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Administered by: Treasury
Published Date 03 Jul 2023

 

Conditions   on   banking   authority   2023   PayPal Australia Pty Ltd

Banking Act 1959

 

To: PayPal Australia Pty Ltd ABN 93 111 195 389 (the ADI)

 

SINCE the ADI holds a section 9 authority under the Banking Act 1959 (the Act) to carry on banking business in Australia (the authority) that is subject to conditions, as specified in the schedule (the existing conditions),

 

I, Chris Gower, a delegate of APRA, under paragraph 9AA(1)(b) of the Act, VARY the conditions on the authority by replacing the existing conditions with the conditions specified in the schedule (the varied conditions).

 

This instrument commences on the day it is made. Dated: 27 June 2023

 

 

Chris Gower General Manager Banking Division

 

Interpretation

In this instrument:

APRA means the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.

ADI, banking business and section 9 authority have their respective meanings given in subsection 5(1) of the Act.

 

Notes

APRA is required to publish this instrument in the Gazette.

A decision to impose conditions or additional conditions, or vary the conditions, on a section 9 authority is a decision to which Part VI of the Act applies. You may request APRA reconsider the decision in accordance with subsection 51B(1) of the Act. The request for reconsideration must be made in writing, must state the reasons for the request, and must be given to APRA within 21 days after the day on which you first received notice of this decision, or within such further period as APRA allows. If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of APRA’s reconsideration of the decision, you may, subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, apply to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of the reconsidered decision. The address where written notice may be given to APRA is Level 12, 1 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000.


 

 

Schedule – the existing conditions

 

1.              The banking business that the ADI is authorised to carry on is confined to providing purchased payment facilities. A purchased payment facility has the meaning set out in subsection 9(1) of the Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998.

 

2.              The ADI must, at all times, hold Tier 1 capital in the greater of the following two amounts:

 

a)      $5 million; or

 

b)      5% of total outstanding stored value liabilities.

 

Stored value liabilities has the meaning set out in paragraph 6 of prudential standard APS 610.

 

3.              The ADI must not pay interest on amounts held for the benefit of its customers.

 

 

 

Schedule – the varied conditions

1.              The banking business that the ADI is authorised to carry on is confined to providing purchased payment facilities. A purchased payment facility has the meaning set out in subsection 9(1) of the Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998.

 

2.              The ADI must not pay interest on amounts held for the benefit of its customers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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