Europcar Fined $350k For Excessive Card Surcharges
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August 14, 2019
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The Federal Court has ordered Europcar to pay $350,000 in penalties for charging excessive credit and debit card payment surcharges in breach... Read More
Big W Owners Go After Media Revenue As Profits Tumble
Woolworths the owners of the struggling Big W variety stores is moving to strip revenue away from media Companies by getting suppliers... Read More
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Apple Warns Of “Trojan Horse” By Banks
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Square Roll E-Pay Solution Out For Oz Market
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Samsung Pay Adds Loyalty Card Support
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Ukranian Hackers Flog Oz Data
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ANZ Partnership Sees Android Pay Launch In ANZ
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Apple Customer ‘[email protected]’ Scandal
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Samsung OZ Retail Gong
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Dick Smith “Unique” Store Opens
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Apple Picks A Pom To Run Apple Stores Globally
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The estimate is up by 2.4 per cent compared to last year’s sales, and the ARA’s executive Director, Russell Zimmerman believes of... Read More
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US Retail Giant Walmart Goes Shopping In OZ
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Apple Adds New Store To Cheltenham, Victoria
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WestPac Site Down AGAIN As Security Issues Hit Big 4
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iPay: iPhone Turns Into Credit Card Machine
Click to enlarge The iZettle treatment is winging its way to an iOS phone near you from next month which will turn... Read More
OZ Retailers Interested In New Google Swipe Technology
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Angry Birds Take A Bite Out Of JB Hi Fi
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Harvey Norman Automates Franchises Vendor Supply Chain
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