21+ hour, 44+ min ago  (403+ words) The Commerce Commission proposes to limit how much credit card companies can charge banks for the use of commercial credit cards, saving New Zealand businesses about $40 million a year in merchant fees. The interchange fees charged by Mastercard and Visa…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (244+ words) Pay Wave and card surcharges are back in the news today. Those are the fees you pay when you choose not to put your card into the EFTPOS terminal. Today the ACT party said that the Government's proposed ban on…...

10+ mon, 6+ day ago  (619+ words) Don't expect a discount if you're paying with Eftpos or cash when the new contactless surcharge ban takes effect - but businesses are being put on notice that they shouldn't need to raise prices by more than 1 percent. It was announced…...