@timeoutaustralia: Next month, Aussies will officially say goodbye to debit and credit surcharges under a reform from the Reserve Bank 💳 The new rules will force businesses to remove added fees on Mastercard, Visa and EFTPOS payments – a move expected to save consumers $1.6 billion annually. But it’s not all good news. Rewards programs are likely to weaken, while small businesses will face a choice of either absorbing the merchant fees or passing them on to customers. What do you think of the ban? 🤔

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punkishnirvana
nirvana___2412 :
So $20 meal will now be $22 or something though
2026-09-30 13:22:12
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lotsofopinionsnobdy
Lots of Opinions Nobody :
now ban weekend and public holidays surchage. print out new menu with different pricing. it's not hard. we want price transparency.
2026-09-30 04:57:58
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shaquisha37
Shaquisha DèJones :
This cafe I used to buy from charged me the same price as i used to pay before😂 . NOTHING CHANGED FOR US
2026-09-30 04:14:29
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haxia.bnz
Hagia 🏳️‍⚧️ :
nothing changed as customers
2026-09-30 05:00:36
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zbcrystalsjewellery
Zoe Birrell :
it won't save us anything, banks are still going to charge businesses that surcharge So the bill will be passed onto us through menus hikes
2026-09-30 07:45:42
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jeffreyjohnlamont
Jeffrey John Lamont :
It's the most stupidest thing. It's not going to save anyone anything. Business will be forced to just rise prices, your coffee that was $5.07 will now be $5.25 or $5.50 And now everyone will be paying more Wether It's eftpos, cash or direct deposit. When before only those who chose to pay eftpos paid a small surcharge. It's so stupid only loosers here are small businesses & the consumers the banks and government still get all there money.
2026-09-30 05:07:49
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jenny4644
Jenny 🇦🇺 🇬🇧 :
Are they also stop charging us to take out our own money from ATM
2026-09-30 04:59:08
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antheatangioraleef
Anthea Tangi Ora Leef :
its called a merchant fee, not a customer fee
2026-09-30 23:28:36
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derivious2012
Derivious :
it doesnt include amex. whats ur source it does?
2026-09-30 04:01:29
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user3632567360243
Simmo :
But banks can still charge businesses 🤔
2026-09-30 21:21:31
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jim46976
Ish :
businesses will pass the cost to customers 😁
2026-09-30 09:06:58
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kalyaney.ee
Kay :
Yeah now instead of paying 10.52 I paid 11.20
2026-09-30 10:34:47
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notintrend
Maddie :
Like even if a surcharge? Just another scam to take our money
2026-09-30 01:21:30
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amlara
la :
FINALLY
2026-09-30 11:23:13
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pboh5
PBoh :
They are not banning surcharges- otherwise the banks couldn’t charge them
2026-09-30 06:05:35
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shadowtriggers1
Shadow :
So all I’m hearing is businesses are gonna increase how much we pay for things now
2026-09-30 10:52:25
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ferhaty123
⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝꙰⃝JarJürt🇦🇺 :
🫪
2026-09-30 05:14:25
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aliza.kc_
Aliza :
Banning the card surcharge yayyy and then boom - increased the cash rate.. who are we kidding?
2026-09-30 13:15:13
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raff.scotto
Raff Scotto :
That’s gonna help inflation when prices go up a few dollars
2026-09-30 21:47:17
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wazzzup38
Wazzzzzup :
So instead of a surcharge on cards now it’s a surcharge paying cash!! Because every single business will basically increase all their prices by 1% regardless of payment method
2026-09-30 18:06:21
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stjameshairstudio
stjameshairstudio :
Simple and easy just include the price, consumer only pay more than before, not make difference for the bank thinking smart
2026-10-01 00:09:03
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jimmysnowie
JimmySnowie :
It is great for consumers but there are some Asian shops are replacing a fee if the purchase is less than $50.
2026-09-30 21:26:35
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kai.s.n70
Kai Matsumoto :
I don’t care about surcharges just ban this government from taxing our fuel 😭
2026-09-30 19:45:29
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nabillaouach
Nabil :
They haven’t saved consumers at all we will all put our prices up to cover for the loss the banks will now make the business wear. Government knows this some ppl are to stupid to understand what’s happening thinking they are going to save 🤦🏽‍♂️some ppl need to use some logic u will be charged just in another way only winner here is banks and government taxes
2026-09-30 07:19:43
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