Ray Hadley gave the Bill Express story a good run on Friday. You can here a couple of clips from the shop at the 2GB website. Listen to the interview Ray did with Don MacAskill the Acting CEO of the ANF. Don does not answer some of Ray’s questions. For the record, I note:
- The ANF banked in excess of $1 million from Bill Express.
- The ANF staff actively promoted Bill Express.
- The ANF published industry journal actively promoted Bill Express – editorial independence on Bill Express was sold by the ANF to Bill Express.
- Not one article in the journal indicated to newsagents that the ANF had a commercial arrangement with Bill Express. Newsagents did not know about the secret commissions being paid.
- The ANF earned a success fee for every site signed up on top of money from each bill payment.
- I cannot find any evidence of ANF undertaking due diligence of the contracts newsagents signed.
- The ANF has now endorsed other suppliers (of banking and related arrangements) for which it receives, reportedly, 40% of the available commission – newsagents get 60%.
Ray hadly has helped newsagents tremendously by giving this story airtime. It is important that newsagents talk to their local radio stations and other media outlets to ensure that this story continues to get attention.
As an ex-newsagent, what is the use now of a class action, when there is no money available now that Bill Express has gone out of business. Does it have any other partners in this enterprise?
The ANF should have to make good some payments to newagents.
Lucy, It may be too early to say there is no money. Also, newsagents are still paying the lease. Mark
Mark, why do you think newsagents are paying anything? If you still are why???? We havnt paid anything for months and wont as the product doesnt deliver what it says.
WHAT ABOUT THE RUMOURS FLING AROUND ON HOW MUCH NANA MADE AS WELL.THERE ARE FLYERS AROUND THAT STATES NANA SUPPORTED THE SCHEME AS WELL!!!!!!
Andrew, My lease contracts have ended. Newsagents continue to pay because they are wary.
john, I have heard no such rumors.
Mark
BE has only gone into administration, thay are far from dead yet,infact they are still being used here in Tassie for the Aurora pay as you go,
Unless ive missed something we have only been told to stop using the debt making products nothing else of the state of the company or instuctions on what to do with the system in store, the eftpos still works. You can bet your next Network bill that PPB will be looking for someone to buy at least part of the carcass and along with that will be the Mobius leases, if you read the rental contract it uses the word indemnifiy about a million times to basicly back the whole deal onto the retailer, regardless of the circumstance
Adam, you are doing the wrong thing by your customers. The payee is not getting the money – only advice of the payment. Use of Billexpress now by any newsagent is just stupidity!
Lance
Adam, There are no assets other ythan business names in the carcass from what I understand. Mark
Lance, I know what your saying Im not using the system anymore and I stoppped when the first notice came through, But, there are others that are and i was asked by Aurora to continue to “transact” and they would chase down the money !!!! good luck..and to be honest I dont really care as long as my customers can keep there lights and heaters on, which they have until today when i pulled the pin on the whole lot.
to clarify the Aurora thing is a card with microchip that is “powered up” in the shop from the terminal
I heard the ninterview. Don said nothing. Like the ANF. Newsagents are better off without them.