Reverse Robinhood Effect of the US Credit Card Interchange and Rewards Framework
Card networks such as Visa and MasterCard assess interchange fees (also known as “swipe fees”) when merchants process payment [...]
Payments Go Green Behind the Scenes
Recyclable non-plastic credit cards and benefits for consumers who go green get plenty of attention amidst the increasing focus [...]
Q&A with Richard Voice at CryptoSpend
CryptoSpend launched Australia’s first native Visa crypto card in 2020. The company was started just two years earlier by [...]
Going Green in Payments Creates Competitive Advantage
With more consumers showing far greater concern about climate change, it’s not surprising that payment companies have started to [...]
Least-cost routing explained
Merchants across Australia are faced with constant pressure on margins. Given that payment costs can be significant, it’s not [...]
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 [...]
Aussie Small Business urged to research their options to avoid waste in merchant fees
Many of Australia’s 2.1 million small businesses are wasting hard earned revenue by not investigating the best payment service provider, [...]
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 [...]
Shake up in Asian transit ticketing
While Singapore expands the adoption of open-loop ticketing, Hong Kong reconsiders the fate of the once ubiquitous Octopus card. Payments [...]
How to select an EFTPOS provider: Essential criteria a small business should consider
Author: Mangala Martinus, Managing Director, Payments Consulting Network, Sydney With almost twenty banks and payment service provider to choose [...]
