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Convenience stores, fuel, hotels and pubs collectively bargain on billions in card payments

Senior Business Correspondent
13 Oct, 2026
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Michael Sainsbury
Senior Business Correspondent
13 Oct, 2026
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As many Payment Service Providers fail to pass on RBA interchange cuts in full, convenience and fuel outlets have gone to the ACCC for bargaining powers, while hotels and pubs have secured special offers from a raft of providers, building the comparison site that the RBA said was too hard.
Convenience stores, fuel, hotels and pubs collectively bargain on billions in card payments
Theo Foukkare and Stephen Ferguson. Image arranged and background created by AI.

As many Payment Service Providers fail to pass on RBA interchange cuts in full, convenience and fuel outlets have gone to the ACCC for bargaining powers, while hotels and pubs have secured special offers from a raft of providers, building the comparison site that the RBA said was too hard.

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