Supporting cost-effective money transfers for customers For Western Union and their customers, every payment matters.  As one of the world’s leading money transfer providers, Western Union helps customers move money across borders quickly and securely – whether …

For many businesses, the way they accept customer payments hasn’t changed in years.   A provider was chosen. Terminals were installed. Online checkout was integrated. And unless something went wrong, it stayed largely untouched.  But a lot has changed …

The AP+ Roadmap provides our members and the broader industry with a clear view of our product and infrastructure priorities.  Key updates to the AP+ Roadmap since we last published include:  Confirmation of Payee: Live with over 100 institutions, with operations now to continue on a BAU …

The Account-to-Account (A2A) Payments Roundtable has today released its A2A payments vision, incorporating feedback from a public consultation and ongoing engagements with a broad range of stakeholders and end-users of Australia’s A2A payments system.    …

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) is celebrating the first anniversary of Confirmation of Payee, a service that Australians have now used more than 150 million times to confirm whether account details match before making a payment.  …

ConnectID has welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement outlining the next phase of policy settings supporting private sector participation in the Australian Government digital identity system.  “Today’s announcement is another step towards a whole-of-economy trust infrastructure, where Australians can use trusted digital …

AstraSync AI today announced it has adopted ConnectID, Australia's bank-backed digital identity network, as the preferred identity verification provider for Australian developers registering on the Know Your Agent (KYA) platform.  The integration addresses a straightforward but largely unsolved problem in enterprise AI governance: when …

The shift to modern, real-time payments is changing how organisations manage both customer experience and operational processes to realise efficiencies.  GT Insurance is part of this shift, adopting PayTo to move beyond some of the limitations of traditional direct debits.   Offering instalment payment options …

Customers signing up for mobile or internet services at Telstra stores nationwide can now use ConnectID to verify their identity using their bank, giving them a fast way to confirm who they are with built‑in privacy protections.  The …

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) says payday super represents not just a major compliance change, but a significant opportunity to modernise how super payments move through the ecosystem.  From 1 July 2026, employers will be required to pay super at the …