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eftpos
eftpos, run by Australian Payments Plus
Status Tracked
The domestic debit network, run by Australian Payments Plus. Announced on 4 June 2026 that a zero-surcharge limit would apply to eftpos transactions from 1 October 2026. Its June quarter 2026 average merchant fee, 0.43 per cent of value, was the lowest of the card types in the RBA’s table.
- First tracked
- 2026
- Last on record
- 2026-10-03
- Named in
- 2 articles
- Across
- 1 case
Named in 2 articles across 1 case 17 connections: companies 4, lobbies 3, mechanisms 1, regulators and bodies 3, agencies and departments 2, parties and organisations 1, people 3
Key figure on file
$1.6 billion
Card surcharges the RBA estimates consumers paid in 2024/25 on the eftpos, Mastercard and Visa networks, out of about $1.8 billion in all; businesses…
Fig. 01 / Where this name appears
Fig. 01Source: article scan · every article naming itAs of 2026‑10‑03Auto-assembled
Fig. 02 / On the record
- $1.6 billionCard surcharges the RBA estimates consumers paid in 2024/25 on the eftpos, Mastercard and Visa networks, out of about $1.8 billion in all; businesses paid the other $0.2 billion. It is a bill that was paid, not a measured saving.A line off the receipt →
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 4
VisaCOMPANY · PAYMENTS · 2MastercardCOMPANY · PAYMENTS · 2American ExpressCOMPANY · PAYMENTS · 2pay.com.auCOMPANY · PAYMENTS · 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 3
The ACCCFEDERAL REGULATOR · 2The RBAFEDERAL REGULATOR · 2Commonwealth OmbudsmanACTOR · WATCHDOG · 1Agencies & departments 2
The ATOACTOR · AGENCY · 2Services AustraliaACTOR · AGENCY · 1Parties & organisations 1
One NationPOLITICAL PARTY · 1People 3
Jim ChalmersPERSON · TREASURER · 2Anthony AlbanesePERSON · POLITICIAN · 1Pauline HansonPERSON · SENATOR, ONE NATION LEADER · 1