Government
News about government contracts and decisions in the payments space
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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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+.
Fintech
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Oct 22, 2025
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Payments companies from CBA to Westpac to ANZ Worldline may be enabling criminal gangs with illegal tobacco sales
“Our message is clear: if you profit from illicit tobacco in Australia, you are operating illegally,” says Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke.
A2A
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Aug 27, 2025
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ATO clears way for real-time super payments
In a big win for Australian Payments Plus (AP+), the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will require super funds to receive NPP payments from 1 July 2026, ahead of next year’s proposed payday super reforms.
Fintech
+2
Jul 30, 2025
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Government moves on payment reform with modernisation Bill
Assistant Treasurer, Dr Daniel Mulino, has introduced legislation that paves the way for the Government to tackle payments issues such as the dominance of Apple Pay on mobile and blended rates for card payments.
Cash
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Jul 30, 2025
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Laxale and Husic to liven up new-look economics committee
Free digital payments campaigner Jerome Laxale MP is returning to the Standing Committee on Economics, alongside the new Chair and former Industry and Science Minister, Ed Husic.
Fintech
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May 16, 2025
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Prospects for competition in e-conveyancing fading fast
Prospects for real competition in the electronic conveyancing sector now rest on a Senate inquiry in Canberra, after one of two prospective competitor to monopoly player PEXA walked away and payments industry body AusPayNet launched a new “code of practice” in an effort to avoid regulation.