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Big Aussie banks warn Square they’re ready for the challenge

Paul Smith
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Australia’s biggest banks have warned United States payments player Square that it will face a big task in cracking open the local market for card ­transactions, saying ongoing ­innovation and upcoming new products would make them more than a match for Twitter co-founder Jack ­Dorsey ’s company.

News of Square’s upcoming assault on the local payments market broke last week, and led some to suggest it would loosen the grips of the major banks on the lucrative small business payments market.

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Paul Smith edits the technology coverage and has been a leading writer on the sector for 20 years. He covers big tech, business use of tech, the fast-growing Australian tech industry and start-ups, telecommunications and national innovation policy. Connect with Paul on Twitter. Email Paul at psmith@afr.com

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