Cards
News about card payments, including debit, credit and pre-paid cards
Cash
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Feb 4, 2026
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Alan Townsend appointed CEO of EFTEX
Australian-based payments services provider EFTEX has announced Alan Townsend as their new Chief Executive Officer.
A2A
+2
Feb 4, 2026
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AP+ scales up cybersecurity defences
Australian Payments Plus (AP+) is bulking up its cyber security and fraud capabilities across its critical infrastructure, as Australia comes under increasing threat from bad actors.
Fintech
+2
Feb 4, 2026
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Growing pains. Square wants scheme regulation as it expands market focus
The US-based group is celebrating 10 years in the Australian market and says more regulation is needed on card schemes as it shifts gears to chase bigger merchants.
AI
+1
Feb 4, 2026
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Mastercard rollout shows AI shopping has reached the checkout
The card schemes are racing to embed themselves in the surging AI shopping universe, with multiple players scrambling to reap fees and other benefits from a new payments ecosystem.
Fintech
+3
Jan 21, 2026
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Square using machine learning and AI to cut off illicit tobacco
While a group of payments providers are actively working to help stop criminals, others appear to be sanguine, with well-known terminal providers still very visible in illegal tobacco and vape stores.
Fintech
+1
Jan 21, 2026
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Thredd and Paywith power grocery loyalty and rewards on prepaid
Thredd is partnering with Sydney-based payment orchestration platform Paywith to launch a new prepaid card program for loyalty and rewards with a “large Australian grocery retailer”.
Cash
+3
Jan 14, 2026
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Australian card payments cross $1.1 trillion milestone
Australian card payment volumes have crossed the $1.1 trillion threshold for the first time, reaching $1.105 trillion over the past 12 months. The milestone reflects continued growth in consumer card usage.
Fintech
+2
Jan 14, 2026
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Merchant Warrior takes on Asia with Nomupay partnership
Brisbane-based payment gateway Merchant Warrior has announced a partnership with global fintech Nomupay to bring its platform to customers in Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
Fintech
+2
Jan 14, 2026
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Strapped for cash? Sports sponsorship payments influence that never shows up in the register
The major card schemes and big banks are ubiquitous in their sponsorship of Australia’s major sporting codes and events but hide behind the sporting codes administrators as they wield influence.
Fintech
+2
Dec 17, 2025
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Airwallex takes on Square, PayPal, Stripe and Adyen with global omnichannel POS play
Aussie-born payments outfit Airwallex is about to venture into the POS terminal market globally, with a slick new machine to take on big players like Square, PayPal, Stripe and Adyen in 2026.
Fintech
+4
Dec 17, 2025
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Blockley hangs up his payments consulting hat
After 37 years of consulting for some of the nation’s biggest banks and global card schemes, the big end of town’s gun for hire Lance Blockley is hanging up his hat at The Initiatives Group (TIG) and passing on the mantle.
Cash
+12
Dec 17, 2025
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Massive year in payments but 2026 looms even larger
There will be little rest for the payments industry this summer, as businesses, regulators and lawmakers get ready for a raft of big changes in the New Year. In the final edition of PayDay News for 2025, we look at the big changes this year, and what to expect in 2026.
Fintech
+2
Dec 17, 2025
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Mint Payments partners with Zip Co to add flexible payment options for travel merchants
Mint Payments and Zip Co have partnered to introduce flexible payment options for travel bookings across Mint’s merchant network.
Cash
+2
Dec 10, 2025
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Device-not-present transactions account for 85% of card payment growth
The dominance of device-not-present payments continues to reshape the Australian payments landscape. The latest RBA data shows that of the $107.4 billion increase in annual card spend over the past year, $90.8 billion, 84.6% of total growth, has come from online shopping, bill payments and subscriptions.