Fintech
News about fintechs, start ups and innovative ideas in the payments space
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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.
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Dec 17, 2025
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BECS 2030 closure abandoned as industry develops roadmap
After a lot of noise in the market and a damning risk assessment from the RBA, the industry has finally ditched the 2030 BECS closure date. No new date will be nominated until the industry can demonstrate it has overcome a number of hurdles such as reach, resilience, cost and a shared vision for A2A.
Fintech
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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.
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Dec 17, 2025
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Christmas shoppers fund climate and biodiversity projects and deliveries boom
Australian fintech Sphere for Good and New Zealand’s HealthPost’s partnership has seen Flora & Fauna online shoppers make 11,000 contributions towards climate and biodiversity projects when ordering parcel deliveries in the lead up to Christmas.
Cash
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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
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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.
Fintech
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Dec 17, 2025
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Tyro buys Thriday for SME edge
Tyro is acquiring Melbourne-based fintech Thriday, an AI-powered financial management platform that automates invoicing, expense management, accounting and banking workflows.
Fintech
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Dec 3, 2025
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Coinbase Australia picks new ex-CommSec exec as COO
Cryptocurrency exchange company, Coinbase Australia, has appointed former CommSec Executive Manager Adam Judd as Chief Operating Officer ahead of big changes to the regulatory landscape.
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Dec 3, 2025
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Emma Burke to steer Tyro through critical Christmas peak
When Jon Davey leaves Tyro’s head office for the last time on Friday, the company’s CFO Emma Burke will temporarily take charge of one of the nation’s biggest acquirers for a critical five-week period – the annual peak payments period over Christmas and the Boxing Day sales.
Fintech
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Dec 3, 2025
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Staff get 12 month reprieve as Cuscal completes Indue deal
Cuscal has completed its acquisition of Indue on schedule, and while staff get a 12 month reprieve on job cuts as we head into the holidays, Indue executives might not be so lucky.
Fintech
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Nov 26, 2025
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Cuscal celebrates ASX 1st birthday with “best IPO” award
Cuscal celebrated its first birthday on the ASX yesterday and took out “Best IPO Listing” at the Adam Smith Awards Asia 2025 in Singapore.
Fintech
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Nov 26, 2025
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Tyro cuts rates in Christmas deal with Visa and Mastercard
Tyro’s outgoing CEO Jon Davey has handed some small business customers a fee cut from next week, lowering prices just in time for Christmas.
Fintech
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Nov 19, 2025
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Aussies to sleigh holiday sales using AI as Santa’s helper
More than half of Aussies under 45 are planning to use creative AI tools to assist with holiday shopping, according to new research from PayPal.
Fintech
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Nov 19, 2025
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Vault new Mastercard Principal Issuer
Melbourne-based card payment fintech, Vault Payment Solutions has become a Mastercard Principal Issuer, promising both clients and cardholders faster innovation, greater agility, and enhanced security.
Fintech
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Nov 12, 2025
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ANZ Worldline gets tough on illegal tobacco as AUSTRAC targets banks and PSPs
“Just like the banks, payment platform providers should already be alive to the risks of illicit tobacco profits and consider who they are providing services to and how much risk they carry,” AUSTRAC.
Fintech
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Nov 12, 2025
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Financial counsellors remain concerned about BNPL impact, as online transactions climb
Consumers could be digging themselves into deeper debt using Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) to pay for essential items say financial counselling experts, as new PayPal research shows one-in-three Australians are using BNPL for online payments.
Fintech
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Nov 12, 2025
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Toast set to smoulder in busy Aussie hospitality market
The US payments giant Toast faces a bewildering array of competitors in a market primed for change with the banning of surcharges.
Fintech
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Nov 12, 2025
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Tyro locks in new CEO as suitors continue to circle
Shareholders are agitating for incoming chief Nigel Lee to realise some value for the company.
Fintech
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Nov 5, 2025
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Employment Hero, OZEDI and Zepto team up on Payday Super
With the Payday Superannuation Bill passing through parliament yesterday, three Australian technology companies are mobilising to ensure compliance with the seven-day super payment expectation.
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Nov 5, 2025
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Tyro and Square cut off illicit tobacco merchants, as KYC rules go out the window
As violence escalates in Australia’s $10b illegal tobacco wars, Tyro and Square have started pulling out payments terminals - while other PSPs and payment facilitators are sitting on their hands and counting the fees.
Fintech
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Oct 29, 2025
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ANZ outage highlights digital payments cloud concentration by three major suppliers
Amazon and Microsoft host the lion’s share of digital payments infrastructure amid concerns about data sovereignty and outages.
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Oct 29, 2025
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CDR & Digital ID could take the pain out of rental applications
The soul crushing process of filling in piles of detailed rental applications could get a whole lot easier with the clever application of technologies like Digital ID and the Consumer Data Right (CDR), according to Sydney payments outfits Fat Zebra and AP+.
