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Surcharging ban: How to get ready for the new retail payments reforms
From 1 October 2026, merchants will no longer be allowed to charge their customers a surcharge when they pay with a card. It’s part of a suite of retail payments reforms being introduced by the Reserve Bank of Australia.The changes present an opportunity for businesses to review what their own payment service provider is charging them to accept payments and ensure that they receive the full benefit of all the reforms, says Joel Lenhardt, Managing Director of Merchant Payments at Westpac.
Australia’s payments system works — that's not a reason to wait.
Australia’s payments rails are among the best in the world, but global money is changing fast. As stablecoins, deposit tokens and tokenised assets move from experimentation to real use in cross-border payments and markets, the question is less whether change is coming, and more whether Australia will proactively shape it or inherit it.
Stablecoins and Australia's financial architecture: A policy choice, not a technology question
The countdown is on for regulatory clarity on stablecoins, and it's time for banks, regulators and policymakers to prepare for what could be a fundamental reshaping of Australia's financial system. Here's what you need to know.