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The Interchange Bench

The latest talk from around the payments water cooler.

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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