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RBA Glossary definition for debit card
debit card – A debit card is a card that enables the holder to access funds in a deposit account at an authorised deposit-taking institution.
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The Cost of Card Payments for Merchants
15 Sep 2022
Bulletin
– September 2022
The average cost for a merchant to accept a card payment has declined over recent years.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2022/sep/the-cost-of-card-payments-for-merchants.html
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
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/
A Guide to the Card Payments System Reforms
15 Mar 2011
Bulletin
PDF
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Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin September 2010
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2010/sep/pdf/bu-0910-7.pdf
A Guide to the Card Payments System Reforms
10 Sep 2010
Bulletin
– September 2010
But for credit and debit cards (the focus of the Bank's reforms) merchants are usually charged a ‘merchant service fee’ for every card payment they accept. ... a credit card than cardholders that pay interest on their credit card; the latter group
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2010/sep/7.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. ... Consequently, partly reflecting the relative increase in price, credit card use has not grown by the same extent as debit card use over recent years (Graph 1).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/mar/7.html
Payments System Reform: The Australian Experience
17 May 2005
Bulletin
PDF
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Remarks by Dr Philip Lowe, Assistant Governor (Financial System) for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Conference on 'Interchange Fees in Credit and Debit Card Industries: What Role for Public Authorities? Santa Fe, 4-6 May 2005
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2005/may/pdf/bu-0505-3.pdf
Bulletin March Quarter 2020
26 May 2020
Bulletin
- March 2020
PDF
5308KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2020/mar/pdf/bulletin-2020-03.pdf
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
Consumer Payment Behaviour in Australia
15 Jun 2023
Bulletin
– June 2023
The results of the Reserve Bank’s 2022 Consumer Payments Survey show that consumers continue to shift from using cash to electronic payment methods – a trend that was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and consumers’ preference towards using
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2023/jun/consumer-payment-behaviour-in-australia.html