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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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Bulletin March Quarter 2020
26 May 2020
Bulletin
- March 2020
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5308KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2020/mar/pdf/bulletin-2020-03.pdf
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
Funding the Australian Resources Investment Boom
20 Mar 2013
Bulletin
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Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin March 2013
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2013/mar/pdf/bu-0313-6.pdf
Reform of Australia's Payments System: The 2007/08 Review
13 Jul 2007
Bulletin
PDF
108KB
Address by Philip Lowe, Assistant Governor (Financial System), to the 4th International Consumer Credit Card Summit, Sydney, 27 June 2007.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2007/jul/pdf/bu-0707-3.pdf
The Cost of Card Payments for Merchants
14 Sep 2022
Bulletin
- September 2022
PDF
903KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2022/sep/pdf/the-cost-of-card-payments-for-merchants.pdf
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
Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology – December 2019 | Payments System | Submissions
28 Dec 2019
Submissions
The rollout of new technology by card acquirers has enabled the widespread acceptance of contactless ‘tap and go’ card payments, which now account for around 80 per cent of consumer card
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/payments-system/financial-and-regulatory-technology/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
Submission to the ACCC: Reform of Debit Card (EFTPOS) Interchange Fees - 21 March 2003
7 May 2008
Submissions
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26KB
Reform of Debit Card (EFTPOS) Interchange Fees
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/payments-system/eftpos-interchange-fees/pdf/eftpos-interchange-fees.pdf
Reforms to the Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998
1 Dec 2023
Submissions
PDF
446KB
Submission to Consultation on Exposure Draft Legislation
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/payments-system/pdf/reforms-to-the-payment-systems-regulation-nov-2023.pdf