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The Interchange Bench

The latest talk from around the payments water cooler.

The Interchange Bench

The Interchange Bench
LockSimple

Feb 11, 2026

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The Interchange Bench

On The Interchange Bench this week: Rayner bolsters BC’s sales bench, Mason-Jones runs with issuing at Cuscal, Brisbane payments Warrior allies with Spreedly, Mastercard in fleet foray, Gemini ditches Australia, and PayPal changes bosses.

The Interchange Bench

The Interchange Bench
LockSimple

Feb 4, 2026

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The Interchange Bench

On The Interchange Bench this week Moxey blessed with growth at Tyro, Guidepoint looks for Airwallex answers, ShopBack considers ASX, cashless AML drama at The Australian Open, BeforePay disappoints the market and Bartholomew to front an all star cast at Beyond Tomorrow.

The Interchange Bench

The Interchange Bench
LockSimple

Jan 28, 2026

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The Interchange Bench

On The Interchange Bench this week John Edgar moves to Stripe, atmx teams up with NSA, AP+’s annual powwow begins to take shape, Banking Circle Australia takes on a new CFO, and Scott Wilson heads back to Visa.

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Regulators focus on Apple Pay, AP+ resources up, Airwallex seeks praise and NZ finds its own rewards
LockSimple

Jan 21, 2026

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Regulators focus on Apple Pay, AP+ resources up, Airwallex seeks praise and NZ finds its own rewards

On The Interchange Bench this week, Apple Pay faces a big year with Aussie regulators, AP+ resources up for its roadmap, Airwallex looks for influence in all the wrong places, New Zealand finds rewards relief with less interchange and Fredericks jumps to Visa.

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Monnington takes the antipodes, Tyro looks to Asia and AMEX sparks a terminal tiff
LockSimple

Jan 14, 2026

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Monnington takes the antipodes, Tyro looks to Asia and AMEX sparks a terminal tiff

This week on The Interchange Bench, Mastercard’s Monnington takes on the antipodes, as Tyro’s new boss appeals to Asia, investors get the RBA rattles, Benton gets a gig at Findi and AMEX encourages premium angst at the checkout.

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Aussie fintechs grow in Amsterdam and Japan, while Nigel Lee gets ready for Tyro’s top job
LockSimple

Jan 7, 2026

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Aussie fintechs grow in Amsterdam and Japan, while Nigel Lee gets ready for Tyro’s top job

On The Interchange Bench this week, AMEX talks up “benefits”, Nigel Lee to take charge at Tyro on Monday, Airwallex grows in Amsterdam, Zii launches in Japan and Dan Jovevski joins FinTech Australia Board.

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PEXA takes on NSW, the RBA opens the kimono and Kelly gets a Christmas gong
LockSimple

Dec 17, 2025

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PEXA takes on NSW, the RBA opens the kimono and Kelly gets a Christmas gong

On The Interchange Bench this week a monopoly goes to court, an oligopoly showers its chief, the RBA hands over more info and our very own payments commentator gets a well deserved Christmas gong.

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BECS future to drop on Tuesday, Matos takes on ABA Chair, BC aims for Fintechs and was ANZ too soon on Airwallex?
LockSimple

Dec 10, 2025

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BECS future to drop on Tuesday, Matos takes on ABA Chair, BC aims for Fintechs and was ANZ too soon on Airwallex?

On The Interchange Bench this week, BECS announcement to drop on Tuesday, busy Nuno Matos takes on the Chair role at ABA, ASL changes its name, Laz moves to BB and did ANZ pull out of AirWallex too soon?

The Interchange Bench

Yak in the sights, Revolut chases credit and Cuscal banks on acquiring
LockSimple

Dec 3, 2025

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Yak in the sights, Revolut chases credit and Cuscal banks on acquiring

On the Interchange Bench this week, Cuscal banks on acquiring, Revolut plans Australian credit rollout and the Yak Pay brand fades for a friend.

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Rewards find investors, industry voices named and Mastercard muscles up
LockSimple

Nov 26, 2025

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Rewards find investors, industry voices named and Mastercard muscles up

On The Interchange Bench this week the loyalty sector finds investor appetite, as Norbr names Aussie payments influencers, bankers get quizzed on net-zero and Mastercard recruits for an RBA stoush.

The Interchange Bench

Fiery debaters, new platforms, talent and titles
LockSimple

Nov 19, 2025

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Fiery debaters, new platforms, talent and titles

On The Interchange Bench this week, Fintech executives are readying for a big debate on regulation vs innovation at Women in Payments, while Payflo comes to town, Mastercard tickles Tyro, AP+ tightens titles and EFTEX takes on new talent.

The Interchange Bench

Enter the magic “plus”, Cuscal’s catwalk, SMEs redefined and Block’s tumble
LockSimple

Nov 12, 2025

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Enter the magic “plus”, Cuscal’s catwalk, SMEs redefined and Block’s tumble

On The Interchange Bench this week, the BECS closure date gains a magic “plus”, as Cuscal execs take to the catwalk, the ABA redefines SMEs (again), Block takes a tumble and Amazon missteps on 11 November marketing.

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Competition targets Amex as NAB rebrands Citi cards and Azupay claims new talent
LockSimple

Nov 5, 2025

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Competition targets Amex as NAB rebrands Citi cards and Azupay claims new talent

On the Interchange Bench this week, rumours abound about competition coming to challenge AMEX, while NAB renames its Citi credit card portfolio and Azupay takes on new talent.

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Canberra swamped by PSP execs, AP+ injects new talent and tobacco terminals make waves on LinkedIn
LockSimple

Oct 29, 2025

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Canberra swamped by PSP execs, AP+ injects new talent and tobacco terminals make waves on LinkedIn

On the Interchange Bench this week, a chorus line of PSP and scheme executives perform in Canberra, AP+ gets new leadership talent and the tobacco terminal wars come to LinkedIn.

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Magic pudding rewards, while interchange shenanigans hinges on “small business” definition
LockSimple

Oct 22, 2025

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Magic pudding rewards, while interchange shenanigans hinges on “small business” definition

This week on The Interchange Bench, Treasury and banks are at odds over definitions of a “small business’ while rewards announcements abound, more digital outages cause headaches for consumers and BNPL companies make hay in a wild west US.

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Cash mandate back in play, while POS hopefuls jockey for position
LockSimple

Oct 15, 2025

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Cash mandate back in play, while POS hopefuls jockey for position

On the Interchange Bench this week there are rumblings from the nation’s capital that the Cash Mandate is back on, while the POS market comes alive with ambitious plays from the likes of Airwallex, Oolio and a mystery bank, and ANZ Worldline distances itself from ANZ on LinkedIn!

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Banks goes to auction, AP+ talks NPP in Europe and Zeller’s customer calculator
LockSimple

Oct 8, 2025

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Banks goes to auction, AP+ talks NPP in Europe and Zeller’s customer calculator

In the Interchange Bench this week, PayPal’s local boss takes his beach-side mansion to auction, while AP+ executives spruik their NPP experiences in Europe and Zeller’s customer calculator cranks up ahead of its UK expansion.

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Movement at Worldline, Tyro hires for growth and more interchange shenanigans
LockSimple

Oct 1, 2025

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Movement at Worldline, Tyro hires for growth and more interchange shenanigans

In our first edition of our breaking news and gossip column, Interchange Bench, we look at executive changes at Worldline Australia and Tyro, as well as continuing shenanigans in the murky world of interchange lobbying.

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