A looming ban on card surcharges is forcing a rethink of payments – across banks, businesses, government agencies and more.
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PhD Researcher, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Fellow for Cyber-security and Internet Governance, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
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Associate Professor, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor in Law, Macquarie University
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Professor, Marketing, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Practice in Climate Policy, University of Oxford
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Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Chair in Law and Technology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Lecturer, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Principal Lecturer, Law, University of Portsmouth
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Senior Lecturer in Finance, Deakin University