Number | 2025-2 | |
Date | 21 October 2025 | |
At the second meeting of the A2A Payments Roundtable held on Thursday 16 October 2025 in Sydney, attended by representatives from AusPayNet, AP+, the RBA and the Commonwealth Treasury, Roundtable participants discussed the following:
The public consultation on the vision for A2A payments. The Roundtable discussed the progress of the consultation findings report and noted that it is due to be published by AusPayNet and AP+ in November 2025.
Development of the vision for A2A payments. The Roundtable noted the progress on the development of the vision. This included discussions on how the findings of the public consultation are being considered, the scope of A2A payments that will be covered by the vision, the end-user objectives and the system characteristics that will enable their delivery, and some of the trade-offs that will need to be addressed.
AusPayNet’s assessment of options for the future of the BECS system. AusPayNet provided an update on the assessment that is occurring with BECS members. The Roundtable discussed the interdependency between the A2A vision and the future of BECS and the need to provide clarity to the industry on how they will come together in the roadmap for A2A payments. The Roundtable noted that AusPayNet will address this in its update on the target end-date for BECS by the end of 2025.
Update on the AP+ Move to NPP program. AP+ provided an update on the findings from their consultation on future NPP capability and potential enhancements. The Roundtable also discussed AP+’s contingency framework and development of a bulk payments service to support the processing of large payment files across the NPP.
The Roundtable’s plan. The Roundtable confirmed that stakeholders, including members of BECS and NPP, operators of other payments schemes and end-user groups, will be invited to meet with the Roundtable while the vision is being developed to provide direct perspectives. It was noted that AusPayNet and AP+ are in the process of finalising the details of these sessions.
The next meeting of the A2A Payments Roundtable will be held on 21 November 2025.