In a crucial step towards reducing scams, banks will introduce a Confirmation of Payee system next month to be fully in place by Easter of next year. 

The system notifies a customer if the name and account they are transferring money into don't match up. 

Similar schemes have been successful in Australia and the United Kingdom. 

New Zealand Banking Association Chief Executive Roger Beaumont joins Francesca Rudkin with more on how it works. 

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In a crucial step towards reducing scams, banks will introduce a Confirmation of Payee system next month to be fully in place by Easter of next year.&nbsp;
The system notifies a customer if the name and account they are transferring money into don't match up.&nbsp;
Similar schemes have been successful in Australia and the United Kingdom.&nbsp;
New Zealand Banking Association Chief Executive Roger Beaumont joins Francesca Rudkin with more on how it works.&nbsp;
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Roger Beaumont: Banks to introduce Confirmation of Payee system

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Belgium have banished the United States from their home Football World Cup after a crushing 4-1 win in round-of-16 action in Seattle.

The eighth ranked side in the world were in command from the outset, taking the lead in the ninth minute.

Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave recapped the action further.

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Belgium have banished the United States from their home Football World Cup after a crushing 4-1 win in round-of-16 action in Seattle.
The eighth ranked side in the world were in command from the outset, taking the lead in the ninth minute.
Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave recapped the action further.
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D'Arcy Waldegrave: Sportstalk host on Belgium beating out the United States in the 2026 FIFA World Cup

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will spend just one day in Auckland as he tours the South Pacific, but one planned event has sparked controversy.

A Kia Ora Modi event is planned for that night at Spark Arena, organised by the Indian High Commission - with 12,000 people expected to attend.

Massey University professor and researcher Mohan Dutta has raised concerns that the rally will be a 'Hindu nationalist event' and some key dog-whistles have been identified.

"It is, I would say, a mix of some ceremonial components - and then particular kinds of messaging around the arrival of India on the global stage as a Hindu nation that specifically speaks to this audience base."

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will spend just one day in Auckland as he tours the South Pacific, but one planned event has sparked controversy.
A Kia Ora Modi event is planned for that night at Spark Arena, organised by the Indian High Commission - with 12,000 people expected to attend.
Massey University professor and researcher Mohan Dutta has raised concerns that the rally will be a 'Hindu nationalist event' and some key dog-whistles have been identified.
"It is, I would say, a mix of some ceremonial components - and then particular kinds of messaging around the arrival of India on the global stage as a Hindu nation that specifically speaks to this audience base."
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Mohan Dutta: Massey University professor and Hindutva researcher speaks ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit

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Later this week, a court verdict will be determine whether nationalist frontrunner Marine Le Pen can stand in next year's presidential election. 

Recent opinion polls indicate the leader of the National Rally is well-positioned to become France's next head of state.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey says if the appeal follows the original verdict, Le Pen will be declared ineligible for public office.

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Later this week, a court verdict will be determine whether nationalist frontrunner Marine Le Pen can stand in next year's presidential election.&nbsp;
Recent opinion polls indicate the leader of the National Rally is well-positioned to become France's next head of state.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey says if the appeal follows the original verdict, Le Pen will be declared ineligible for public office.
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Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on the upcoming court ruling on Marine Le Pen

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Roger Beaumont: Banks to introduce Confirmation of Payee system

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