Visa, Mastercard reach $6.2 billion settlement over card-swipe fees

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News ID: 29011
Publish Date: 16:07 - 18 September 2018
TEHRAN, September 18 -Visa Inc (V.N), Mastercard Inc (MA.N), and a number of banks on Tuesday agreed to pay $6.2 billion to settle a long-running lawsuit brought by merchants over the fees they pay when they accept card payments.

Visa, Mastercard reach $6.2 billion settlement over card-swipe feesTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) -Visa Inc (V.N), Mastercard Inc (MA.N), and a number of banks on Tuesday agreed to pay $6.2 billion to settle a long-running lawsuit brought by merchants over the fees they pay when they accept card payments. 

The card issuers named in the class-action lawsuit include JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N), Citigroup (C.N) and Bank of America (BAC.N).

Mastercard will pay an additional $108 million from funds set aside in the second quarter, the company said.

Visa’s share represents around $4.1 billion, which the company expects to pay using funds previously deposited with the court, and from a litigation escrow it set up on June 28.

Source: Reuters

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