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Easter warning on SME scams
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Easter warning on SME scams

Small businesses should take extra caution during the upcoming Easter break as there is often a spike in scams throughout busy holiday periods, the Commonwealth Bank has warned.

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Fiserv buys Pinch Payments and Glassbox
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Fiserv buys Pinch Payments and Glassbox

Fiserv has acquired Aussie payments outfit Pinch Payments, including its Payment Facilitator (Payfac) management platform, Glassbox.

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Tyro’s aged care solution wants partners
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Tyro’s aged care solution wants partners

Tyro wants to collaborate with aged care providers to ensure they’re ready to support complex new claiming and payment processes coming into effect in July this year.

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The payments dilemma in the US tariff war
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The payments dilemma in the US tariff war

With endless talk about United States tariffs and trade imbalances over the past week, nobody in Australia is talking about the elephant in the room – United States payments, technology and tech platforms are siphoning billions of dollars from the Australian economy annually.

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Carsales revs up $30m in sales with real time Monoova
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Carsales revs up $30m in sales with real time Monoova

It has taken a while but there appears to be positive momentum towards real time payments in online car sales to address very real customer pain points like having to carry large amounts of cash, or face annoying delays with traditional bank transfers.

Payments growth slowing as commercial card debt increases
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Payments growth slowing as commercial card debt increases

This week the RBA released its Retail Payments data to February 2025. Here are the latest results.

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Pyng makes a ripple, but the Waave seems a long way off
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Pyng makes a ripple, but the Waave seems a long way off

Despite all the hype only one Australian Fintech - Pyng - appears to be making small inroads into real time point of sale (POS) retail payments in the Australian market, but it has a very long way to go to challenge the dominant card schemes.

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What does Mastercard’s five year “vision” mean for competition and fees?
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What does Mastercard’s five year “vision” mean for competition and fees?

Mastercard has unveiled a five year “vision” for Australian payments, but an industry expert is concerned it will reduce competition, add complexity and keep fees high.

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Sir John to advise on Bolt’s fintech charge
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Sir John to advise on Bolt’s fintech charge

Former New Zealand Prime Minister, Sir John Key, has joined Bolt Group’s Advisory Board as Chair, as the latest high-profile appointment to the fledgling Australian FinTech.

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Fat Zebra grazes SecurePay in latest buying spree
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Fat Zebra grazes SecurePay in latest buying spree

Fat Zebra has bought SecurePay from Australia Post in a bid to boost merchants.

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Fiserv in the Clover over Aussie small business potential
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Fiserv in the Clover over Aussie small business potential

Fiserv is finally launching it payments solution Clover in Australia, going head to head with the banks, Square, Tyro, Smartpay, Zeller and Stripe in the small business market.

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RBA focused on reducing wholesale card fees for SMEs, but blended rates have complicated the issue
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RBA focused on reducing wholesale card fees for SMEs, but blended rates have complicated the issue

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has told a large industry forum in Sydney that it has “significant and ongoing” concerns about small businesses having to pay much higher fees for card processing than big business.

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