Frequently Asked Questions

Your payWave may not be working because of a new change in the payments industry that has meant a lot of merchants are now routing their contactless payments through eftpos.

This means your Visa payWave payment will be declined if:

• The merchant your purchasing from is using eftpos to route their contactless payments; and
• You have not paid via eftpos with your card chip inserted at the merchant before.

If you run into this issue, retry the payment by inserting your card into the machine, and selecting savings/cheque to complete your purchase.

This will activate eftpos contactless payments on your card and you'll be able to use contactless payments at this merchant going forward.