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Warwick Ponder
Fintech
+2
Dec 17, 2025
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.
Fintech
+1
Dec 17, 2025
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.
Cash
+12
Dec 17, 2025
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
+1
Dec 17, 2025
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.
Cards
+1
Dec 10, 2025
Littlepay taps Wellington, showing Australia how a city's contactless transit can be done
In stark contrast to Australian transit payment project overruns and delays, Melbourne transit payments outfit Littlepay will deliver a contactless transit system for Wellington, New Zealand, for NZ$5.5 million in just six months.
Fintech
+1
Dec 3, 2025
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.
Banks
+1
Dec 3, 2025
NAB completes Citibank migration, becomes nation’s super Issuer
NAB just became Australia’s biggest card issuer with the completion of the Citibank migration, and now it wants relief on the Reserve Bank’s proposed interchange cuts.
Fintech
+2
Dec 3, 2025
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.
Cash
+1
Nov 26, 2025
Can an ATM passion project assist remote cash distribution blues?
NAB CEO Andrew Irvine has revealed his “passion project” - a multi-deposit ATM - to assist cash distribution in remote communities, but it turns out he isn't the only one in the industry with a deep enthusiasm for the technology.
Fintech
+1
Nov 26, 2025
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
+2
Nov 26, 2025
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.
LCR
+1
Oct 29, 2025
As ANZ Worldline moves on LCR, are Suncorp and Shift4 in its future?
With the ANZ acquisition of Suncorp leaving the future of its acquiring business uncertain and Shift4 buying up big parts of Worldline in the US, ANZ Worldline appears to be lifting its game on product development and Least-Cost Routing.
Cash
+1
Oct 22, 2025
Medicines and government services don’t qualify as “essential” under draft cash mandate rules
Only fuel and groceries have been classified as “essential purchases” under draft regulations released for comment on Friday, with medicines, government services and clothing among items failing to qualify.
Fintech
+2
Oct 15, 2025
Payments industry revs up for Payday Super, as legislation is introduced
Payments industry leaders have welcomed the introduction of the Payday Super legislation to Parliament that will require employers to pay their employees’ super at the same time as their salary and wages from 1 July 2026.
Fintech
+1
Oct 1, 2025
Payments companies looking more like banks as they grow business loans
In what appears to be a growing trend taking lending share from traditional banks, PayPal Australia has loaned $1.5 billion to Australian small businesses since launching the service to its payments customers in 2014.
Cash
+5
Oct 1, 2025
RBA outlines action plan on payments resilience
The Reserve Bank has outlined an action plan to improve payments resilience over the next two years as outages continue to rock public confidence in the system.
Cash
+3
Sep 24, 2025
Payments complexity plagues SME productivity, report
A new report details the hidden cost of payment complexity for Australian businesses in a digital world, with cash flow ranked the number one menace.
Cash
+5
Sep 24, 2025
Regulators close to cash fix, and flag consultation on Amex, BNPL and Apple Pay
Financial regulators are close to recommending a way forward for cash distribution in Australia, reiterating that hard currency remains an essential part of the economy and cash in circulation is at record highs. In the meantime, they have flagged yet another consultation - this time on Amex, BNPL and mobile wallets.
LCR
+2
Sep 3, 2025
Routing now available for 50 per cent of debit cards on mobile
Mobile least-cost routing (LCR) is now available to 50 per cent of cardholders, according Australian Payments Plus (AP+).
A2A
+1
Aug 27, 2025
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
+1
Aug 27, 2025
Tyro transaction value flat, as buyers remain elusive
Tyro’s full year result shows that one of the Sydney acquirer’s key business transaction metrics has flatlined in the 12 months to June, while it searches for new business in verticals including pet health, automotive and aged care.
Fintech
+5
Jul 30, 2025
Specialty is key in new era of Aussie payments consulting
With increasing complexity around digital payments, a new breed of payments consultant is emerging in Australia focusing on niche specialisations to help businesses meet new challenges.
Fintech
+2
Jul 22, 2025
Is now the time for merchants and Government to actively back alternative payments?
With the cost of card payments firmly in the spotlight, it seems a good time to ask - why aren't Australian merchants and regulators doing more to support and promote cheaper, alternative rails like account-to-account (A2A) payments?
Fintech
+2
Jul 9, 2025
Shift4 completes Global Blue buy, as it moves into Aussie payments
With a series of heavy-duty acquisitions, Shift4 is poised to enter the Australian market with serious capabilities and a ready-made customer base.
AI
+1
Jun 4, 2025
Would you trust AI to access your wallet and do your shopping?
What are the trust, privacy and liability issues for consumers in a new world of AI-powered commerce?
LCR
+1
Mar 6, 2025
Least cost routing finally enabled for some Google Wallet transactions
After more than five years of lobbying from Australian small business to reduce the cost of mobile transactions, eftpos functionality and least cost routing (LCR) is finally available for some Google Wallet mobile debit transactions in Australia.
Cash
+2
Dec 20, 2024
Get some rest during the holidays because 2025 will be a big year for payments
Some well-earned rest may be needed for payments industry executives and policy boffins over the holidays, before they face a very busy 2025.
