Account-to-Account (A2A) Payments Roundtable Update: April 2026 Meeting

At the seventh meeting of the A2A Payments Roundtable held on Wednesday, 15 April 2026 in Sydney, representatives from AusPayNet, AP+, the RBA and the Commonwealth Treasury discussed the following:

The A2A Vision. The Roundtable welcomed the draft A2A Vision that will be issued shortly for a three-week public consultation. The A2A Vision, incorporating feedback from the public consultation, is expected to be released by mid-year 2026.

Industry Options Analysis and the A2A Industry Roadmap. Participants discussed the work required to develop the industry roadmap for achieving the target end-state for the A2A payments system. This will involve working directly with system participants and stakeholders, including end-users, to identify the preferred approach for meeting the A2A Vision’s end-user objectives and system characteristics in a way that promotes broad consensus. The Roundtable reviewed a proposal to establish a Roundtable Committee with system participants to support this phase of work, with appropriate mechanisms for gathering end-user perspectives.

AusPayNet’s assessment of options for the future of BECS. AusPayNet provided its directional view on the options for potential maintenance or upgrades of the BECS ecosystem that may be required to achieve the A2A Vision and the areas that require deeper due diligence, including the ecosystem’s reliance on legacy systems and resources, and limited data capabilities. This assessment will serve as one of the key inputs to the Industry Options Analysis and the A2A Industry Roadmap phases of work.

Update on the AP+ Move to NPP program. AP+ provided an update on the program including the recent Move to NPP Steering Committee meeting.

The next meeting of the A2A Payments Roundtable will be held on 28 May 2026.