Volume: 2 Issue: 8
(August 2008)
Keywords:
credit card
australia
interchange fees
american express
fees
surcharge
Authors:
zoran knezevic
Organisations:
east & partners
Jurisdictions:
australia
The Reserve Bank of Australia removed a 'no surcharge' rule in 2002, to promote efficiency and transparency in the payments system. Zoran Knezevic, Analyst with East & Partners, explains the implications that removal of the rule has had for credit card charges in Australia.
Q&A: Marc Brûlé discusses the Canadian Royal Mint's MintChip project
Q&A: FinCEN and virtual currencies: the coming of clarity and ambiguity Q&A: Tony Anderson, Partner at Pinsent Masons, on the new regulator for the UK payments systems sector Q&A: O2's move into mobile commerce Q&A: Sarah Carter, General Manager, Social Business, at Actiance, about banks on social media Interview with Joseph I. Rosenbaum, Partner at Reed Smith LLP, on mobile payments & financial institutions