Australia’s 2026 card payment reform: merchants need to know about no-surcharge rules and changes to interchange fee caps
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has published the conclusions of the third phase of its review of merchant card payment costs and surcharges. From October 1, 2026, EFTPOS, Mastercard, and Visa will implement rules prohibiting card payment surcharges and lower domestic interchange fee caps; from April 1, 2027, a 1% interchange fee cap will apply to cards issued overseas.
推荐理由:The original article outlines the three main strands and two effective dates of Australia’s 2026 card payment reform, enabling merchants to assess their own pricing and routing arrangements.