Card payment sucharges banned in Australia from 2026

[kpc]

Behind a paywall unfortunately, and the 12 ft ladder is broken

Warning to Australians who use credit cards to earn airline points

The generosity of rewards schemes could be scaled back if a proposal to ban surcharges for card transactions goes ahead.

www.smh.com.au

 

[NoName]

Behind a paywall unfortunately, and the 12 ft ladder is broken

Warning to Australians who use credit cards to earn airline points

The generosity of rewards schemes could be scaled back if a proposal to ban surcharges for card transactions goes ahead.

www.smh.com.au

https://archive.is/

This site works for anyone interested.

 

[Hvr]

And there's a quote from an AFFer. in the aforementioned article:

"Matt Graham, editor of Australian Frequent Flyer, said the proposed surcharge ban and lowering of the interchange fee cap had become a hot-button issue on his website’s forum, with members concerned about looming changes."

 

[clifford]

Whilst I have benefitted from SUBs myself, I'm not surprised they will get less. I would personally prefer no surcharges at the expense of large SUBs!

I agree completely. IMO, frequent flyer benefits should mostly come from frequent flying. This credit card sign up bonus thing has got completely out of control. Just look at the USA.