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RBA Glossary definition for acquirer

acquirer – An institution that provides a merchant with facilities to accept card payments

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Payment Surcharges: Economics, Regulation and Enforcement

13 Dec 2018 Bulletin – December 2018
Cameron Dark, Chay Fisher, Kim McBey and Ed Tellez
The Reserve Bank's new rules on surcharging, which are enforced by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), allow businesses to recover the cost of accepting different payment methods but prevent them from surcharging excessively.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2018/dec/payment-surcharges-economics-regulation-and-enforcement.html

Payment Surcharges Economics Regulation And Enforcement

12 Dec 2018 Bulletin - December 2018 PDF 564KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2018/dec/pdf/payment-surcharges-economics-regulation-and-enforcement.pdf

The Evolution of Interbank Settlement in Australia

17 Mar 2022 Bulletin – March 2022
Kasia Kopec and Chirag Rao
Electronic payments are ubiquitous in modern economies and result in financial obligations between different financial institutions.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2022/mar/the-evolution-of-interbank-settlement-in-australia.html

China's Supply-side Structural Reform

13 Dec 2018 Bulletin – December 2018
John Boulter
Supply side structural reform is a key component of China's economic policy agenda. The motivation for reform is the view that the supply side of China's economy is out of balance with the demand side and requires adjustment.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2018/dec/chinas-supply-side-structural-reform.html

Developments in the Buy Now, Pay Later Market

17 Mar 2021 Bulletin - March 2021 PDF 575KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2021/mar/pdf/developments-in-the-buy-now-pay-later-market.pdf

The Effect of Least-cost Routing on Merchant Payment Costs

17 Apr 2024 Bulletin - April 2024 PDF 746KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/apr/pdf/the-effect-of-least-cost-routing-on-merchant-payment-costs.pdf

The Evolution of Interbank Settlement in Australia

16 Mar 2022 Bulletin - March 2022 PDF 1247KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2022/mar/pdf/the-evolution-of-interbank-settlement-in-australia.pdf

Bulletin March Quarter 2017

10 Feb 2020 Bulletin March Quarter 2017 PDF 6757KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/mar/pdf/bu-0317-reserve-bank-bulletin.pdf

Chinas Supply Side Structural Reform

12 Dec 2018 Bulletin - December 2018 PDF 716KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2018/dec/pdf/chinas-supply-side-structural-reform.pdf

The Effect of Least-cost Routing on Merchant Payment Costs

18 Apr 2024 Bulletin – April 2024
Boston Dobie and Benjamin Watson
The RBA supports all merchants being able to choose the card network used to process debit transactions – a functionality known as least-cost routing (LCR) – with the aim of increasing competition and reducing the cost of accepting card payments.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/apr/the-effect-of-least-cost-routing-on-merchant-payment-costs.html