CARD SURCHARGES ARE DISAPPEARING. Card acceptance costs aren’t.

Since 1 October 2026, card-network rules generally prevent businesses from surcharging eftpos, Mastercard, Visa and Amex payments. But they still bear the cost of accepting them. It’s time to rethink your payment mix. It’s time for pay by bank.

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Why is card surcharging changing?

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The changes reflect updated scheme rules from eftpos, Mastercard and Visa, alongside a voluntary policy change from American Express.

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Pay-by-bank momentum

This isn't a bet on the future. It's already happening.

PIONEERING THE PAYMENTS FUTURE

Zepto processed ~$88 billion across 88 million transactions in FY26.

NPP VOLUMES

The NPP now carries roughly 30% of all account-to-account transactions in Australia — 1.86 billion transactions worth $1.99 trillion a year (Source).

PAYTO VALUE

Total value of PayTo payments reached $3.93 billion ecosystem-wide in FY26 — up 148.6% in value, and 135.9% in volume, year-on-year.

 

 

 

 

01Pay-by-bank, built to flow

Meet Zepto Flow

Zepto Flow is a plug-and-play, embeddable checkout integration that enables pay-by-bank offerings like PayTo and PayID directly within a checkout experience styled to match your brand — not ours.

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02Safer Payments

Meet Zepto Validate

Zepto Validate can help protect against scams and mistaken payments. It checks the account name, BSB and account number entered against the data held by the recipient bank, and provides an instant match outcome.

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Merchant success stories

"As we move towards a world where everything is managed through the device in our pocket, we see the New Payments Platform and partners like Zepto as integral to the future of payments."

Anthony YoungRetail Financial Controller, Red Energy

Proven under pressure

We've done this before.

When Payday Super came into effect in July, Employment Hero didn't scramble — they'd already built the plumbing with Zepto. Since then, they've processed over $1 billion in payday super contributions without missing a beat.

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Built by merchants, for merchants

Zepto wasn’t built in a bank board room. We were born out of a Byron Bay skydiving business, where our founders experienced the pain of slow settlements, high scheme fees, and broken payment flows firsthand.

“The advantage we had from the get-go is that we didn't start out as bankers trying to solve a merchant problem. We started with an intimate understanding of what merchants need because we had been merchants ourselves. Payments had frustrated us immensely – perhaps more than anything else in business.”

Matt Cheers
Co-founder & CEO

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Ready to Turn October 01 Into Your Competitive Advantage?

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You don’t need to replace every payment rail overnight. You need the right rail for the right job. Let's look at your transaction flows and map a practical account-to-account payment strategy ahead of the 1 October changes.

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