Card payment sucharges banned in Australia from 2026

[RealtimeY]

With the amount of attention now on those apparently trying to skirt the surcharging rules, I wouldn’t expect those to be particularly long lived or pervasive. Australian consumers don’t like drip pricing, just look at the poll results.

 

[SeaWolf]

The ACCC has a page now specifically dedicated to card surcharges and the changes.

Card surcharges

From 1 October 2026, businesses can no longer add a surcharge for payments made using Visa, Mastercard, American Express and eftpos cards.

www.accc.gov.au

Also includes a section down the bottom, "Next steps for Consumers" that links to the pages of Visa, Mastercard and AmEx to report a business that is still surcharging. For eftpos it suggests contacting the bank that issued your card instead.

 

[DC3]

Lots of great photos going around today:

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Does anyone still carry cash?