Australian Payments Network

28 results about this entity

Period: 15 Dec 2008 - 18 Oct 2023

Australia backs away from abolishing cheques

The Australian Payments Clearing Association (Apca) says it sees no need to close the country's cheque clearing system, following a year-long consultation with payment stakeholders.

Chip technology shifts Australian fraud landscape

The introduction of chip technology is changing card fraud patterns in the Australian payments landscape, with skimming attacks diminishing as fraudsters turn to card-not-present scams.

Skimming attacks push up Australian card fraud

Debit card fraud in Australia has jumped over the last year according to the country's payments clearing association, driven by a spate of skimming attacks on ATMs and POS terminals.

CNP and counterfeit card fraud on the rise in Australia

Annual fraud figures from the Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA) show a continuing increase in levels of card-not-present fraud and counterfeit/card skimming scams.