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Small Business NZ: Reviewing PayWave and online card fees is positive for all

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 24 Jul 2024, 8:47am
Food prices were increasing again in January. Photo / Getty
Food prices were increasing again in January. Photo / Getty

Small Business NZ: Reviewing PayWave and online card fees is positive for all

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 24 Jul 2024, 8:47am

Acceptance that reviewing the way fees are charged for PayWave and online card transactions in New Zealand is a positive for all.

The Commerce Commission is consulting on regulation it says could save Kiwis $250 million.

People spend $1 billion each year on fees in-store and online.

Small Business New Zealand founder and BSP advisory group director Phil Wicks is questioning whether some retailers are taking advantage.

“There is quite a variation in fees. I mean at the end of the day, the retailers shouldn’t really be making profits from their EFTPOS. They should be making their profits from the goods and services that they sell.”

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