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2 weeks, 2 days ago

I'm an Aussie running more than a dozen cafes in the UK and this is the infuriating thing businesses need to change back home

An Aussie expat running over a dozen cafes in London has called on companies back home to take on the cost of card surcharges instead of passing them onto customers. Urban Baristas co-founder Huw Wardrope said Australia is behind the ball in limiting card surcharges for customers after the European Union and UK banned them in early 2018. An Aussie …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Anthony Albanese set to ban card surcharges for cashless payments: 'Consumers shouldn't be punished for using cards'

Daily Mail

BY FREDDY PAWLE Australia is rushing towards becoming a cashless society but not everyone is ready to wave goodbye to physical currency - and there are good reasons why. 'The shift towards a cashless society in Australia isn't just a possibility, it's already well underway,' RMIT Associate Professor in Finance Angel Zhong said. 'The functionally cashless society is where we …

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5 months ago

Why inserting or swiping your card could help you save on surcharges

ABC

Have you bought a coffee or paid a bill recently? However, if the business only accepts card payments, and there is no way to avoid paying a surcharge, the ACCC says the extra cost needs to be included in the advertised price. You might save on surcharges by swiping or inserting your card If you use a debit card, it's …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Will consumers have to pay to access cash or face a future without banknotes?

ABC

When Tony Liparto started his sporting goods and trophies business 36 years ago, nearly all his customers were paying with cash. "Those days, it was probably 96 per cent to 95 per cent cash — and then you had cheques when you dealt with clubs," he says. According to the RBA, in 2007, 69 per cent of Australians said they …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Telstra connectivity woes pushing outback Queensland residents to Starlink, Wi-Sky

ABC

When her mobile and internet service cut out for the 10th time in a day, outback business owner Belinda Murphy was at her wit's end. Key points: Rural residents say towns suffer frequent connection drop-outs that cost businesses sales and stifle productivity A local internet provider launched by a grazier has seen a boom in demand from rural customers A …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Commonwealth Bank, NAB, Westpac payment warning for Australians

Daily Mail

Banks secretly rake in millions from 'tap-and-go' contactless credit or debit card purchases and a growing number of businesses now pass the exorbitant fees directly onto customers as surcharges. Banks are charging exorbitant fees for the convenience of using tap-and-go contactless cards for making purchase Manny Notaras, the owner of Canberra's CAPHs Cafe Bar and Restaurant, said while the higher …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Telstra outage on Condingup's first home football game in years frustrates community

ABC

The first home game for the local football team in years should have meant a bumper day of trade for business manager Rachel Davey but she was undone by a critical outage. Key points: Telstra said the outage was largely due to vermin damage on fibre-optic cables Residents are worried about how they will call emergency services if it happens …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Remote Northern Territory community of Wadeye hit by second Telstra mobile service outage in a fortnight

ABC

Restoration of mobile service in the remote community of Wadeye has been delayed — again — after a technician arrived on-site with a faulty part, meaning the outage is now due to stretch into at least its sixth day. Key points: Wadeye residents say a mobile service outage has left some of them unable to buy essential items One resident …

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