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Are you getting the most value from your payments setup?  

Payments are one of the most critical parts of running a business, but can often be one of the least revisited.  Once terminals are installed and payments are flowing, it’s easy to assume everything is set up the right …
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May 20, 2026
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The business case for domestic debit card payments  

Card payments are easy to take for granted, until costs rise, something breaks, or a change lands with little warning.  For most Australian businesses, payments “just work” day to day. But behind every tap in-store or click online is a complex system …
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May 14, 2026
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Understanding Merchant Choice Routing

Every tap counts – literally Debit cards now account for over 75% of all card payments in Australia.1 For many Australian businesses, small differences in how debit card transactions are processed can quietly add up in sizeable fees each year.  That’s where Merchant Choice Routing …
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April 28, 2026
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eftpos vs EFTPOS 

What’s the difference?  It’s a common point of confusion – and you’re not alone. While they sound the same, eftpos and EFTPOS aren’t the same thing. eftpos is the debit card network eftpos is Australia’s local debit card network committed to affordable and secure payments for …
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April 15, 2026

Scams Awareness Week: How AP+ is building scam protection into everyday payments

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) is continuing to step up its efforts to make payments safer, faster, and more secure, by building scam prevention into the infrastructure that underpins everyday payments. Bringing together eftpos, BPAY, …
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August 25, 2025

AP+ lowers eftpos scheme fees in ongoing commitment to lowering cost of payments

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) has announced a 22% drop in wholesale fees for the domestic eftpos network which took effect on 1 May, a move designed to lower the wholesale cost of payments.  Issuer …
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May 8, 2025

AP+ works with Google to offer Least Cost Routing on Google Wallets

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) has worked with Google to roll out eftpos functionality and Least Cost Routing (LCR) on transactions made via the mobile Google Wallet, allowing merchants to choose to have more payments …
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March 6, 2025

AP+ update to debit cards with eftpos on mobile wallets 

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) has made good progress on its technical update to debit cards on mobile wallets. The update will ensure consumers can continue to make payments via eftpos from 1 Jan 2025. …
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December 30, 2024

eftpos update to some debit cards in mobile wallets

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) is rolling out a technical update to some debit cards on mobile wallets to ensure consumers can continue to make payments via eftpos from 1 Jan 2025. A small minority …
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December 18, 2024

Rollout of Merchant Choice Routing for mobile devices plus lower eftpos debit charges will lower the cost of payments in Australia 

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) is pleased to announce the rollout of Merchant Choice Routing (MCR) on transactions made via mobile wallets has now commenced, meaning that merchants can choose1 to have more payments routed …
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September 26, 2024
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