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A white paper from Australian Payments Plus and WUNA

As we mark the first anniversary of ConnectID this October, I find myself reflecting on what has undoubtedly been a year of tectonic shifts in Australia's digital identity landscape.
By Andrew Black.

ConnectID, the digital identity solution developed by Australian Payments Plus (AP+), is expanding its reach into the fintech sector by welcoming Lendela, Australia’s first digital loan matching platform, to the network.

Identity Care Australia and New Zealand Limited (IDCARE) is a not-for-profit charity and support service for data breaches and cyber incidents. In 2023 alone Australians lost $2.7 billion dollars to scams. IDCARE offers free specialist Identity and Cyber Security Case Management to support people.

ConnectID, the Australian Payments Plus (AP+) owned digital identity solution, has welcomed Refundid to the network.

ANZ Plus joins NAB and CBA as Identity Providers for ConnectID. Australian Payments Plus (AP+) today announced its digital identity solution, ConnectID, is now available to ANZ Plus customers. AP+ developed ConnectID to enable people to securely verify their identity to businesses without having to repeatedly share unnecessary data about themselves.

ConnectID, the Australian Payments Plus (AP+) owned digital identity ecosystem, has announced it’s welcoming ServiceSeeking to the network; a leading online marketplace for Small to Medium Enterprises. The integration offers a fast, secure, and user-friendly identity verification process, significantly improving the experience for service providers.

ConnectID®, an initiative of Australian Payments Plus (AP+), has announced that RentBetter—a self-service property management platform—has joined ConnectID’s expanding ecosystem of relying parties, in an Australia-first move providing greater information privacy, security, and control to agents and tenants.

A secure and efficient digital identity infrastructure has become an increasingly urgent business driver for organisations, governments, and industry in Australia. The country continues to endure a wave of identity-related issues, such as scams, fraud, and data breaches – many of which occupy the national news agenda for weeks at a time.