Identity

News about Identity tools used in payments

Banks

Digital trouble spots driving bank-based Digital Identity play ConnectID

May 6, 2026

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Digital trouble spots driving bank-based Digital Identity play ConnectID

Out of necessity rather than government intervention, the shift towards digital identity is moving rapidly, with ConnectID – a solution backed by Australian Payments Plus (AP+), Commonwealth Bank, NAB, ANZ and Westpac - taking a leading role.

Scams & Fraud

CoP halts 450k risky transfers at one bank!

Mar 11, 2026

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CoP halts 450k risky transfers at one bank!

Thanks to the integration of Confirmation of Payee (CoP), banks have marked a major milestone in efforts to protect consumers and businesses from scams and misdirected payments.

A2A

AP+ pivots to business as industry moves to complete CoP rollout

Jan 7, 2026

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AP+ pivots to business as industry moves to complete CoP rollout

Confirmation of Payee (CoP) is continuing to build momentum, with Australian Payments Plus (AP+) now focusing its attention on business customers.

Digital & Online

Revenue NSW serves up irrelevant personal data in unclaimed money search

Jan 7, 2026

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Revenue NSW serves up irrelevant personal data in unclaimed money search

Revenue NSW is handing out buckets of personal information to complete strangers when citizens search for unclaimed cheques, dividends and other money.

Digital & Online

Threats to payments system front and centre at summit

Dec 17, 2025

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Threats to payments system front and centre at summit

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.

Digital & Online

As the rollout deadline approaches, Confirmation of Payee may need to race on off-system BSBs and allocated EFT

Dec 10, 2025

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As the rollout deadline approaches, Confirmation of Payee may need to race on off-system BSBs and allocated EFT

The rollout of Confirmation of Payee is due for completion by year end, already reaching 141 million Australian bank accounts across 116 organisations. But like all payments upgrades there may be some work still to do at the edges, including off-system BSB and allocated EFT transactions.

Digital & Online

Chatty teens to verify via ConnectID as Apple looms

Nov 26, 2025

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Chatty teens to verify via ConnectID as Apple looms

Bank-backed AP+ identity platform ConnectID scored a big win this week, with Snapchat adopting the technology for teen verification ahead of new social media rules kicking in next month, but Apple is now looming large as a competitor in the hotly contested space.

Fintech

CDR & Digital ID could take the pain out of rental applications

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+.

Banks

Scams Awareness Week: Stop. Check. Protect

Aug 27, 2025

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Scams Awareness Week: Stop. Check. Protect

Scams Awareness Week’s 2025 theme focuses on urging consumers to Stop. Check. Protect. when keeping yourself safe from scams.

Government

AUSTRAC eyes tougher onboarding for banks - passport or birth certificate requirement draws criticism from industry

Feb 24, 2025

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AUSTRAC eyes tougher onboarding for banks - passport or birth certificate requirement draws criticism from industry

Opening a bank account could be a lot tougher for Australians under proposed changes to laws intended to disrupt financial crime.