Mobile wallet wars finally hit the RBA

Warwick Ponder
Editor
1 Jul, 2026
After years of campaigning, Commonwealth Bank’s Matt Comyn may finally be closer to wrapping a regulatory noose around Apple Pay and getting a CBA mobile payments app on iPhones.
Mobile wallet wars finally hit the RBA

After years of campaigning, Commonwealth Bank’s Matt Comyn may finally be closer to wrapping a regulatory noose around Apple Pay and getting a CBA mobile payments app on iPhones.

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