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RBA Glossary definition for smart card
smart card – Also known as a chip card or IC (integrated circuit) card. A card containing one or more computer chips or integrated circuits for identification, data storage or special-purpose processing used to validate personal identification numbers (PINs), authorise purchases, verify account balances and store personal records.
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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
Retail Central Bank Digital Currency: Design Considerations, Rationales and Implications
17 Sep 2020
Bulletin
– September 2020
There has recently been increasing international focus on the possible issuance of central bank digital currencies (CBDC), or what might be considered a digital equivalent of banknotes.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2020/sep/retail-central-bank-digital-currency-design-considerations-rationales-and-implications.html
Cryptocurrency: Ten Years On
20 Jun 2019
Bulletin
– June 2019
Ten years on from the creation of Bitcoin, the term ‘cryptocurrency’ has entered the public consciousness.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2019/jun/cryptocurrency-ten-years-on.html
New Payments Insights from the Updated Retail Payments Statistics Collection
21 Mar 2019
Bulletin
– March 2019
Banks' funding costs increased a little over 2018, driven by a rise in the cost of wholesale funding linked to money market rates, but with some offset from reductions in the cost of retail deposits.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2019/mar/new-payments-insights-from-the-updated-retail-payments-statistics-collection.html
Economic Trends in India
21 Jun 2018
Bulletin
– June 2018
The government has also faced legal challenges in efforts to introduce a national identity card (Aadhaar) system, whereby Indian residents are assigned a unique 12 digit identity number, which is linked ... The related ‘Smart Cities Mission’ program
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2018/jun/economic-trends-in-india.html
The Growing Demand for Cash
15 Sep 2017
Bulletin
– September 2017
While survey data indicate that the share of Australian consumers' payments made with cash continues to fall, the number (and value) of banknotes in circulation continues to grow at around its trend pace of 6 per cent per year. This article
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/8.html
Trends in Mobile Payments in Developing and Advanced Economies
22 Mar 2013
Bulletin
– March 2013
As mobile phones have become commonplace throughout the world there has been an increasing focus on their potential use for making payments. Adoption of mobile payments in developing economies has occurred well ahead of that in advanced economies,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2013/mar/8.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/
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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/2024/apr/
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