Highlights from the 2024 Merchant Risk Council Melbourne Conference
Laura Lively, Senior Director of Conference and Webinar Programming at Merchant Risk Council (MRC), introduced Ellis Connolly, Head of [...]
The Shift to Electronic Payments – Some Policy Issues
The Australian payments landscape is continuing to evolve rapidly. At the RBA, we have a broad mandate to promote [...]
The Cost of Card Payments for Merchants
The average cost for a merchant to accept a card payment has declined over recent years. However, consumers are [...]
What is Interchange and Why Does it Matter?
Even if you have never heard the term ‘interchange’ this article is for you as we look at what [...]
Surcharging and Cost of Acceptance
Author: Mangala Martinus, Managing Director, Payments Consulting Network The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has established changes to card payments [...]
Interchange Reform: Are We Falling Down a Rabbit Hole?
Author: Michael Swannell, Associate, Payments Consulting Network, Brisbane The Productivity Commission (PC) has released their final conclusions and there are [...]
NAB Merchants STIPed
Author: Rod Tasker, Associate, Payments Consulting Network, Melbourne Stand In Processing, also known as STIP, saved a number of [...]
Kermits out, Kangas in
When was the last time you had a Kermit in your hand? For the uninitiated, a Kermit is slang for [...]
ATM Deployers diversify to offset declining ATM withdrawals
Since hitting a peak of 78 million ATM cash withdrawals in December 2008, and following the introduction of direct charging [...]
