Tag: Credit Card Surcharging

Explore how credit card surcharging policies affect merchant pricing strategies, regulatory compliance, consumer transparency, and card network rules within the broader payments and banking ecosystem.

Australia’s Ban on Debit and Credit Card Surcharges Takes Effect

by Tom Nawrocki

September 28, 2026

For Australian shoppers, the extra charge for paying by card is about to disappear. Starting October 1, businesses across the ...

Cash and Debit Discounts: Shoppers, Coinbase Visa Debit Card Litecoin, PayPal Debit Cards and Check Deposits, cash digital payments, Global real-time payments, decoupled debit credit unions, prepaid transaction accounts

Another State Grapples with Debit Fee Surcharges

by Tom Nawrocki

May 29, 2026

As merchants and cardholders continue to pass the hot potato of surcharges back and forth, Louisiana is on the verge ...

New Zealand’s Credit Card Surcharge Ban May Not Happen After All

by Tom Nawrocki

March 26, 2026

A proposed ban on credit card surcharges in New Zealand, set to take effect in May, appears to be on ...

Merchants Real-Time Payments, swipe fees, BNPL

The 3 Key Trends That Will Shape Merchant Payments in 2026

by Tom Nawrocki

November 24, 2025

Amid an uncertain regulatory environment, technology that continues to grow, and shifting consumer demands, the merchant payments landscape is undergoing ...

Australia to Ban Surcharging on Card Payments

by Wesley Grant

July 15, 2025

Many merchants have adopted card surcharging to reduce costs and drive customers to use alternative payment methods. However, Australian regulators ...