MISC, the new strategy group that evolved from the former MINTEL (Aust) Pty Ltd.
Out of total retail goods and services spending in Australia of $422
billion, Australians choose to pay $146 billion (ie. 35%) via regular bills.
Collecting fees on this 1 billion transaction business has attracted both
major Australian Corporates and other third party service providers. See 'Flow
of Bill Payments' table below.
The following tables summarise selected media coverage flowing from MISC/MINTEL
press releases. As reporting of MISC/MINTEL industry research is invariably widespread
(Australian and International), this coverage should be viewed as indicative only.
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The Advertiser
We like to bank online |
August 2003
"More than 500 million accounts were paid in 2002 via the Internet,
EFTPOS, direct debit or telephone, the MISC pool result shows."
E-Banking registrations rise 31% |
Rachel Lebihan, October 2003
"Industry analyst group MISC said annual registration still grew by a
solid 31 per cent over the 12 months to June 30, 2003 and had recovered into
the new financial year."
Australians taking to virtual bill paying says report |
Joyce Moullakis, July 2003
"Billers are becoming more sophisticated in their processing and seeking
cheaper ways to transact what is a significant fixed cost without losing
customer contact, the MISC report says."
Bank customers go online, at last |
Chris Wright, May 2003
"The MISC study revealed one other interesting statistic: while transfers
online are growing, login growth decreased in the December quarter."
