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Tap into the future: How the University of Sydney transformed campus life with digital ID

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University of Sydney swaps ageing plastic cards for tap-and-go digital IDs, transforming access, security and sustainability across campus.
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Wallo Pay launches open banking push to cut NZ fees

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Auckland startup Wallo Pay launches open banking service, targeting card surcharges it says drain over USD $1 billion a year from NZ.
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Mastercard links with TerraPay to boost wallet tap-and-go

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Mastercard and TerraPay team up to let mobile wallet users tap and pay at over 150 million Mastercard contactless locations worldwide.
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How COVID-19 has accelerated the progress of innovative payment solutions

Thu, 16th Dec 2021
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Software technology company Synthesis lays out five ways COVID-19 has changed our behaviour and the payment solutions designed to meet the new criteria.
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ANZ Bank POS and ATMs to accept UnionPay cards

Thu, 28th Jan 2016
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ANZ becomes first bank in New Zealand to accept UnionPay's QuickPass payment solution across its EFTPOS network.
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Kiwis finally showing a bit of trust in tap and go payments

Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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Kiwis are increasingly tapping into contactless payments, with 36% favouring the swift 'Tap and Go' at supermarkets, per MasterCard.