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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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Policy Options and Discussion | Review of Card Surcharging: A Consultation Document June 2011 | Consultations
7 Jun 2011
Consultations
One way to limit the scope of the costs that can be included is to only allow costs charged by the acquirer. ... However, there are legitimate costs for processing card transactions that are not necessarily charged by the acquirer.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/consultations/201106-review-card-surcharging/policy-options-discussion.html
Dual-Network Cards and Mobile Wallet Technology: Consultation Paper - December 2016
7 Dec 2016
Consultations
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/consultations/201612-dual-network-cards-and-mobile-wallet-technology/pdf/20161207-dual-network-cards-and-mobile-wallet-technology.pdf
Background | Review of Card Surcharging: A Consultation Document June 2011 | Consultations
7 Jun 2011
Consultations
A merchant service fee is a per-transaction or ad valorem fee paid by a merchant to the acquirer when a cardholder undertakes a transaction.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/consultations/201106-review-card-surcharging/background.html
Reviewing the Designation of the eftpos System | Review of Card Surcharging: A Consultation Document June 2011 | Consultations
9 Mar 2012
Consultations
the rules of that system set out in that manual, supplemented or modified by contracts, arrangements or understandings between individual issuers, acquirers and merchant principals (as that latter term is defined
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/consultations/201203-replacing-eftpos-designation/efpos-system.html
Review of the Regulatory Framework for the EFTPOS System: Consultation on Options for Reform
12 Jun 2012
Consultations
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Consultation on the Future Regulatory Framework for the EFTPOS System
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/consultations/201206-rev-reg-frmwrk-eftpos-sys/pdf/201206-rev-reg-frmwrk-eftpos-sys-doc.pdf
Mobile Wallet Technology | Dual-Network Cards and Mobile Wallet Technology – Consultation Paper – December 2016
10 Dec 2016
Consultations
This token passes with the authorisation request through the acquirer and the scheme to the TSP, which converts the token back to the PAN for the card issuer to authorise the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/consultations/201612-dual-network-cards-and-mobile-wallet-technology/mobile-wallet-technology.html
Transitional Arrangements | Review of the Regulatory Framework for the EFTPOS System: Consultation on Options for Reform June 2012 |…
8 Jun 2012
Consultations
This is most applicable for some specialist business models, particularly sole acquirers that used to receive interchange fees under bilateral arrangements.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/consultations/201206-rev-reg-frmwrk-eftpos-sys/transitional-arrangements.html
Dual-Network Debit Cards | Dual-Network Cards and Mobile Wallet Technology – Consultation Paper – December 2016
10 Dec 2016
Consultations
It specifies that the choice of payment application for transactions using co-badged cards should be made by users, not imposed by card schemes, issuers, acquirers or processing entities.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/consultations/201612-dual-network-cards-and-mobile-wallet-technology/dual-network-debit-cards.html
Concerns about Surcharging Practices | Review of Card Surcharging: A Consultation Document June 2011 | Consultations
7 Jun 2011
Consultations
The intent was that the Standards would introduce normal market disciplines into negotiations between merchants and acquirers over merchant service fees and, to the extent that merchants surcharge, improve price signals ... Most merchants tend to pay one
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/consultations/201106-review-card-surcharging/concerns-surcharging-practices.html
Review of the Regulatory Framework for the eftpos System: Consultation on Designation - March 2012
8 Mar 2012
Consultations
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cents to within a range of between 4 and 5 cents, paid to the acquirer.2 The interchange fees Standard was updated in 2009 to distinguish between interchange fees agreed bilaterally ... to the issuer, whereas under bilateral arrangements, an interchange
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/consultations/201203-replacing-eftpos-designation/pdf/201203-replacing-eftpos-designation.pdf