10 business groups band together to seek urgent action on debit payments 25 June 2021
The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores, the Australasian Convenience and Petroleum Marketers Association, the Australian Lottery and Newsagents Association, the Australian Retailers Association, the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia, the Franchise Council of Australia, MGA Independent Retailers, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, the National Retail Association and Restaurant and Catering have penned this open letter, seeking urgent action of debit payments.
Australia’s debit payments system is at a critical juncture, and we need urgent action so hundreds of thousands of businesses do not face the cost burden of higher transaction fees in-store and online.
Changes at the top for lobby group
A WOMAN with a “wealth of experience in trade, investment, tourism and systems of government, and an authentic passion for the Mornington Peninsula as a local resident” has replaced former federal Liberal cabinet minister Bruce Billson on the Committee for Mornington Peninsula.
Zoe McKenzie, who joins the management committee, is principal of Trade and Investment Advisory, a company which advises clients on market expansion into Australia or on current or future free trade agreements.
The Committee for Mornington Peninsula describes itself as an “independent, member-based organisation committed to leading and influencing long-term outcomes and contributing to our strategic objectives for the broader Mornington Peninsula”.
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AMEX chasing small business market share American Express is ramping up its push into the small business market as the card company rolls out the ninth year of its Shop Small rewards program.
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Subscriber only American Express is ramping up its push into the small business market as the card company rolls out the ninth year of its Shop Small rewards program. The payments provider is kicking on from the 50,000 new Australian retail customers it added last year in a bid to grab market share from industry heavyweights Visa and Mastercard. American Express data shows that, between 2013 and 2020, American Express card members spent more than $6bn in Australian small businesses through the Shop Small program.
AMEX chasing small business market share gympietimes.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gympietimes.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.