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RBA Glossary definition for interchange fee
interchange fee – A fee paid between card issuers and acquirers when cardholders make transactions.
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The Evolution and Regulation of the Payments System
14 Mar 2006
Speech
Speech by Philip Lowe to the Payments System Conference 2006, Melbourne Business School, Melbourne
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2006/sp-ag-140306.html
Other Retail Payments Developments
2 Oct 2013
PSB Annual Report
– 2013
This reflects in particular the move from bilaterally negotiated interchange fees to a multilateral interchange fee schedule set by ePAL for the system. ... Consequently, since then, acquirers have passed on part of the increase in their interchange fee
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/psb/2013/other-ret-pay-dev.html
Reasons for the Decision to Designate the EFTPOS Payment System
9 Mar 2023
This statement provides the reasons for the decision of the Payments System Board to designate the Electronic Funds Transfer at Point Of Sale (EFTPOS) debit card payment system as a payment system under Section 11 of the Payment Systems (Regulation)
https://www.rba.gov.au/payments-and-infrastructure/debit-cards/eftpos-decision.html
Credit and Charge Cards
20 Sep 2005
PSB Annual Report
– 2005
This compares with 1.40 per cent immediately prior to the standard on interchange fees becoming effective. ... 3). In particular, the interchange fees in the MasterCard system are currently two basis points higher than those in the Visa system.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/psb/2005/credit.html
Retail Payments Trends
24 Oct 2016
PSB Annual Report
– 2016
Table 4 shows the interchange fees applying in the credit card and debit card systems as at end June. ... All interchange fee benchmarks and rates quoted in this section are exclusive of GST.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/psb/2016/retail-payments-trends.html
Collective Setting of Wholesale Fees | I A Consultation Document
9 Mar 2023
If the interchange fee were to change, merchant service fees and rebates to credit cardholders would both change by the same amount and in the same direction. ... Despite these descriptions of a competitive negotiating process for determining interchange
https://www.rba.gov.au/payments-and-infrastructure/credit-cards/ia-consult-doc/collective-setting-whlsl-fees.html
The Options | A Revised Interchange Standard for the EFTPOS System – November 2009
9 Mar 2023
Any bilateral interchange fees would also be required to be below this cap. ... Under the preferred option, existing bilateral cash-out interchange fees would remain unregulated.
https://www.rba.gov.au/payments-and-infrastructure/debit-cards/rev-inter-stand-eftpos/options.html
Background | Review of the Regulatory Framework for the EFTPOS System: Consultation on Options for Reform June 2012 | Consultations
8 Jun 2012
Consultations
Following this, the Bank varied its interchange fees Standard in 2009 to accommodate the possibility of EPAL setting a multilateral interchange fee for the EFTPOS system. ... The multilateral interchange fee schedule introduced by EPAL reverses the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/consultations/201206-rev-reg-frmwrk-eftpos-sys/background.html
The Card Payments Review
12 May 2016
Speech
Speech delivered by Malcolm Edey, Assistant Governor (Financial System), at the Cards & Payments Australia conference, Melbourne
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2016/sp-ag-2016-05-12.html
Interchange Fees and Transparency of Card Payments | Review of Card Payments Regulation – May 2016 | Conclusions Paper | Submissions
9 Mar 2023
Lower interchange fee caps would likely lead to a reduction in merchant service fees and to product prices being lower than they would otherwise have been for all consumers. ... meaningful reduction in certain interchange fees, particularly when combined
https://www.rba.gov.au/payments-and-infrastructure/review-of-card-payments-regulation/conclusions-paper-may2016/interchange-fees-and-transparency-of-card-payments.html