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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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Changes to Statistical Tables
10 May 2024
Statistics
The table provides data on average fees paid by merchants to acquirers when accepting card payments from consumers. ... The series in this table are derived from newly collected data submitted to the Bank by a sample of card acquirers, with historical
https://www.rba.gov.au/statistics/tables/changes-to-tables.html
Commonwealth of Australia: In the Australian Competition Tribunal – April 2004 | Payments System | Submissions
8 May 2024
Submissions
First, they argue that competition in the issuer/acquirer market will be reduced because an administratively set interchange fee will eliminate the possibility of bilateral bargaining between issuers and acquirers to ... flow from acquirer to issuer, is
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/payments-system/au-competition-tribunal/index.html
Applications for Authorisation in Relation to PIN@POS – Auguest 2013 | Payments System | Submissions
8 May 2024
Submissions
Card acquirers and merchants would incur costs in updating terminal software, and in some cases hardware. ... As noted above, PIN@POS implementation involves material costs on the part of issuers, acquirers, merchants and cardholders.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/payments-system/applications-for-authorisation-re-pin@pos-2013-08/index.html
Applications for Authorisation in Relation to 3D Secure – February 2016 | Payments System | Submissions
8 May 2024
Submissions
A coordinated approach will make the adjustment process less burdensome for merchants, acquirers and gateways compared with a situation where they adopt/promote 3D Secure independently.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/payments-system/applications-for-authorisation-re-3d-secure/index.html
Submission to Payments System Review – January 2021 | Responses and Options Paper
8 May 2024
Submissions
New technology (terminals and chip-based cards) rolled out by card issuers and acquirers to enable contactless tap-and-go card payments.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/payments-system/submission-to-payments-system-review-01-2021/index.html
Proposed merger between Armaguard and Prosegur – October 2022 | Responses and Options Paper
8 May 2024
Submissions
Submissions – Payments System Proposed merger between Armaguard and Prosegur. Submission to the ACCC. October 2022. Download the Submission 6.7. MB. Note: Some statements have been redacted. The Reserve Bank of Australia (the Reserve Bank) has
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/payments-system/proposed-merger-armaguard-and-prosegur-submission-october-2022/index.html
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Matters Relating to Credit Card Interest Rates-Credit Cards as Payment Instruments
8 May 2024
Submissions
These are then passed on to merchants by acquirers in the form of a higher merchant service fees. ... For most card transactions, the interchange fee is paid by the acquirer to the issuer.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/inquiry-matters-relating-to-credit-card-interest-rates-2015-08/credit-cards-as-payment-instruments.html
The Effect of Least-cost Routing on Merchant Payment Costs
18 Apr 2024
Bulletin
– April 2024
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
Transcript of Question & Answer Session on 26 March 2024
26 Mar 2024
Speech
Transcript of Question & Answer Session, AFR Banking Summit, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/sp-so-2024-03-26-q-and-a-transcript.html
Update on availability and enablement of least-cost routing for merchants - Data as at December 2023 (published February 2024)
27 Feb 2024
Links to Least-cost Routing of Debit Card Transactions
https://www.rba.gov.au/payments-and-infrastructure/debit-cards/least-cost-routing/update-on-implementation.html