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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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Evidence on Policy Reforms
31 Dec 2014
RDP
2014-05
Interchange fees are typically a major determinant of the per-transaction merchant service fees charged by financial institutions. ... Published interchange fees in 2013 ranged from 0.20 or 0.23 per cent for strategic merchants, up to 2.0 per cent.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2014/2014-05/evi-pol-ref.html
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Cash
8 Aug 2017
RDP
2017-04
Similarly, a reduction in interchange fees for small/contactless card payments by one of the international card schemes in late 2012 may have contributed to a greater willingness by some businesses ... ATM withdrawals that incurred a fee was 28 per cent
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2017/2017-04/cash.html
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The Australian Financial System in the 2000s: Dodging the Bullet | Conference – 2011
24 Jul 2000
Conferences
The structure of interchange fees and customer pricing had meant that consumers were typically using credit rather than debit cards (eftpos) for transactions, even though the costs associated with the latter ... By reducing and aligning interchange fees
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2011/davis.html
EFTPOS Benchmark Calculation
12 Dec 2009
Media Release
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Reform of the EFTPOS System
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2006/pdf/mr-06-06-eftpos-benchmark-calc.pdf
Reform of Debit Card Systems in Australia
20 Dec 2005
Media Releases
The Reserve Bank has gazetted a draft Access Regime for the EFTPOS system and released a Consultation Document. The proposals, together with APCA's EFTPOS Code, are designed to significantly improve access arrangements to Australia's EFTPOS system.
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2005/mr-05-16.html
Price Incentives and Consumer Payment Behaviour
17 Aug 2009
RDP
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Similar interchange fees also applied for the Visa Debit system (the only scheme debit system then in. ... which the reforms have lowered interchange fees in the respective systems, as well as narrowed the difference in fees between the systems.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2009/pdf/rdp2009-04.pdf
Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998, The designated credit card systems (Bankcard, MasterCard and VISA)
24 Nov 2005
Media Release
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Reform of Credit Card Schemes in Australia: Credit Card Interchange Fees
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2005/pdf/mr-05-13-gazette-notice-ccc-std.pdf
The Changing Way We Pay: Trends in Consumer Payments
4 Feb 2015
RDP
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fees. JEL Classification Numbers: D12, D14, E42 Keywords: method of payment, consumer payment choice, consumer survey, retail. ... We also provide updated information about the frequency of the payment of ATM fees.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2014/pdf/rdp2014-05.pdf
Review of Card Payments Regulation
4 Mar 2015
Media Releases
Review of Card Payments Regulation
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2015/mr-15-04.html
Competition Between Payment Systems
17 Apr 2009
RDP
2009-02
Research Discussion Papers contain the results of economic research within the Reserve Bank
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2009/2009-02.html
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