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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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Payments System Issues
22 Nov 2012
Media Releases
Media release issued on 22 November 2012 announcing payments system issues
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2012/mr-12-34.html
Payments System Issues: Guidance Note for the Varied Surcharging Standards
23 Aug 2012
Media Releases
In particular, the Board remains of the view that the costs of card acceptance for many merchants extend beyond the merchant service fee charged by acquirers.
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2012/mr-12-22.html
Non-Banks in the Payments System: A Central Bank Perspective
11 May 2007
Bulletin
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Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin May 2007
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2007/may/pdf/bu-0507-3.pdf
Payment System Reforms: Innovation and Competition
24 Mar 2009
Speech
Speech by Philip Lowe to Cards & Payments Australasia 2009, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2009/sp-ag-240309.html
Reform of Credit Card Schemes in Australia – Access Regime
24 Jul 2003
Media Releases
Announces that the RBA is allowing further public comment on its revised access regime for the credit card market. Submissions on new prudential standards released by the Australian Prudential Authority on 23 July 2003 would be accepted until 12
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2003/mr-03-09.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
The Ongoing Evolution of the Australian Payments System
23 Feb 2016
Speech
Speech at the Payments Innovation 2016 Conference, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2016/sp-so-2016-02-23.html
Access Regime for the EFTPOS System - April 2006
26 Apr 2006
Media Release
PDF
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Reform of the EFTPOS and Visa Debit Systems in Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2006/pdf/eftpos-access-regime.pdf
Conclusions
17 Apr 2009
RDP
2009-03
For example, our ECR model does not incorporate ‘business stealing’ considerations, nor does it allow for separate issuers and acquirers (being a model of competing three-party rather than four-party
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2009/2009-03/conclusions.html
Gazette Notice (VISA) - 23 February 2004
23 Feb 2004
Media Release
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i) an issuer only; or. (ii) an acquirer only; or. (iii) both an issuer and an acquirer. ... can reasonably establish in accordance with the rules of the Scheme that, as a self acquirer, it has the capacity to meet the obligations of an acquirer.
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2004/pdf/mr-04-02-gazette-notice-visa.pdf