Hi everyone,
Haven't been posting into this forum for ages so great to be back.
I am very concerned of one particular "enhancement" on the 18th of January 2016, that is the application of the increased 3.4% International Transaction Fee into online local purchases by vendors which may have international presence.
In another forum, I have listed the following:
Ebay Australia
Paypal (including paying your phone bill using Paypal)
Book Depository
Itunes Australia
Google Play Australia
Uber Australia
Groupon Australia
Sony Entertainment Network Australia
Microsoft Australia
Spotify
Weight Watchers
Uniqlo Australia
and probably you can mention many more.
My concern is since there is no thread about this specific change, it may have been hidden from many users in this forum and I am hoping this thread serves as an alert.
Basically, the main issue is how to distinguish if a transaction will attract International Transaction Fee even though the vendor has local presence and charges in AUD after 18th of January 2016? And any suggestion on a better way to avoid it other than don't use them?
Regards
Zz
Haven't been posting into this forum for ages so great to be back.
I am very concerned of one particular "enhancement" on the 18th of January 2016, that is the application of the increased 3.4% International Transaction Fee into online local purchases by vendors which may have international presence.
In another forum, I have listed the following:
Ebay Australia
Paypal (including paying your phone bill using Paypal)
Book Depository
Itunes Australia
Google Play Australia
Uber Australia
Groupon Australia
Sony Entertainment Network Australia
Microsoft Australia
Spotify
Weight Watchers
Uniqlo Australia
and probably you can mention many more.
My concern is since there is no thread about this specific change, it may have been hidden from many users in this forum and I am hoping this thread serves as an alert.
Basically, the main issue is how to distinguish if a transaction will attract International Transaction Fee even though the vendor has local presence and charges in AUD after 18th of January 2016? And any suggestion on a better way to avoid it other than don't use them?
Regards
Zz