The RBA will regulate new and emerging payments systems the same way as credit cards, EFTPOS and other transactions.
October 13, 2023The RBA seeks to prevent any one debit network from being given routing priority at issuance for domestic transactions.
June 24, 2023The updated ePayments Code strengthens protections for consumers and obliges banks to help customers recover money that has been transferred in error.
June 5, 2023The RBA had set an expectation that merchants would be offered least-cost routing by end-2022, but the industry did not meet this timeline.
May 24, 2023The revised Code extends the protections to cover NPP payments and toughens banks’ obligations to help customers recover funds sent to the wrong account.
June 3, 2022The ACCC says Mastercard offered cheaper rates to over 20 major retail businesses if they used its own network to process transactions.
May 31, 2022ASIC will publish an updated ePayments Code in April, enhancing some consumer protections and extending those protections to payments made using the NPP.
March 9, 2022The ACCC said the merger will enable the three payment schemes to coordinate investment proposals, avoid duplicative spending, and likely result in public benefit.
September 15, 2021Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has asked the RBA to consider mandating the issuance of dual-network debit cards for major and medium-sized banks.
September 3, 2021