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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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Quest Airpay TAP solution to pilot in Australia

07 Jul, 2021

As consumer payment behaviour evolves, new payment technologies are being introduced in the market. In this post, we look at the Quest AirPay Tap solution, a Tap-to-Phone with PIN payments solution, that is set to pilot in Australia.
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New Advisory Council Will Help Usher in Enhanced Cross-Border Payments

03 Jun, 2021

Find out how AusPayNet is working with the international community to make cross-border payments faster, cheaper, safer, and more transparent.
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Reform and innovation could offer ways forward for combatting financial crime

24 May, 2021

An increasingly important part of efforts to combat financial crime will be the development of information-sharing partnerships between financial institutions.
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ISO 20022: An Unprecedented Change

11 May, 2021

"While many people in the financial services industry have heard about ISO 20022, few truly understand what it is about and what is so great about it." - International Organization for Standardization
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Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services in the spotlight

22 Apr, 2021

The March 2021 RBA Bulletin highlights the growing BNPL market in Australia with new providers and business models emerging at an increased pace. In this blog, we look at the significant growth of BNPL services and recent developments in the market.
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A Technologically Neutral Approach Future-Proofs Regulation

02 Mar, 2021

The pace of change accompanying the Fourth Industrial Revolution means that the imperative to reform technologically prescriptive legislation is getting stronger every day.
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