New Zealand to Ban Surcharges on In-Store Electronic Payments
The government will introduce the Retail Payment System (Ban on Surcharges) Amendment Bill by the end of this year and the ban will be in place by May 2026 at the latest, Simpson said in a statement Monday in Wellington.
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