Wallets

• Ian Rogers

Jerome Laxale, the Labor MP for Bennelong and a member of the House Economics Committee yesterday announced the beginning of a “campaign for fee-free digital payment reform.” read more

• Ian Rogers

Ellis Connolly, the Reserve Bank’s head of payments policy touched on every hot-button issue in online payments in a speech yesterday, one that foreshadows “a holistic review” on the Reserve Bank’s ap.. read more

• Ian Rogers

A clutch of opinionated voices have formed the Independent Payments Forum. They are Brad Kelly, Warwick Ponder, Russell Zimmerman, and Peter Drennan. A trio of influential small business associations.. read more

• Ian Rogers

In a decision that seems unlikely to stand, the Federal Court has found that Finder Wallet Pty Ltd’s crypto product Finder Earn is not a debenture. read more

• John Kavanagh

The offerings of digital wallet providers in Australia remain “narrow and generic”, according to payments industry leaders. read more

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Zai (www.hellozai.com) replaces the Assembly Payments brand. read more

• Ian Rogers

Red apple peel or a Woolworths discard? eftpos, thinking big, are retooling branding amd imagery and a chance to stans clear of the 3-wau payments scheme merger going nowhere. read more

• Ian Rogers

Australia Post is scouting for a buyer for its POLi Payments service, five years after acquiring the business. read more

• Ian Rogers

Savings behaviour is far more effective, around six times more, than the best interest rates to help people to save money. read more

• Ian Rogers

A Who's who of the Libra world, featuring Mastercard, PayPal, Visa, Uber and Women's World Banking. read more

• George Lekakis

One of China's fastest growing digital wallet providers, WeChat Pay, is preparing to deepen its presence in the Australian market next year in an effort to upset the first-mover gains made by its nati.. read more

• Banking Day staff

Squareup, a Silicon Valley challenger in banking counts Bank of Queensland as a point of deeper engagement with the Australian banking scene. read more

• George Lekakis

ANZ has rejected some of the findings of a Forrester Research report, which last week failed the performance of the bank's mobile banking app because of concerns over security and a lack of customer.. read more

• Banking Day staff

There are currently nearly 65 financial institutions offering services via the New Payments Platform, and this is set to grow further in coming weeks, says NPP Australia. read more

• Bernard Kellerman

The contactless transport payment trial with Mastercard, Visa and American Express will continue to run through 2018, and Transport for NSW is also working with eftpos to consider how it can be includ.. read more

• George Lekakis

Commonwealth Bank's Let's Pay subsidiary is progressing the roll out of its Beem mobile payments platform after making a string of senior executive changes to oversee the management of the fledgling b.. read more

• Banking Day staff

International money transfer service WorldRemit has launched in New York, targeting the state's 4.5 million immigrants with its low cost service. read more

• George Lekakis

Commonwealth Bank's pilot of the "Beem" mobile payments service is facing a potentially serious challenge to its business case after it emerged that another digital payments company has been piloting.. read more

• Banking Day staff

Google has launched its Google Payment API, as promised in May, allowing android phone users to pay in app or online using saved credit or debit cards. read more

• Bernard Kellerman

Of all the Big Four banks, ANZ remains alone in its willingness to deal with Apple Pay and is therefore the only major bank that can utilise the new technology, as it has done by making mobile payment.. read more