EFTPOS: The Perils of a Cost-Driven Venture

Abstract
The ‘EFTPOS explosion’ in New Zealand is shown to be something of a ‘damp squib’. While awareness is very high, usage is around 30 per cent. The future usage rates were likely to increase to no more than 50 per cent, which meant a usage rate of 50 transactions per person per annum. Fear and ethical considerations stopped many people from using the system. The continuous introduction of new delivery mechanisms, combined with a hard-sell approach, has met great customer resistance: a resistance intensified by the banks' failure to ensure customer satisfaction with conventional delivery mechanisms.

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