FCA To Establish Presence In US And Asia-Pacific
Following through on intentions announced in its January 2025 letter to the Prime Minister, the …
Mastercard Global Outage Fuels Payments Sovereignty Concerns
A global outage at Mastercard has highlighted the risk of over-reliance on international card schemes …
Australia Hits Least-Cost Routing Milestone With Google Wallet Entry
Merchants in Australia are set to benefit from significant potential savings following the launch of …
Australian MP Wants New Enforcement Powers To Tackle 'Excessive' Merchant Fees
A Labor MP has urged the Treasury and the Reserve Bank of Australia to create …
Australia's Competition Watchdog Warns Of Crackdown On 'Excessive' Surcharging
As Australia’s showdown on surcharging heats up, the country’s competition watchdog has vowed to pursue …
Australia's 'Blitz' Against AML Non-Compliance Takes Down Nine Firms, With More To Come
Australia’s anti-money laundering (AML) regulator has said its “blitz” against non-compliant reporting entities has already …
Australia: Merchant Fees Rise As Government Vows To Tackle Surcharging
New data from the Reserve Bank of Australia indicates that merchant fees rose sharply towards …
Australia Enacts 'World-Leading' Scams Prevention Framework
Lawmakers in Australia have passed what they believe are the “world’s toughest” anti-scam laws, as …
Regulatory Influencer: Papua New Guinea Edges Towards CBDC As US Runs In Opposite Direction
At the end of January 2025, Papua New Guinea became the latest Asian country to move …