LOGIN
SUBSCRIBE
UPGRADE
LOGOUT
Open menu
PayDay News - Payments Industry News Australia
Got a story
to share?
Open menu
LOGIN
SUBSCRIBE
UPGRADE
LOGOUT
PayDay News | Australian Payments News

Threats to payments system front and centre at summit

Senior Business Correspondent
17 Dec, 2025
Add us as a preferred source on Google
Michael Sainsbury
Senior Business Correspondent
17 Dec, 2025
Add us as a preferred source on Google
The resilience of the nation’s payments system has been flagged by the RBA Payments Board as the nation’s cyber security coordinator weighed in at the AusPayNet Summit.
Threats to payments system front and centre at summit
Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness says security needs to be embedded in every function across your business - it can't be bolted on or searched in the middle of a crisis.

The resilience of the nation’s payments system has been flagged by the RBA Payments Board as the nation’s cyber security coordinator weighed in at the AusPayNet Summit.

Subscriber article

This article is available to PayDay News subscribers.

Subscribe to continue reading
PAYDAY NEWS ANNIVERSARY EDITION

trending

Post office overhaul could further shrink cash and payments capability
Australia Post promises at least 4,000 retail outlets, but some already operate without cash and hundreds lack Bank@Post, raising questions about what cash and payment services will survive
The Interchange Bench
On The Interchange Bench this week, TNS promotes PAX chief Johnson to global role, Walsh appointed pay’s marketing chief, Younes takes on platforms at Stripe, Edwards lands as
Coles Pay closes as the company steps into bank rewards void
Coles has shut down Coles Pay but is stepping up Flybuys rewards ahead of Christmas just as Australia’s banks cut credit card perks, reframe loyalty offerings and consumers
ASD warns Australian online stores under active cyber attack
Australian merchants using Adobe Commerce and Magento were last week urged to apply security patches immediately after authorities warned a critical vulnerability was being actively exploited.
AUSTRAC crackdown is good for Aussie crypto, executives say
Crypto executives say AUSTRAC’s recent crackdowns will strengthen the industry’s legitimacy.

RELATED STORIES ▸

ASD warns Australian online stores under active cyber attack
ASD warns Australian online stores under active cyber attack
ASD warns Australian online stores under active cyber attack
Australian merchants using Adobe Commerce and Magento were last week urged to apply security patches immediately after authorities warned a ...
Australians spared from Revolut data breach
Australians spared from Revolut data breach
Australians spared from Revolut data breach
Australian customers were not impacted after the global fintech was tricked into handing sensitive customer information to scammers raising fresh ...
RBA puts retail digital dollar on ice as tokenised wholesale push grows
RBA puts retail digital dollar on ice as tokenised wholesale push grows
RBA puts retail digital dollar on ice as tokenised wholesale push grows
Australia’s central bank sees little need for a digital dollar for consumers, but is pushing ahead with plans to reshape ...
Western Union & TenPay Global partner to launch Weixin Mini Program
Western Union & TenPay Global partner to launch Weixin Mini Program
Western Union & TenPay Global partner to launch Weixin Mini Program
Through the partnership of global company’s TenPay Global and Western Union, Weixin Mini Program launches, making Australia-to-China remittances more convenient ...
AUSTRAC issues AML/CTF notices to non-enrolled businesses
AUSTRAC issues AML/CTF notices to non-enrolled businesses
AUSTRAC issues AML/CTF notices to non-enrolled businesses
Businesses that play an important role in helping detect and prevent money laundering but are not enrolled under Australia’s AML ...
Stripe Treasury launches in Australia, unifying payments and global money management
Stripe Treasury launches in Australia, unifying payments and global money management
Stripe Treasury launches in Australia, unifying payments and global money management
Stripe Treasury gives Australian customers a unified financial platform to manage incoming and outgoing flows across currencies from a single ...

Got a story to share?

Get in touch with PayDay News today!
Click here to email us

Topics

Advertising Enquiry

Fill out the form below, and we will be in touch shortly.

Contact Information

Got a story to share

Fill out the form below, and we will be in touch shortly.

Contact Information