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Least cost routing finally enabled for some Google Wallet transactions

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6 Mar, 2025
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Warwick Ponder
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6 Mar, 2025
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After more than five years of lobbying from Australian small business to reduce the cost of mobile transactions, eftpos functionality and least cost routing (LCR) is finally available for some Google Wallet mobile debit transactions in Australia.
Least cost routing finally enabled for some Google Wallet transactions
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After more than five years of lobbying from Australian small business to reduce the cost of mobile transactions, eftpos functionality and least cost routing (LCR) is finally available for some Google Wallet mobile debit transactions in Australia.

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