Join Visa’s Principal Economist, Simon Baptist to explore Asia Pacific’s new economic reality.
In this webinar, Simon will explore the evolving economic landscape across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Consumer spending in Australia showed strong momentum in the first half of 2025, following a prolonged period of weakness. He will share the latest Visa insights on short-term trends and look ahead to 2026, highlighting the key forces shaping consumer behaviour.
Simon will also touch on the proposed payments regulatory changes from the RBA, including lower interchange and potential surcharging bans, and their economic implications. This includes considerations around shifts from credit to debit and any observed impacts on overall economic activity. These insights will be particularly relevant as VCA continues to support clients in responding to these changes.
At this exclusive event hosted by Indue, we’ll explore fresh insights from Visa’s economics and data science teams, including patterns of internal migration within Australia and their impact on productivity, luxury spending trends across Asia-Pacific, and a deep-dive into Australia’s night-time business landscape – ranking 80 cities on the vibrancy and strength of their night-time economy.
Event details
Date: Thursday 23rd October, 12.30pm-1pm AEDT
Location: Online Webinar
Who can join? This is an exclusive event for Indue customers only.
