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Business cards to boom as consumer rewards take RBA haircut

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29 Sep, 2026
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Warwick Ponder
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29 Sep, 2026
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Banks are cutting consumer rewards while offering ABN holders 375,000-point bonuses, as government-issued NAB cards retain commercial rates, exposing small merchants to higher costs under Canberra’s own rules from October.
Business cards to boom as consumer rewards take RBA haircut
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Banks are cutting consumer rewards while offering ABN holders 375,000-point bonuses, as government-issued NAB cards retain commercial rates, exposing small merchants to higher costs under Canberra’s own rules from October.

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