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Key Highlights

  • An Australian Big Four bank has added FlexiRoam global data roaming to eligible premium rewards Mastercard cards.
  • FlexiRoam earns an annual fee for every eligible card while the bank funds the benefit.
  • Management’s current planning case estimates about US$140,000, or approximately A$200,000, in annual fee Revenue from the benefit as presently offered.
  • Eligible card accounts can claim a complimentary 3GB global data plan for 15 days in more than 150 countries and regions each calendar year.

FlexiRoam Limited (ASX:FRX) has converted its Mastercard distribution channel into a live Australian bank program, with one of the country’s four major banks adding global data roaming to selected premium rewards cards. FlexiRoam has signed the onboarding document for the bank’s participation and will earn an annual fee for each eligible card. The arrangement shifts the company’s model away from acquiring each traveller individually by using a card issuer to distribute the benefit across an existing customer base.

Premium Cardholders Receive a Defined Data Benefit

Each eligible card account can claim a complimentary 3GB global data plan once per calendar year. The plan is valid for 15 days in more than 150 countries and regions, and cardholders receive a 20% discount on additional FlexiRoam plans. The bank pays for access to the benefit, while FlexiRoam’s annual fee is attached to eligible cards rather than the Volume of data actually consumed.

Planning Case Points to Recurring Fee Revenue

Management’s current planning case estimates approximately US$140,000, or about A$200,000, of annual fee revenue based on the benefit as currently configured. FlexiRoam stresses that this is not minimum committed revenue or formal guidance. Actual revenue depends on the number of eligible cards and the applicable fee, and the program has no fixed term or minimum card commitment.

Mastercard Provides the Distribution Route

At 30 June 2026, FlexiRoam’s Mastercard channel had been offered through 418 banks and 1,270 card programs in 78 countries. The Australian deployment demonstrates how one issuer can add Recurring Revenue without FlexiRoam directly Marketing to every cardholder. The company has identified converting agreements into deployed recurring revenue as a FY27 priority.

Program Economics Still Depend on Issuer Decisions

The bank can review its card benefits, and the arrangement contains no minimum revenue guarantee. Changes in eligible-card numbers, program design or continuation would affect FlexiRoam’s receipts. The company also views lower Australian interchange caps as supportive of cost-efficient card benefits, but issuer behaviour following the regulatory change remains outside FlexiRoam’s control.

Forward-Looking Summary

FlexiRoam will now track eligible-card deployment and fee revenue while seeking additional issuer onboarding through the wider Mastercard channel.