Westpac offers Tap to Pay on iPhone

This eliminates the need for additional hardware or payment terminals Westpac, a financial institution, has announced the enablement of Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone contactless payment technology. This new feature provides business customers with an easy and secure payment option to accept in-person contactless payments using their compatible iPhone.…

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Mastercard in court for alleged misuse of market power over card payments

Alleged anti-competitive conduct commenced in late 2017. The ACCC has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte Ltd and Mastercard Asia/Pacific (Australia) Pty Ltd (together, Mastercard), for allegedly engaging in conduct with the purpose of substantially lessening competition in the supply of debit card acceptance services. Mastercard’s…

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