The Australian Trust Network is a collaborative initiative to protect Australian consumers in the online world from Identity Theft and all fraudulent activities.

Our goal is to provide the same state-of-the-art online security for all banks and financial institutions in Australia - regardless of the security initiatives of the respective banks themselves.

The Australian Trust Network is independent of the financial institutions in Australia.

Unfortunately too many financial institutions in Australia regard Security as a competitive advantage which results in virtually no collaboration between the Institutions. This results in a  mixture of different security approaches and the consumer is left confused. We have a shared ATM network where authentication and security is provided in a collaborative approach. Why can't we do the same thing for online services?

The Australian Trust Network provides a database of client policies for every financial instituion in Australia that is a member of the ABA to protect consumers when they do their business online. Knowing exactly what SSL Certificates or Internet request belong to a particular web service is a fundamental step towards a complete consumer protection. Check out the list of supported financial institutions.