Surcharging
News about surcharging and consumer fees
Featured
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Jun 10, 2026
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eftpos moves first on “no surcharge” rule but may face resurgence of terminal service fees
eftpos owner Australian Payments Plus (AP+) plugs least cost routing as merchants prepare to swallow billions in fees and questions swirl about policing “no surcharge” rules and a potential resurgence of terminal service fees.
Featured
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Jun 10, 2026
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The RBA hasn't banned surcharges — and the difference matters
Misunderstanding the scope of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s change of position will cost merchants real money and acquirers real customers — and that's a surcharge nobody agreed to.
Fintech
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Jun 3, 2026
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Fiserv doubles down - bans its merchants from recovering fees from all networks and international tourists
While the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and ACCC have only talked about surcharge restrictions for Visa, Mastercard and eftpos, US payments giant Fiserv’s Australian operation is going the whole hog - banning its unwitting merchant customers from surcharging everything from Amex, China Union Pay and Discover.
Cash
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May 20, 2026
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Business groups seek urgent guidance on non-card discount rules
As the surcharge ban looms, industry groups are predicting the return of cash discounts and the introduction of benefits for account-to-account payments for online transactions - but what are the rules?
Fintech
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Apr 15, 2026
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Accommodation providers look for cheaper pay options in wake of surcharge ban
With Australia's planned ban on card surcharges set to take effect on 1 October, GoCardless said accommodation providers are seeking lower-cost payment alternatives to protect margins.
Fintech
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Apr 8, 2026
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Game on. PSPs and acquirers fight to survive in a post-surcharge world
Ahead of what is likely to be the biggest Payment Service Provider (PSP) and acquiring market shakeup in decades, Tyro, Zeller, Westpac and CBA are already wooing customers for the post-surcharging world, while ANZ remains mum on its plans for ANZ Worldline.
Cash
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Apr 8, 2026
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"The fees don't disappear": voices calling foul on Australia's surcharge ban
Over the past week, commentary from across industry - Brad Kelly, the co-founder of the Independent Payments Forum (IPF), John Arnott, Director of AMP Bank Go, Jason Bryce, a Melbourne-based financial journalist and founder of CashWelcome.org, and Dr Fei Gao, Lecturer from the University of Sydney Business School - has highlighted the level of concern about the RBA’s decision during a period of high inflation and economic uncertainty.
Fintech
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Apr 1, 2026
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Fintechs grapple with stark no-surcharge future
Following the Reserve Bank’s no surcharge decision, a gaggle of well-known fintechs including Zeller, Shift4, Zero, PayNuts, Square and Tyro may need to rebuild their business models and, in some cases, technology stacks, or risk losing massive market share back to the big banks.
Fintech
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Mar 4, 2026
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ParliPay - hours of action-packed TV with a pinch of fiction
Last week I spent two days watching the parade of banking and payment seniors strut their stuff in Canberra at the House Economics Committee – the ParliPay hearings.
