Zepto Connect newsletter highlights

Shaping the future of payments at Beyond Tomorrow

We’re supremely proud to have been Platinum sponsor of the Beyond Tomorrow summit once again.

What an incredible event Beyond Tomorrow has become.

Congratulations to the entire AP+ team on delivering with panache and impact.

Read more HERE.

Lynn Kraus inspires for International Women's Day 2025

Zepto commemorated International Women's Day 2025 with a virtual fireside chat and Q&A with Lynn Kraus AM, CEO of AP+.

Lynn is a prominent figure in Australian business. With her significant contributions to business, diversity and gender equality, Lynn was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia recently — no small thing — in deserved recognition of her unwavering commitment to driving positive change. Read all about it HERE.

Zepto joins EPAA

We’re thrilled to be part of the Emerging Payments Association Asia community once again.

A community dedicated to strengthening and expanding the payments industry to benefit all stakeholders, we’re so happy to be contributing to this growth. You can learn more about it HERE.

Zepto joins AP+ Management Committee

We're thrilled to be appointed to the Australian Payments Plus (AP+) Management Committee with Chris Jewell — Zepto President — nominated as our representative.

“We've seen firsthand the transformative potential of the NPP, and we're committed to helping it reach its full potential," says Chris.

The AP+ Management Committee plays a vital role in shaping the strategy, performance, and direction of AP+ schemes. It monitors market trends, approves amendments to scheme documentation, and makes recommendations on key areas, including the AP+ Product Roadmap, market and policy trends, industry insights, and fraud prevention. More HERE.

Zeptopalooza

At Zepto, we're dedicated to building a world leading, real-time payments platform, and we believe a culture of innovation and collaboration is essential to that. Our annual innovation festival — Zeptopalooza — is a key example of this commitment.

Over two days, remote teams come together to tackle real business challenges in a focused, sprint-style environment. Zeptopalooza combines elements of a hackathon and collaborative problem-solving, showcasing the power of diverse perspectives. Check out our recap article HERE.

Lessons learned on the water and at Zepto

Zepto's Chief Product Officer and co-founder, Trevor Wistaff traded his keyboard for a tiller recently, skippering a skiff at the 2025 Formula Fifteen (F15) National Championships on Lake Macquarie in the NSW Hunter Region.

And in this article, he explores parallels between high-performance sailing and scaling a world-class business.

Amazon's Big Move

We loved this announcement from NAB and Amazon Australia late last week — another massive moment for Australia's world-class, real-time payments ecosystem.

PayTo is gaining real traction across verticals as its utility, flexibility and reliability enable brilliant payment experiences like this one for Amazon.

PayTo payments flow in real-time with consent between bank accounts. That might sound simple but, as a directly Connected Institution on the NPP for PayTo, we know a thing or two about what goes into delivering a solution like this.

Massive. Trust us.

AP+ Beyond Tomorrow Summit 2025

We absolutely love this event, and are proud to be the Platinum sponsor once again.

If the 2025 iteration is anything like 2024, it will genuinely be a not-to-be-missed gathering of the industry’s brightest minds and biggest thinkers.

We look forward to showing up again in a very Zepto way.

For more information and tickets, click HERE.

Emily Joins DSPANZ

Congrats to Zepto's Head of Government & Marketing — Emily Curlewis — who has recently joined the Digital Service Providers Australia New Zealand (DSPANZ) Board as a Director.

DSPANZ is the non-profit voice of the business software sector across Australia and New Zealand. Think about all the ways technology has revolutionised payroll, super, tax, accounting, and finance – that's the space DSPANZ champions.

Zepto joined DSPANZ last year because we believe in their mission, especially their work through the Payments Working Group and Payday Super.

Women in Payments Symposium

In this article, Emily Curlewis unpacks a massive couple of days at the Women in Payments Symposium in Sydney. Being on the ANZ Advisory Board, Emily had a big involvement in the event, describing it as "an inspiring mix of connection, collaboration, and thought leadership." Check out the full article for her standout moments.

Stake x Zepto

Hot on the heels of announcing our PayTo-for-bills use case with Red Energy, we're delighted to welcome online investment platform Stake to the Zepto PayTo party.

This is one of the first applications of PayTo to enable recurring deposits through a brokerage platform. You can read more about the partnership here.

TCA National Tech Summit

Chris Jewell, Rich Miller and Emily Curlewis recently headed down to Melbourne to represent Zepto at the Tech Council of Australia's National Tech Summit.

The Summit provided an incredible opportunity to hear from some of the best and brightest big hitters of the Aussie tech sector. Notably for Zepto, Chris did a superb job on the 'Fintech Future: Setting the Scene for Growth and Innovation' panel.

A hat-tip to the Tech Council for bringing the event to life in such an impactful, compelling way. As a member of the Council, we're proud to be part of this world-class ecosystem and community.

Red Energy x Zepto

Award-winning Red Energy, renowned for its customer-first culture, is the first major utility provider to implement PayTo as it strives to continually enhance the customer payment experience.

The industry-first partnership sets a new standard for real-time, secure pay-by-bank customer bill payments in the sector.

Read more over at Capital Brief [paywall] or on the Zepto blog.

A Co-Founder Q&A

Zepto co-founder Trevor Wistaff enjoys tropical surfing in a pair of boardies. Sprinkle in a few dolphins and, he says, that’s what surfing dreams are made of. Trev recently sat down with AFR Life & Leisure. Check out his Q&A here.

Payday Super

In response to industry advocacy and agitation, the government has announced some design detail around its mandated 01 July 2026 'Payday Super' deadline.

So, where are we at? And where are we headed?

Zepto's David Martin tells all in this new article.

One for the API Lovers

Our Zepto Connect session offered some nice insights into what makes an API great – through both a technical and a commercial lens.

If you're keen to level up your technical expertise and hear from a diversely talented panel, this one is for you.

Click here to watch the session replay at your convenience.

Engineering & Tech

Our Engineering & Technology team is paramount to the success of Zepto, and every day they are innovating, scaling and securing our platform for our enterprise customers.

Hear straight from the team about the incredible work they do and why they love doing it at Zepto.

Keen to board our mission? Head HERE to explore current job openings or to express your interest.

Skye Roberts Reports

Zepto's Head of Risk & Compliance – Skye Roberts – was recently on the ground at the Australian Financial Crime Summit in Sydney, and penned an article highlighting her key takeaways from the two-day conference.

"By focusing on connection, creation, and curiosity, we’re not just talking about reducing financial crime—we’re actively shaping a safer financial future for all of us."

"Here’s to a future where collaboration isn’t just encouraged, it’s standard practice. Where innovation drives results. And where curiosity leads the charge in advancing our profession," writes Skye.