New fees, higher costs: Card surcharges are ending – how will it affect the way you pay?

Australian ban on credit and debit card surcharges begins this week. Businesses plan to pass the cost on to consumers – or avoid it altogether Australians will no longer pay a surcharge on credit or debit card purchases from Thursday, but the changes at the register won’t stop there. Some businesses are already making changes, with an after-school care provider cutting off card payments and a school canteen service setting $10 minimum checkouts to manage processing costs.

Read the original report at The Guardian.