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San Francisco Sues Amex Over Card Fees

November 20, 2015
Merchants Want Card Networks’ Antitrust Settlements Tossed
In Depth // July 30, 2015

Two separate antitrust cases made their way into the headlines yesterday (July 29), but they were both about the same subject: merchants protesting details of the cases. The first case in question involves the the $6 billion card network antitrust settlement that involves Visa and MasterCard, which has found...

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San Francisco Sues Amex Over Card Fees

November 20, 2015
The City of San Francisco has filed a lawsuit against against American Express that accused the payment network of charging merchants with excessive fees and alleged anti-competitive practices. The suit seeks billions of dollars to pay back merchants, who, according to the city, were unjustly charged as part of what it calls excess fees that are […]

Merchants Want Card Networks’ Antitrust Settlements Tossed

July 30, 2015
Two separate antitrust cases made their way into the headlines yesterday (July 29), but they were both about the same subject: merchants protesting details of the cases. The first case in question...