
Senior Business Correspondent
25 Mar, 2026
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Cuscal, Westpac, Zepto and ANZ have been told to keep a close eye on more than two dozen companies in the remittance and money transfer, securities with investments and gambling sectors that feature on a leaked “high risk” list of merchants they connect to the financial system via the New Payments Platform.
Leaked list reveals high risk NPP customers
AP+ Chief Product Officer Adrian Lovney told PayDay News merchants using PayTo in specific verticals are subject to a higher control standard than other merchants, overseen

Cuscal, Westpac, Zepto and ANZ have been told to keep a close eye on more than two dozen companies in the remittance and money transfer, securities with investments and gambling sectors that feature on a leaked “high risk” list of merchants they connect to the financial system via the New Payments Platform.

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