The changes will come into effect in October after months of discussions with major banks, which are worried about a $660 ...

The Reserve Bank of Australia has approved two public-speaking events by external members of its policy-setting board, breaking with past practice where messaging was left to the governor and other ...

Card surcharge payments will be removed by October, according to new legislation announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Australia’s loyalty economy faces a potential reset under payments reforms by the Reserve Bank, with analysts warning the ...

The ban is expected to save Australian consumers $1.6 billion a year in unnecessary fees, but will likely cause a dramatic ...

Merchants will be banned from surcharging the cost of accepting credit and debit card payments from October 1, in a suite of ...

The RBA has scrapped a hidden fee that was costing Australians $1.6bn a year in a major change for shoppers – but there’s a ...

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s monetary policy board members will begin delivering public speeches this year, in a shift aimed at boosting transparency around rate decisions and the views behind them ...

The RBA board voted to hold the cash rate at 3.6% at its September 2025 meeting, keeping rates steady after last month’s quarter-point reduction. The decision, which was widely anticipated by the ...

Australia’s central bank said it’s impossible to confidently predict the path for policy after raising interest rates for a ...

The country’s big banks will have less money to spend on the loyalty schemes loved by their customers, likely cutting points ...

The RBA will also lower the cap on fees issuers such as banks can charge businesses, saving businesses an estimated $910m a ...