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Fraud at Agentic Speed: Autonomous Crypto Payments Jumped 522% in Three Months — and the Rulebook Is Racing to Catch Up
AI agents are now moving money on-chain at a pace that broke the old fraud playbook — transactions up 522% in a single quarter. As a new compliance standard lands, Australia is fighting its own fast-moving scam war on the ground.
Payment Sovereignty Goes Global: Britain Bets £50 Million on Its Own Rails — and Australia Is Watching
UK banks are raising £50 million to build a domestic alternative to Visa and Mastercard. It is the latest move in a worldwide scramble for payment independence — and it sharpens a debate Australia has been having about eftpos for years.
Mastercard Just Entered the Wallet Wars — Meet Wallet Pay
On 10 September Mastercard launched Wallet Pay, a platform built to stitch the world's fragmented digital wallets into one interoperable network across 200-plus countries. It is a direct answer to Apple's grip on the phone — and it matters for Australian travellers and the merchants who serve them.
Banks, Telcos and Tech on the Same Hook: Australia’s Scams Framework Bares Its Teeth
Australia's world-first cross-sector scams law is moving from principle to enforcement — with $50 million penalties, a single dispute-resolution door at AFCA, and a private right for victims to claim compensation. Here is what changed and why it matters.
Scam Losses Are Falling — and Confirmation of Payee Is About to Make Them Fall Faster
Australia's banks are spending $100 million to check the name before your money leaves. Paired with the first sustained drop in scam losses, it marks a turning point in how the country fights payment fraud.
AI Agents Now Have Wallets: Inside the Alliance Visa and Mastercard Just Joined
A new coalition wants to standardise how AI agents spend your money — and the two biggest card networks on earth just signed up. Here is what agentic payments really mean, and why Australian merchants should care.
Why Receiving Money in Dynamics 365 Is Harder Than It Should Be
Wrong invoice references, thin bank data, net merchant settlements and thousands of PayID credits make Dynamics 365 reconciliation harder than it needs to be. Managed PayID changes the input.
Reconciliation Is Having an AI Moment. The Exceptions Still Know Better
AutoRek's acquisition of Grath puts AI-driven reconciliation back in the spotlight. Matching transactions is the easy sales demo; exceptions are the job.
Australian payment processing fees explained
Understand interchange, scheme, processing and gateway costs—and calculate the effective rate your business actually pays.
What is least-cost routing, and is your business using it?
How debit routing can affect merchant costs, how to check whether it is enabled, and what to measure.
PayTo explained for Australian businesses
A plain-English introduction to PayTo, its relationship to the NPP and the questions businesses should ask.
Chargebacks: costs, causes and prevention
The operational cost of card disputes, the most common causes and a practical prevention checklist.
Australia Has an Account-to-Account Payments Vision. Now It Needs a Roadmap
Australia's payments bodies agree A2A payments should be safe, reliable and affordable. The difficult part is sequencing the migration without breaking payroll.
How to open a local bank account in the USA
Is it possible to open a USD bank account in the United States as a foreign resident ? This is purely from my own personal experience, and not from any published source. Banking regulations and policies change constantly…
Ensure your supplier receives the correct amount in a foreign currency
Have you ever paid an invoice for an overseas supplier and had your supplier receive the wrong amount? It can be frustrating to fix but even worse it can delay production and waste your businesses precious time. Here’s y…
Why PCI DSS Compliance is important for everyone
When you run an online business, security is a crucial issue. You need to do everything to decrease the risk of payment and data fraud that could damage your brand’s reputation. Data breach is a serious problem and it co…
11 Ways to Reduce Clerical Errors
Why does clerical error reduction matter? Simple errors can come at extremely high costs. One simple error by one Australia’s largest banks, Westpac, cost in excess of $4,000,000 because they accidently deposited money i…
7 types of ecommerce fraud
Let's look at some background first. When a bank allows a retailer to accept credit cards, they are in essence offering a 6-month line of credit at a very low cost. But, I often hear retailers complaining about the amoun…
How the NPP reduces transfer times
The New Payments Platform (NPP) is a new Australian domestic payment system operated by New Payments Platform Australia (NPPA). Until the start of 2018, domestic payments within Australia were settled overnight. Most tra…
Difference Between BIC (Swift) and ABA Routing Number
If you transfer money to someone who has a bank account in the United States, you will need to know either their BIC/SWIFT code or their ABA Routing number. But what are these codes and why are they needed? The BIC/SWIFT…
Difference Between BIC (Swift) and BSB Number
If you transfer money to someone who has a bank account in Australia, you will need to know either their BIC/SWIFT code or their BSB Number. But what are these codes and why are they needed? The BIC/SWIFT code and BSB Nu…