Chargebacks in the time of COVID-19

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.

Understanding challenges and opportunities for Fintech and Regtech in Australia

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.

Australia’s move towards a less cash economy

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. 

3-Part Webinar Series: Payment Security

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

Review of Retail Payments Regulation

In January 2020, AusPayNet was pleased to provide a response to the Reserve Bank of Australia Issues Paper, Review of Retail Payments Regulation.

Mobeewave mPOS solution to pilot in Australia

Canadian payments solutions provider, Mobeewave, in partnership with Samsung and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is set to pilot their mPOS solution in Australia. In this post, we look at the requirements of the certification process.

AFR Banking & Wealth Summit

*EVENT POSTPONED* 

Our CEO, Andy White, will speak at a roundtable ‘Keeping pace with payments’ at the AFR Banking & Wealth Summit in Sydney on 30 March 2020.

6 Most Common Types of Fraud and Scams

With the goal of keeping online safety front of mind, we spoke to IDCARE’s Managing Director, David Lacey, about the top 6 issues that were reported to his organisation in 2019.

FinTech and RegTech

In December 2019, we responded to the Issues Paper published by the Senate Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology.