AP+ hosted its first PSP Forum for 2026 on 30 April, bringing together payment service providers to discuss key industry initiatives, transition readiness and priorities shaping the future of account-to-account payments in Australia.  The …

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) recently participated in Project Acacia as one of 13 lead industry organisations, contributing to a collaborative effort led by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Digital Finance Cooperative …

Card payments are easy to take for granted, until costs rise, something breaks, or a change lands with little warning.  For most Australian businesses, payments “just work” day to day. But behind every tap in-store or click online is a complex system …

The Account-to-Account Payments Roundtable has today released a public consultation on the draft vision for the future of account-to-account (A2A) payments in Australia. Submissions close 22 May.  The Roundtable brings together Australian Payments Network (AusPayNet), Australian Payments Plus (AP+), the Reserve Bank of Australia …

Every tap counts – literally Debit cards now account for over 75% of all card payments in Australia.1 For many Australian businesses, small differences in how debit card transactions are processed can quietly add up in sizeable fees each year.  That’s where Merchant Choice Routing …

The Account-to-Account Payments Roundtable is a series of roundtables being held between AusPayNet, AP+, the RBA and Commonwealth Treasury. These roundtables will help shape a shared vision for the future of account-to-account payments in …

What’s the difference?  It’s a common point of confusion – and you’re not alone. While they sound the same, eftpos and EFTPOS aren’t the same thing. eftpos is the debit card network eftpos is Australia’s local debit card network committed to affordable and secure payments for …

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) welcomes today’s RBA decision to ban surcharges on debit card transactions, a change that will make everyday payments more predictable for Australians.   “Debit is how most Australians pay for …

In 2025, the NPP processed nearly 2 billion real-time payments and momentum is continuing to build. Research from Coalition Greenwich indicates that nearly one-third of large Australian corporates already have plans underway to move to modern payments systems, …

This week, leaders from across Australia’s payments ecosystem joined us in Sydney for AP+’s third annual Beyond Tomorrow summit.  Our biggest summit yet, the event brought together more than 700 policymakers, regulators, government, merchants, financial institutions and innovators to explore how payments infrastructure …