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Australian businesses use card surcharge ban to hide larger price hikes

Experts say merchants are exploiting the October credit card fee ban to implement higher prices that exceed the typical 1.5% charge.

1 publisher · 1 article · first seen 13 Oct 2026 · updated 25d ago

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  1. Card surcharge ban used as ‘cover’ for larger price increases by Australian businesses, experts say The Guardian ·

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