# Mad For Payments

> Payment-tech coverage for Australian pokies and PayID.

## About us

Mad For Payments is an independent editorial publication covering Australian pokies and the PayID payment system used by Australian players. Publisher: Mad For Payments Media Pty Ltd (ABN 62 158 902 774), Level 8, 388 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000. Editor in chief: Rohan Pillai, Payments-tech commentator, former RBA analyst.

## Editorial method

Rohan Pillai spent nine years at the Reserve Bank of Australia payments team before moving to independent commentary in 2022. He writes about digital identity, real-time rails, and consumer payment security for a general audience, with a particular interest in how ISO 20022 messaging, the New Payments Platform and PayID addressing reshape everyday consumer flows including the pokies economy.

Content is based on primary sources including the ACMA, the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, Australian Payments Plus (auspayplus.com.au), individual bank documentation, and audited player-safety research. The editorial team does not accept payment from individual operators for inclusion. Any references to operators are for editorial analysis only.

## Main pages

- [PayID and the Australian payments stack behind pokies, explained](https://madfornfts.com/): The editorial main page.
- [How we review PayID pokies operators from a payments-tech perspective](https://madfornfts.com/payid-pokies-review/): The MFP methodology for reviewing PayID pokies operators through a payments lens. KYC vs PayID privacy, security layers and reconciliation quality.
- [Fastest PayID withdrawals, where the milliseconds actually live](https://madfornfts.com/fastest-payid-withdrawals/): Where NPP latency comes from, why batch cutoffs disappeared with 24x7 rails and how casino queueing shapes the wall-clock experience of PayID withdrawals.
- [PayID versus cryptocurrency for pokies, a payments-tech comparison](https://madfornfts.com/payid-vs-crypto-pokies/): PayID compared with crypto for Australian pokies deposits. Privacy, speed, custody, chargeback stance, regulatory perimeter and consumer risk, side by side.
- [NPP, Osko and PayID explained from the wire up](https://madfornfts.com/npp-osko-payid-explained/): Deep technical explainer for the NPP, Osko and PayID stack. ISO 20022 message flow, Addressing Service, mistaken payment handling and the AU regulatory context.
- [Payment security for pokies, a practical framework for Australian players](https://madfornfts.com/payment-security-pokies/): Payment security for Australian pokies. Two factor authentication, session fraud vectors, phishing, device integrity and a safe-deposit framework for players.

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