05/10/2026
Another day, another cost of doing business. 🫠
You’ve probably seen the card surcharge chat everywhere and maybe the Sydney café owner who put his EFTPOS machine in a lock box. 😂
From 1 October, card surcharges are gone but the processing fees aren’t.
Businesses still pay every time someone taps, you just can’t pass that cost directly onto the customer.
So now’s a good time to check what you’re paying, compare providers and make sure your margins can absorb it.
1% on $50K in card sales = $500 a month. Small percentage. Pretty decent chunk of your margin.
Know your numbers. Or buy a lock box. Apparently.