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‌Visa and MasterCard $5.54 B Settlement News

Official Court-Authorized Settlement Website

This is a $5.54 billion settlement to provide payments to merchants who accepted Visa and Mastercard at any time from January 1, 2004.

On December 13, 2019 the Court granted final approval to the settlement filed on September 18, 2018. 

The Court has granted final approval to a settlement of $5.54 billion in a class action lawsuit, called In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1720 (MKB) (JO). The lawsuit is about claims that merchants paid excessive fees to accept Visa and Mastercard cards because Visa and Mastercard, individually, and together with their respective member banks, violated the antitrust laws.

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