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Westpac live with Confirm Payee, while the industry lurches towards possible Christmas rollout

Senior Business Correspondent
9 Jul, 2025
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Michael Sainsbury
Senior Business Correspondent
9 Jul, 2025
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The so-called launch of the ‘Confirm Payee’ anti-scam technology is less than it looks and its hardly the first time the Australian Banking Association had buried the small print.
Westpac live with Confirm Payee, while the industry lurches towards possible Christmas rollout
Some consumers will need to wait until Christmas or later to get access to the Confirm Payee Service announced

The so-called launch of the ‘Confirm Payee’ anti-scam technology is less than it looks and its hardly the first time the Australian Banking Association had buried the small print.

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