Online set to dominate card transactions by end of 2026

Peter Drennan
Senior Business Analyst
8 Oct, 2025
The latest RBA payments data reveals Australian card spending retreated to $92 billion in August, while device-not-present transactions broke through 45% of total payments for the first time, putting online and bill payments on track to dominate by end of 2026.
Online set to dominate card transactions by end of 2026

The latest RBA payments data reveals Australian card spending retreated to $92 billion in August, while device-not-present transactions broke through 45% of total payments for the first time, putting online and bill payments on track to dominate by end of 2026.

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