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RBA Glossary definition for charge card
charge card – A charge card is a card whose holder has been granted a non-revolving credit line enabling the holder to make purchases and possibly make cash advances. A charge card does not offer extended credit; the full amount of any debt incurred must be settled at the end of a specified period.
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Merchant Service Fees and Market Shares for Credit and Charge Cards
10 Aug 2005
Bulletin
– August 2005
The Bank has been collecting data on the value and number of credit card transactions in Australia since 1984 and broadened the collection to include charge cards in 2002. ... The data show that around 83 per cent of the value of purchases on credit and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2005/aug/2.html
Credit and Charge Cards
20 Sep 2005
PSB Annual Report
– 2005
cards. Imposing a charge allows them to accept credit cards, with the customer then free to choose whether the value they receive from using the card exceeds the cost of doing ... In part, this reflects the long history during which they were prevented
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/psb/2005/credit.html
Merchant Service Fees for Credit Cards
10 Jul 2004
Bulletin
– July 2004
Data are provided by nine financial institutions (including American Express and Diners Club) that provide credit/charge card facilities to merchants. ... These institutions account for almost all of the value of credit/charge card transactions in
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/jul/2.html
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
Reform of Card Payment Systems
26 Sep 2006
PSB Annual Report
– 2006
and requiring the removal of restrictions on merchants imposed by the credit and charge card schemes. ... As a result of the reforms, merchant service fees for credit and charge cards have fallen substantially.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/psb/2006/reform-card.html
Card Payment Systems
13 Sep 2007
PSB Annual Report
– 2007
Most merchants that surcharge apply the same percentage rate for all credit and charge cards. ... Merchant service fees in the credit and charge card schemes have continued to fall over the past year.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/psb/2007/card-payments.html
The Personal Credit Card Market in Australia: Pricing over the Past Decade
10 Mar 2012
Bulletin
– March 2012
b) Does not include spending on companion cards that may accompany these card products. ... with $18,800 without a companion card), making these slightly more competitive than the merchant-branded cards.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/mar/7.html
A Guide to the Card Payments System Reforms
10 Sep 2010
Bulletin
– September 2010
MasterCard and Visa, and potentially issue credit cards to cardholders or provide card acceptance services to merchants. ... a credit card than cardholders that pay interest on their credit card; the latter group tends to use debit cards more frequently.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2010/sep/7.html
Bulletin
18 Apr 2024
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/
Competition and Efficiency
11 Nov 2004
PSB Annual Report
– 2004
Most merchants that do charge for credit cards impose a uniform charge across credit and charge cards although some merchants are imposing higher charges for the more expensive American Express and ... The credit and charge card schemes operated by
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/psb/2004/competition.html