Payments

Writing on payment methods, strategy, fraud, tokenisation and the changing payments landscape.

2026

Agentic commerce, part two: the cheapest thing in retail is now the most valuable

Whether you exist in an AI agent's reasoning window comes down to one thing: product data clean enough for a machine to trust.

12 May 20269 min read

Agentic commerce: the funnel didn't die, it got bypassed.

The agent is the new shop window and the protocol is the new shelf. What agentic commerce means for retailers and payments.

11 May 20269 min read
2025

The In-Between: Making Payments Invisible in the Age of Digital Commerce

In a well-built digital experience, payments fade into the background. On the sliver between pre-purchase and post-purchase.

19 Jul 20255 min read
2024

The Rise of Digital Wallets and What's in Store for the Future

Digital wallets offer a faster, safer and more convenient way to pay in store and online. Where adoption is heading, and what comes next.

10 Jun 20243 min read

The Future of Commerce: Seamless Payments in a Click

Fewer steps to checkout, smarter tokenisation, digital wallets and a leaner payment stack for today's digital customers.

7 Jun 20244 min read

Account-to-Account Payments: An American's Perspective from Australia

Australia's real-time rails are years ahead. What it would take for US banks to offer the same seamless A2A experience.

7 Jun 20244 min read
2023

The Future of Fraud Prevention in the Payments Industry

How AI and machine learning spot fraud patterns, lift authorisation rates and cut false declines.

21 Nov 20233 min read

Network Tokenization to Prevent Fraud and Risk: Part I

Why tokenisation is central to a modern payment strategy, from fraud and risk to loyalty and customer experience.

9 Nov 20233 min read

The Power of Tokenization in Omnichannel Payments: Part II

Part two on tokenisation: using tokens across channels to build a competitive edge and a better customer experience.

9 Nov 20233 min read

Merchant Surcharging: Considerations for Businesses

Surcharging in card-present and card-not-present environments, the common misconceptions, and both sides of the debate.

22 Aug 20235 min read

PayTo: A New Payment Revolution for Businesses

Why account-to-account payments are on every business's radar, and what the NPP and PayTo mean for how merchants get paid.

2 Jul 20232 min read

The Evolving Retail Payments Landscape

Cash is declining as contactless and mobile wallets grow. A look at the NPP and what it means for retailers.

25 May 20234 min read

Merchant Choice Routing: What is It?

How least-cost routing lets merchants choose the most cost-effective path for each transaction.

8 May 20233 min read

Successful Payment Strategies for FY24

Payment methods, infrastructure and data-rich tools that drive growth and a better customer experience for e-commerce brands.

28 Feb 20233 min read

Benefits of offering Multiple Payment Options in eCommerce

A question I get asked every day: how will more payment methods help my business? The benefits, explained.

1 Feb 20233 min read
2022

QR Code Payments are also a Retail Game Changer

QR codes are back, and payments is where they could change retail the most.

26 Jul 20222 min read

The State of Gift Cards in Australia

Modern omnichannel gift cards drive retention and loyalty. The numbers, the channels and the opportunity for retailers.

13 Jul 20223 min read

The Convergence of Payments & Delivery

Payments and delivery are converging at checkout. Why that matters for conversion and customer experience.

28 Mar 20222 min read