6.9 C
Ottawa
Monday, November 3, 2025

Reserve Bank Wants to End Card Surcharges, Consumers Predicted to Save $1 Billion

Date:

Reserve Bank Wants to End Card Surcharges, Consumers Predicted to Save $1 Billion

An image of a Brisbane City Council parking payment machine—with a notice about card surcharges—under King George Square in Brisbane CBD, Australia on Dec. 7, 2024. Daniel Y. Teng/The Epoch Times

Consumers would save $1.2 billion a year under a proposal from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to scrap surcharge fees on both credit, debit, and EFTPOS cards.

At present, the surcharge adds about $60 a year per card-using adult to the cost of banking.

Share post:

Subscribe

spot_imgspot_img

Popular

More like this
Related

US Consumer Credit Profiles Diverge as Both Low- and High-Risk Borrowers Rise

More than 174.8 million borrowers owed $1.11 trillion in...

OpenAI, Amazon Ink $38 Billion Computing Power Deal

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the Snowflake Summit...

Microsoft Increases UAE Investment to $15.2 Billion After US Clears Nvidia Chip Exports

A Microsoft sign and logo at the company's headquarters...

Louvre Heist Gang Were Petty Criminals, Paris Prosecutor Says

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau speaks during a news conference...