Card Surcharge Removal: What Businesses Need to Know
From 1 October 2026, businesses will no longer be able to apply a surcharge to debit, prepaid and credit card payments on designated eftpos, Mastercard and Visa networks.
From 1 October 2026, businesses will no longer be able to apply a surcharge to debit, prepaid and credit card payments on designated eftpos, Mastercard and Visa networks.
From 1 July 2026, thousands more businesses—including accounting and professional services firms—are now regulated under Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) laws.