The Payment Systems Regulator is conducting its second annual review of Specific Direction 8 (SD8), which is designed to make sure LINK does all it can to fulfil its public commitments to maintain the broad geographic spread of free-to-use ATMs.
The call for views looks at four key areas:
a. How well LINK fulfilled requirements under SD8 for implementing policies, reporting publicly, maintaining coverage of Protected ATMs, and providing clear and transparent information.
b. How well the requirements under SD8 have worked in practice in relation to protecting free-to-use ATMs.
c. How well LINK’s requirements under SD8 (for example, Direct Commissioning and the Low-Volume Premium) have worked in maintaining broad geographic access.
d. Whether SD8 should remain in place, given some of the recent wider initiatives that have been introduced.
Consultation details:
ACS' submission:
