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Payments giants book revenue offshore, pay little tax

Senior Business Correspondent
13 Oct, 2026
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Michael Sainsbury
Senior Business Correspondent
13 Oct, 2026
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Surcharge ban beneficiaries Visa and Mastercard use loopholes, while FIS, Zip, Wise, Adyen and Fiserv are amongst fastest growing payments companies by revenues, and 14 payments companies pay no tax at all in Australia.
Payments giants book revenue offshore, pay little tax
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Surcharge ban beneficiaries Visa and Mastercard use loopholes, while FIS, Zip, Wise, Adyen and Fiserv are amongst fastest growing payments companies by revenues, and 14 payments companies pay no tax at all in Australia.

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