RBA may be banking on McHardie to fix two big payments issues – moving to NPP and RITS

Warwick Ponder, Guest Contributor

2 Sep, 2026
When Government IT veteran Charles McHardie steps into the role of Chief Information Officer, the central bank will be battling decade-long delays in critical modernisation and the looming challenge of moving Government payments to the New Payments Platform (NPP).
RBA may be banking on McHardie to fix two big payments issues – moving to NPP and RITS

When Government IT veteran Charles McHardie steps into the role of Chief Information Officer, the central bank will be battling decade-long delays in critical modernisation and the looming challenge of moving Government payments to the New Payments Platform (NPP).

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