Card surcharge ban leads small businesses to raise prices

7News Just In · Sep 30, 2026 · 4m

The Reserve Bank of Australia has banned businesses from passing card transaction surcharges onto customers, leaving small business owners to either absorb the costs or raise their overall prices. While banks continue to charge these fees, which are now capped but not eliminated, small businesses are legally prohibited from passing them on.

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