About Mad For Payments

Last updated 15 July 2026.

Mad For Payments is an independent editorial publication covering the Australian payments landscape and its intersection with downstream consumer categories, including pokies. We are based in Sydney and we bring the perspective of a working newsroom with direct experience of Reserve Bank of Australia payments policy.

Our mission. We exist to help Australian readers understand a complex domestic payments infrastructure that has been adopted by categories the original policy did not anticipate. That means accurate reporting on the payment rails, honest assessment of security and privacy properties, clear coverage of the regulatory landscape, and firm framing of the responsible gambling context that sits around any downstream pokies use case.

Our methodology. We test everything we publish. Payments are tested with our own funds through our rotating pool of Australian bank accounts. Security postures are assessed against a fifteen-item checklist grounded in OWASP payment security guidance. Latency benchmarks come from real submissions, not from operator marketing. We publish our methodology on the site so readers can hold us accountable.

Our team. The masthead is led by editor Rohan Pillai, whose nine years at the Reserve Bank of Australia payments team preceded his move to independent commentary in 2022. Contributing writers cover specialist beats including ISO 20022 messaging, digital identity, mobile security and consumer regulation. Every published piece carries a byline.

No paid partnerships. We do not accept payment from operators in exchange for coverage, ranking or scoring. We do not run affiliate campaigns whose commercial terms would colour our editorial judgements. Our conflict of interest policy is public and enforced.

Funding disclosure. Our revenue comes from three sources. Display advertising sold via independent networks (approximately sixty percent of revenue) is contextual and does not affect editorial coverage. Labelled sponsored editorial slots (approximately twenty percent) are physically separated from review content and clearly marked. Direct subscriber support via our paid tier (approximately twenty percent) funds our test bench.

Corrections policy. If we get something wrong, we correct it in place, we add a dated correction note, and we email affected parties before publication where appropriate. Reader corrections are welcomed at [email protected].

Contact. Mad For Payments Media Pty Ltd, ABN 62 158 902 774, Level 8, 388 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia. Editorial email [email protected].