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What Is BPAY? How Australia's Domestic Bill-Payment System Works

BPAY has been helping Australians pay bills through their online banking since 1997. Unlike the NPP's instant transfers, BPAY is purpose-built for bill payments with powerful reconciliation features. This article explains Biller Codes, Customer Reference Numbers, and how BPAY fits alongside the newer NPP services.

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From Direct Entry to Real-Time Payments: How Australia Is Modernising Its Domestic Payment Infrastructure

Australia's payment infrastructure is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. The migration from BECS (Direct Entry) to the NPP represents a generational shift from batch processing to real-time, data-rich payments. This article explains what the transition means for payroll, bills, government payments and the future of Australian domestic payment capability.