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POLi Payments

Logo: POLi Payments, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia4

Australasian financial service provider

POLi Payments Pty Ltd (formerly known as Centricom) is an online payments company based in Melbourne, Australia. It is the developer and provider of POLi, an online payment system that is used by merchants and customers in Australia and New Zealand. POLi Payments was acquired by SecurePay Holdings, a fully owned subsidiary of Australia Post, in December 2014.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2006Founded1
  • Industryonline banking1
  • HeadquartersMelbourne1
  • Legal formLimited Proprietary Company3
  • LEI25490073M5XQ0AS564853
  • StatusInactive3
  • LEI statusRetired3
  • Registered addressc/o Australian Postal Corporation, 3000 Melbourne, Australia3
  • Registered withThe Australian Securities and Investment Commission, 105 393 6643

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POLi Payments Pty Ltd (formerly known as Centricom) is an online payments company based in Melbourne, Australia. It is the developer and provider of POLi, an online payment system that is used by merchants and customers in Australia and New Zealand. POLi Payments was acquired by SecurePay Holdings, a fully owned subsidiary of Australia Post, in December 2014.2

Corporate structure

POLi Payments is part of a group headed by Australia Post. 6 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Australia Post Melbourne
    • POLi Payments Melbourne, Australia
    • Star Track Express Subsidiary · Strawberry Hills
    • Australia Post Austral LPO Subsidiary · City of Liverpool, Australia
    • Australia Post Kemps Creek LPO Subsidiary · City of Liverpool, Australia
    • Cundletown Post Office Subsidiary · Mid-Coast, Australia

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

POLi Version 3 was released in July 2012 and enabled payments on Macs and mobile devices; neither was possible on previous versions. The implementation logs into a user's online banking interface from an automated virtual machine using a user's provided bank credentials, in order to direct debit the purchase amount.

Version 2 is a.NET Framework ClickOnce application. This version is still operational in New Zealand Payments for several banks. This version to was built with security at the expense of user experience, as the process of downloading the.NET ClickOnce application is poor, and requires additional plugins for Firefox and Chrome.

POLi Version 1 was an ActiveX control. This version was used by some, but never gained traction due to security concerns with ActiveX. This version is no longer operational. Greg Day, a security analyst at McAfee stated "Using ActiveX for online payments is the kind of thing that would make me run a mile. [It] is probably the most used route for hackers to get in... and steal personal information.". Since 2008 the system has been operating on the.NET technology platform. This still gives rise to possible security breaches via downloading untrusted software, and the possible infiltration of malware.

In July 2023, Australia Post announced that the Australian arm of POLi Payments would close down at the end of September that year.

From Wikipedia’s article on POLi Payments, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

  • e-commerce

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 2006Founded Founded1

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