Posts tagged "digital payments"

Australians have embraced digital payments so quickly the country ranks among the top users of cashless payments globally.

As the summer holiday season kicks off, many Australian retailers are looking forward to a boost in sales, hoping to make up for slower winter months and October’s dip in retail turnover.

A group of South Australian service stations and convenience stores owned by On The Run will soon accept crypto payments.

After expanding into renting last year, Fupay has announced new partnerships in the grocery and fuel sectors with Foodworks, IGA Marketplace and United Petroleum.

The funding, led by AirTree Ventures and Decade Partners, will fuel international expansion, Zepto said, beginning with New Zealand and then the US.

For decades, Australian brands have struggled to break through onto the world stage, but the tide is now turning, writes Airwallex co-founder Lucy Liu.

Legislators in the US are considering whether to ban cashless businesses, while closer to home, Aussies are transitioning to a cashless economy.

RBA governor Phillip Lowe says Australia has reached a turning point on digital payments, but there are some very big issues that need to be dealt with.

Telstra has apologised to businesses regarding an eftpos outage that affected operations late last week amid a broader discussion about payments resilience.

By Steve Worthington, Swinburne University of Technology

There is mounting evidence from many countries around the world that the use of …