# Westpac to Ban Branch Payments to Crypto Exchanges Starting Dec. 1 By John Kim Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/43641 Published: 2026-10-29T15:38:49.000Z Updated: 2026-10-29T15:38:49.000Z Section: Business > The bank will also set a monthly A$10,000 limit on exchange payments. Withdrawals into Westpac accounts will remain unaffected. Westpac will prohibit payments to cryptocurrency exchanges at its branches starting Dec. 1, while setting a monthly A$10,000 limit on payments to exchanges. The ban on branch payments will have no exemptions. The monthly limit was previously outlined in [coverage of Westpac’s planned A$10,000 cap](). Withdrawals from cryptocurrency exchanges into Westpac accounts will remain unaffected. ## Links in this article - [coverage of Westpac’s planned A$10,000 cap](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/43342)