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One year on: ISO 20022 in High Value Payments

20 Mar, 2024

It’s been one year since Australia’s High Value Clearing System (HVCS) successfully adopted the ISO 20022 message standard, representing one of the most significant transformations of the payments system in recent times. Rob Magee, Program Director of Australia’s ISO 20022 Industry Migration, reflects on the impact of the transition so far and talks about AusPayNet’s continued collaboration with HVCS participants to realise the benefits and opportunities of this global standard.
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FY23 card fraud snapshot

20 Dec, 2023

AusPayNet has released payment fraud figures for the 12 months to 30 June 2023 (FY23). In this blog, our Head of Economic Crime, Toby Evans, takes a closer look at the statistics and how industry responds to the activities of fraudsters.
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Private-Public Collaboration and a Toolbox Approach to Preventing Economic Crime

16 Nov, 2023

AusPayNet’s Head of Economic Crime, Toby Evans, highlights the growing threat of economic crime and the importance of adopting a ‘toolbox’ approach in response to that threat.
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Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs)

01 Nov, 2023

In this blog, AusPayNet Business Analyst David O’Mahony reflects on the catalyst for the introduction of LEIs and considers the potential benefits of expanding their use across the economy.
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The standards landscape in Australian payments

27 Jul, 2023

In this blog, AusPayNet outlines the current and evolving standards landscape in Australian payments and the role of domestic standards. It also reflects on the recent ISO 20022 migration and previews future work to migrate to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
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Response to Government’s Announcement on Modernising Australia’s Payments System

07 Jun, 2023

CEO Andy White reviews the Government’s Strategic Plan for Payments and the next steps to ensure payments regulation is fit for the future.
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Are mobile payments safe?

04 Apr, 2023

This blog addresses purported dangers of mobile payments and explains why these types of transactions are, in fact, safe.
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ISO 20022: A new dawn for payments

16 Mar, 2023

It's the culmination of four years of collaboration between regulators and participants in the Australian payments industry, and it represents a once-in-a-generation change. In this blog, AusPayNet explains why the ISO 20022 migration is one of the most significant transformations of the payments system in recent times.
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Broader stakeholder engagement is critical to good governance

14 Feb, 2022

AusPayNet’s governance review has many facets, including stakeholder representation. Paul Anguita, AusPayNet’s Head of Engagement, explains how the organisation is expanding its membership to ensure it represents the changing composition of the payments industry.
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Industry Alignment for Payment Device Approvals

14 Dec, 2021

Effective 16 December 2021, AusPayNet will introduce a new streamlined process for approving Devices and Solutions. This blog outlines the new process.
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