Australian Payments Network

COVID-19 and shifts in payment behaviour

26 May, 2020

"What is the new normal for payments post-Covid-19 and will the crisis prove to have been an opportunity for the industry?" That was the question posed by UK-based payments expert David Birch in our recent webinar discussing how the pandemic is changing consumer payment behaviour.

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Inquiry into Future Directions for the Consumer Data Right

21 May, 2020

In May 2020, we responded to Treasury's Consultation, Inquiry into Future Directions for the Consumer Data Right.

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Libra 2.0 – how has Facebook’s project changed?

18 May, 2020

When Facebook’s Libra project was first announced a year ago, it was met with intense scrutiny and regulatory pressure across the globe. One year on, Facebook has unveiled its newly redesigned Libra 2.0 project.

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New Australia-Singapore DEA looks to create opportunities for collaboration and growth.

07 May, 2020

Australia's digital exports are set to grow, with emerging technologies creating new digital trade opportunities. So what does the Digital Economy Agreement (DEA) with Singapore mean for payments?

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Member Webinar: COVID-19 and Payments

Thursday, 14 May 2020

Will the rapid digitisation and shift away from cash that we're seeing during COVID-19 be permanent, effectively accelerating the long-term decline of cash?

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Payments Monitor April 2020

20 Apr, 2020

In this edition of our quarterly newsletter, our CEO Andy White looks at the impacts of COVID-19 on payments and how industry is responding to these extraordinary times. We also have updates on current industry work, events and regulatory issues.

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Chargebacks in the time of COVID-19

17 Apr, 2020

One payments-related concern arising from the COVID-19 pandemic is that the scale of chargebacks by cardholders could result in liquidity pressures on, and possible business failures of, merchants.

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Understanding challenges and opportunities for Fintech and Regtech in Australia

07 Apr, 2020

The Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology recently announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic it has re-opened its inquiry submission process until 10 April 2020. As at March, the Committee had received 154 submissions.

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Australia’s move towards a less cash economy

30 Mar, 2020

The recently published RBA Consumer Payments Survey shows a further decline in cash use as consumers increasingly prefer digital payment methods. In 2019, 27% of all consumer payments were made with cash, down from 37% in 2016.

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3-Part Webinar Series: Payment Security

29 April; 6 May; 13 May 2020

Join technical security experts Arthur Van Der Merwe (AusPayNet), Simon Keates and Andrew Younger (Thales) for a 3-part webinar series on payment security.

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