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A New Credit Card Model in Australia: No More Interest, Just Fees

by Brian Riley

September 10, 2020

The bank credit card model works well across the world, but repayment terms are not the same everywhere. Many markets ...

Long before COVID-19, Debit Issuers Were Championing Contactless Transactions:

by PaymentsJournal

July 28, 2020

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COVID-19 Down Under: Australian Credit Cards Look Like U.S.

by Brian Riley

March 24, 2020

On the surface, the credit card industry has yet to feel the impact of social distancing, unemployment, and uncertainty. Credit ...

Grifters Put the Bullseye on Young Adults

by Peter Reville

March 10, 2020

The days of the email from a “foreign prince” asking for money are no longer upon us, but scammers are ...

PayPal and InComm Bring Contactless Checkout To CVS

Merchant Routing Choice Heats Up in Australia

by Sarah Grotta

March 4, 2020

As a part of Regulation II in the U.S., card issuers are required to provide access to payment networks unaffiliated ...

Credit Card Revenue Enhancements in Australia: Been There, Done That, Got the T-Shirt

by Brian Riley

February 28, 2020

Credit card revenue enhancements, add-on items like insurance, were easy targets for the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) a ...

Regulators in Australia may “Durbin-ize” Debit Routing

by Sarah Grotta

February 7, 2020

In Australia, most debit point-of-sale transactions are routed though Visa and Mastercard’s global networks. Cards International noted that regulators there ...