DOSSIER / ACTORCOMPANY · PAYMENTS
American Express
Status Tracked
Card network outside the RBA’s formal regulation. Withdrew from its RBA undertaking on 1 October 2026 and removed surcharging by its own decision; the RBA says its cards on average cost merchants more to accept than Visa and Mastercard credit cards. The ATO charged 1.45 per cent on Amex payments until 30 September 2026.
- First tracked
- 2026
- Last on record
- 2026-10-03
- Named in
- 4 articles
- Across
- 3 cases
Named in 4 articles across 3 cases 26 connections: companies 10, lobbies 3, mechanisms 1, regulators and bodies 4, agencies and departments 2, parties and organisations 1, people 5
Key figure on file
One person
How many complainants the OAIC’s 15 June 2026 compensation order against American Express Australia covers.
Fig. 01 / Where this name appears
The Surcharge Rort0.98 per centThe ATO’s card fee on a domestic Visa credit card until 30 September 2026, set equal to what its bank charged it. Mastercard domestic credit was 0.…2 articles →The Airline Rort11 article →The Privacy RortOne personHow many complainants the OAIC’s 15 June 2026 compensation order against American Express Australia covers.1 article →
Fig. 01Source: article scan · every article naming itAs of 2026‑10‑03Auto-assembled
Fig. 02 / On the record
- One personHow many complainants the OAIC’s 15 June 2026 compensation order against American Express Australia covers.Nearly five years →
- 0.98 per centThe ATO’s card fee on a domestic Visa credit card until 30 September 2026, set equal to what its bank charged it. Mastercard domestic credit was 0.94 per cent, American Express 1.45 per cent, international Visa and Mastercard 2.03 per cent, and debit cards carried no fee.The cost the Tax Office won’t wear →
Fig. 02Source: figures on file for this name, each tied to the article it came fromAs of 2026‑10‑03Auto-assembled
Fig. 03 / Named together
Fig. 03Source: article scan · articles naming bothAs of 2026‑10‑03Auto-assembled
02 / Connected in the graph
Companies 10
QantasCOMPANY · AVIATION · 2VisaCOMPANY · PAYMENTS · 2MastercardCOMPANY · PAYMENTS · 2eftposCOMPANY · PAYMENTS · 2WoolworthsCOMPANY · SUPERMARKETS · 1pay.com.auCOMPANY · PAYMENTS · 1MetaACTOR · PLATFORM · 1OptusCOMPANY · TELECOMMUNICATIONS · 1MedibankCOMPANY · HEALTH INSURANCE · 1Australian Clinical LabsCOMPANY · PATHOLOGY · 1Lobbies 3
ACCILOBBY · BUSINESS PEAK BODY · 2COSBOALOBBY · SMALL BUSINESS PEAK BODY · 2Australian Banking AssociationLOBBY · BANKING INDUSTRY GROUP · 1Mechanisms 1
Interchange feesMECHANISM · CARD FEES · 1Regulators & bodies 4
The ACCCFEDERAL REGULATOR · 3The RBAFEDERAL REGULATOR · 2Commonwealth OmbudsmanACTOR · WATCHDOG · 1The OAICFEDERAL REGULATOR · 1Agencies & departments 2
The ATOACTOR · AGENCY · 2Services AustraliaACTOR · AGENCY · 1Parties & organisations 1
One NationPOLITICAL PARTY · 1People 5
Jim ChalmersPERSON · TREASURER · 2Alan JoycePERSON · EXECUTIVE · 1Barnaby JoycePERSON · ONE NATION MP FOR NEW ENGLAND · 1Anthony AlbanesePERSON · POLITICIAN · 1Pauline HansonPERSON · SENATOR, ONE NATION LEADER · 103 / The evidence chain
The Surcharge Rort
01A line off the receiptTHE SURCHARGE RORT · 02The cost the Tax Office won’t wearTHE SURCHARGE RORT · The Airline Rort
05The frequent flyer financial machineTHE AIRLINE RORT · The Privacy Rort
02Nearly five yearsTHE PRIVACY RORT ·