New research has found a third of Australian small businesses are experiencing energy hardship due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has left one in five with an energy service debt.
The research project...
In recent years, ACAPMA has received reports of significant increases in the cost of fees charged by banks to process electronic transactions (debit and credit) of fuel businesses. While some of this...
MEDIA RELEASE 29.07.2021
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson today joined a group of 12 leading small business organisations calling on the banks to make “least cost routing” available...
By Australasian Convenience and Petroleum Marketers Association (ACAPMA) CEO Mark McKenzie.
In late 2017, ACAPMA began to receive inquiries from members about the rising cost of merchant fees (i.e. the charges levied...
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has welcomed an agreement between the SDA and Master Grocers Australia to make improvements to the Retail Award, which will help small...
COSBOA is joining ACAPMA, New Sunrise Group, Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon Michael McCormack MP and the Minister for Small and Family Business, the Hon Michaelia Cash MP to launch the GO...
The Fairer Merchant Fees Alliance has welcomed the Federal Government and Reserve Bank of Australia’s strong support for the rapid introduction of a fairer debit card fee system.
At a time when COVID-19...
By Mark McKenzie
Like many Australians, I write this article sitting in my home office in Wollongong as part of the new stay-at-home directive. I have spent much of the morning, possibly like...
