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RBA Glossary definition for smart card
smart card – Also known as a chip card or IC (integrated circuit) card. A card containing one or more computer chips or integrated circuits for identification, data storage or special-purpose processing used to validate personal identification numbers (PINs), authorise purchases, verify account balances and store personal records.
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Abstract for A Guide to the Card Payments System Reforms
10 Sep 2010
Bulletin
– September 2010
Michele Bullock. Studies by the Reserve Bank undertaken from 2000 to 2002 concluded that the structure of pricing in the Australian card payments system was encouraging inefficient use of credit cards ... credit card) over the less costly one (EFTPOS)
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2010/sep/bu-0910-7a.html
The Cost of Card Payments for Merchants
19 Mar 2020
Bulletin
– March 2020
Data on merchants’ costs of accepting card payments show large differences in payment costs across both merchants and card systems.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2020/mar/the-cost-of-card-payments-for-merchants.html
2024
18 Jan 2024
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/
Merchant Service Fees for Credit Cards
10 Jul 2004
Bulletin
– July 2004
in fees (known as merchant service fees) that banks charge merchants for providing credit card facilities. ... Interchange fees on MasterCard and Visa cards issued overseas have not fallen and so merchants in that sector have not benefited as much from
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/jul/2.html
January | 2024
25 Jan 2024
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/jan/
How Australians Pay: New Survey Evidence
16 Mar 2017
Bulletin
– March 2017
The Reserve Bank's 2016 Consumer Payments Survey showed that Australian consumers are increasingly using their debit or credit cards instead of paying in cash or writing cheques. While more and more small payments are being made with contactless
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/mar/7.html
Merchant Service Fees for Credit Cards
14 Jul 2004
Bulletin
PDF
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Effective endOctober 2003, the Bankcard, MasterCard andVisa credit card schemes have been requiredto set this fee in conformity with a benchmarkbased on the costs incurred by banks issuingcredit cards. ... Sources: RBA and schemes’ websites. Merchant
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/jul/pdf/bu-0704-2.pdf
4 April 2023 | Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting of the Board
18 Apr 2023
Minutes
Minutes of the monetary policy meeting of the Reserve Bank Board for 4 April 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/monetary-policy/rba-board-minutes/2023/2023-04-04.html
5 October 2010 | Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting of the Board
19 Oct 2010
Minutes
Minutes of the monetary policy meeting of the Reserve Bank Board for 5 October 2010
https://www.rba.gov.au/monetary-policy/rba-board-minutes/2010/05102010.html
Bulletin
17 Apr 2024
Bulletin
- April 2024
PDF
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/apr/pdf/bulletin-2024-04.pdf