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RBA Glossary definition for credit card
credit card – A credit card is a card whose holder has been granted a revolving credit line. The card enables the holder to make purchases and/or cash advances up to a pre-arranged limit. The credit granted can be settled in full by the end of a specified period or in part, with the balance taken as extended credit. Interest may be charged on the transaction amounts from the date of each transaction or only on the extended credit where the credit granted has not been settled in full.
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Bank Fees in Australia
25 Jan 2024
Bulletin
– January 2024
This article updates Reserve Bank research on bank fees charged to Australian households, businesses and government.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/jan/bank-fees-in-australia.html
Card Payment Systems
13 Sep 2007
PSB Annual Report
– 2007
They then fell to around 0.55 per cent when the credit card reforms were introduced. ... Competition authorities in a number of countries have also taken action against the credit card schemes.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/psb/2007/card-payments.html
Interchange Fees for the MasterCard and Visa Schemes
29 Sep 2006
Media Releases
Announcement of calculation of Interchange Fee Benchmarks for the MasterCard and Visa Schemes
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2006/mr-06-08.html
Promoting Competition in the Debit Card Market
21 Jun 2023
Media Releases
Mastercard and Visa have each given undertakings to the Reserve Bank that they will not engage in ‘tying conduct’ involving their debit and credit card products.
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2023/mr-23-15.html
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Matters Relating to Credit Card Interest Rates-Introduction
8 May 2024
Submissions
The major points include:. There are a wide range of card products and issuers in the Australian credit card market, and while ‘standard’ interest rates on credit cards tend to be ... cards still provide an incentive for credit card use for many
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/inquiry-matters-relating-to-credit-card-interest-rates-2015-08/introduction.html
Competition and Efficiency
21 Mar 2002
PSB Annual Report
– 2001
the international card schemes (MasterCard and Visa) have regulations that prevent merchants recovering from cardholders the cost of accepting credit cards; and. ... Recent data show that, from a merchant's perspective, credit card transactions cost
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/psb/2001/competition.html
Competition and Efficiency
11 Nov 2004
PSB Annual Report
– 2004
Under this standard, the designated credit card schemes of Visa and MasterCard are not permitted to prohibit merchants from passing on the cost of accepting credit cards to customers that use ... One motivation for these arrangements from the banks'
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/psb/2004/competition.html
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Matters Relating to Credit Card Interest Rates-References
8 May 2024
Submissions
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Matters Relating to Credit Card Interest Rates. ... RBA and ACCC (2000), Debit and Credit Card Schemes in Australia: A Study of Interchange Fees and Access, October.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/inquiry-matters-relating-to-credit-card-interest-rates-2015-08/references.html
Reform of Credit Card Schemes in Australia: III Submissions Received (Volume 2)
9 Mar 2023
Listing of chapters contained in the Reserve Bank's Reform of Credit Card Schemes in Australia: III Submissions Received (Volumne 2)
https://www.rba.gov.au/payments-and-infrastructure/credit-cards/iii-submissions-vol2/
Access Regime and Standards | Reform of the EFTPOS and Visa Debit Systems in Australia: Final Reforms and Regulation Impact Statement
9 Mar 2023
Neither the rules of the Scheme, nor any participant in the Visa Debit system, or the Visa credit card system, may require a merchant to accept Visa Debit cards as a ... Likewise, neither the rules of the Scheme, nor any participant in the Visa Debit
https://www.rba.gov.au/payments-and-infrastructure/debit-cards/impact-stmt-apr06/access-regime.html