“A lot more customers”: Why hundreds of businesses are ditching surcharges
Hundreds of small businesses across the country are ditching surcharges and card minimums in favour of a better customer experience.
Excessive surcharge legislation has now been extended to small businesses, with the changes coming into effect on 1 September. However, pl…
Australia’s small business ombudsman says if the government is committed to jobs and growth it should consider legislating on payment time…
More than a third of Australian small and medium businesses are run by people under the age of 35 and for a large group of these entrepreneu…
By David Glance, University of Western Australia
Australia’s banks have always enjoyed a lucrative income from credit card “intercha…
By David Glance
Australia’s banks have always enjoyed a lucrative income from credit card “interchange fees”, the charges that the…
The convenience of credit cards and online payment systems has effectively obliterated cold hard cash from our world.
But it has also put…
Starry-eyed business owners can be guilty of hoping that anyone and everyone will be a customer. But it’s quality, not quantity, that’s …
Apple Pay is on its way Down Under after American Express revealed this week Australian and Canadian Amex customers will be among the fir…
