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My sneaky $66 fee shows what credit card perks really cost us
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1050+ words) July 26, 2026 — 5:12am Of all the financial curveballs most of us expect to be thrown regularly, being hit with a credit card surcharge of $66 last week was not one I saw coming. Yet that’s precisely what happened when I booked international flights…...
RBA to end card surcharges as cash usage dwindles
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (40+ words) SMH.com.au The Reserve Bank has announced an end to surcharges on bank card payments, as cash usage continues to dwindle. Updated March 31, 2026 — 3:37pm,first published 3:33pm...
RBA announces ban on credit, debit card surcharges
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (333+ words) March 31, 2026 — 9:30am Surcharges on credit and debit card payments will be banned from October, the Reserve Bank has confirmed. The ban is expected to save consumers $1.6 billion a year in unnecessary fees, as the central bank pushes ahead with a controversial…...
Visa warns Reserve Bank fee cut plan will backfire on shoppers
10+ mon, 1+ day ago (854+ words) Reserve Bank plans to drive down the fees on credit and debit card transactions will ultimately hurt Australian consumers while denying the country new technology that could make trips to supermarkets a thing of the past, one of the world’s…...
Bullock blasts banks as she presses to end card surcharges
10+ mon, 5+ day ago (769+ words) Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has ridiculed the nation’s banks and credit card providers, dismissing claims they will cut spending to prevent card fraud in response to plans by the RBA to slash fees paid by shoppers when they use…...