Matua Kahurangi: Banning paywave fees won’t save shoppers much

The National Party’s latest move to ban Paywave surcharge fees is being spun by them as a win for everyday Kiwis, but the reality is anything but. It's a shallow attempt to appear helpful at the checkout, and voters are beginning to see right through it.

Customers already have the option to avoid Paywave fees by simply inserting their card and entering a PIN. It takes less than ten seconds. This isn’t a policy that changes lives, it’s just another National PR stunt, plain and simple.