As Australia’s transition to modern A2A payments including via the NPP continues, there’s growing interest in adopting near real-time, data-rich payments for high-volume ‘bulk’ payments. Bulk payments today represent a significant portion of payroll, supplier and government transactions.  Over the past two years, AP+ has engaged extensively with financial institutions, industry bodies and …

Australians have now used Confirmation of Payee over 100 million times since the service was launched in July 2025, marking a major milestone in the banking industry’s efforts to protect consumers and businesses from scams and mistaken payments.   Part of the …

Superannuation is one of Australia’s most significant payment flows, moving billions of dollars each year to support the retirement outcomes of millions in Australia.   From July 2026, the new payday super legislation will require employers to pay super on each payday, and for contributions to reach an employee’s super fund within seven …

AP+ CEO Lynn Kraus earlier this week addressed the House Standing Committee on Economics on the future of payments in Australia. In her opening statement, she outlined how AP+ is supporting competition and innovation …

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: now live with almost 80 institutions, with the next phase of the roll-out to support use by businesses to continue through 2026.  eftpos In-App payments: pilot launched with Apple Pay in …

Australia’s payments system is transforming as consumers, businesses and government agencies increasingly move to real-time, data-rich digital payments. The Government’s Strategic Plan sets a clear vision for modernising account-to-account payments, and momentum continues to …

With payday super set to begin on 1 July 2026, Australian Payments Plus (AP+) recently brought together the ATO and Employment Hero on a webinar for a practical discussion on what the changes mean …

Users of Snapchat are now able to verify that they are over 16 without uploading a passport or driver’s licence, or needing to share biometric information like a selfie, thanks to a privacy-preserving solution …

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) and Australian Payments Network (AusPayNet) have today released findings from their joint public consultation on the future vision for account-to-account (A2A) payments, capturing insights from across the payments ecosystem on …

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) has today welcomed the passing of payday super legislation, which will help improve retirement savings for millions of Australians by ensuring superannuation contributions are paid at the same time as …