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Sandra Smith, Executive Director Asia Pacific
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What to expect in September 2023
Last month ATMIA held its Strategic Direction Committee teleconference where they received updates from the Reserve Bank of Australia. During the teleconference, the RBA emphasized the importance of cash in Australia's payment system. Referring to its 2022 Consumer Payment Survey, the RBA highlighted that a quarter of the respondents surveyed expressed that they would face "major inconvenience" or "genuine hardship" if cash was difficult to access or use. This indicates the continued value of cash to a diverse range of consumers for their daily payments. The findings of the survey were consistent with those of 2019. For the full RBA consumer Payment report , please click here.
Other reference point: The Cash-use Cycle in Australia | Bulletin – March 2023 | RBA
The minutes from the Strategic Direction forum are now available exclusively to members. Please click here to access.
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What’s new to the ATMIA website
Now is a good time to familiarise yourself with the many features and services offered on the ATMIA website. With nearly 20 active committees, why not consider joining one of them in 2023? It's a free service and you'll benefit from the insights shared by your peers and industry experts.
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Congratulations to OpenSys (m) – September 2023 Member of the Month
On the face of it, we are a public-listed company on Bursa Malaysia. But OpenSys (M) Berhad has always been more than a collection of the sum of its parts. Although we’re among the biggest and the best in the financial services, telecommunications, and utility industries today, we still remember growing up. So today, we can use the hundreds of years of man-power experience to provide solutions for everyone – big or small.
So if you want to understand OpenSys, it isn’t through its products and services but through its people. Our staff are our greatest. We hire the best to give you the best in effort, ideas and professionalism in these following fields:
Since we are working in an industry that requires being operational 24/7, there is no room for being precious. Everyone pulls their weight and everyone has to know how to get on with their job. And the beauty of OpenSys is that for the last two decades, we have been the best at doing this.
To learn more about OpenSys (m), click here.
Updates from the RBA
Updates Next Generation Banknotes in 2022
Updates Next Generation Banknotes in 2020 / 2021
Updates Next Generation Banknotes in 2019
Important dates:
The Reserve Bank of Australia: Next Generation Banknotes
Asia Pacific Industry Position Paper: Calling for a mandate on cash transaction below $10,000- (effective July 2020)
Position
Some retailers have gone cashless, which denies members of the public the freedom to choose how they wish to pay for goods and services. Cash, as public money, is guaranteed as legal tender and yet cannot be used at these cashless retail outlets. In addition to being public money, cash is a back-up when systems fail or malfunction. With the recent introduction of a $10,000
limit on cash transactions in Australia, it is essential to secure the role of cash as a payment option for transactions below this amount. The ATM Industry Association proposes a mandate for cash as a payment option for in-person transactions below $10,000. To read the full paper click here.
ATMIA in conjunction with Cash Welcome continues our fight against a cashless society to ensure cash remains part of the Australian payment system.
Following months of building a board base support for the cash mandate, to protect the option to use cash at retail establishments, a petition is now open to members of the public to sign. This represents a new phase in the campaign to have cash-secured as a payment option for all citizens. ATMIA will continue to advocate strongly for a cash payment option in order to guarantee long-term security, stability and accessibility of the Australian payment system to all.
To sign the Cash Welcome.org petition click here
ATMIA will continue to reach out to numerous associations and organisations outside the ATM Industry to gain their support for a ban on cashless retail outlets, in order to keep payment choice alive.
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