Coverage dated September 23, 2024 to September 24, 2024

Department of Justice sues Visa, saying the card issuer monopolizes debit card markets

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The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa.

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  1. NPR

    Justice Department accuses Visa of stifling competition in the debit card business (opens NPR)

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    The Justice Department sued Visa today, accusing the giant payments company of seeking to monopolize the debit card business.

  2. CBS News

    Visa monopolizes debit cards, hurting consumers and businesses, Justice Department says (opens CBS News)

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    Visa exploits its market dominance to stifle competition, costing consumers and merchants billions in extra fees, feds allege.

  3. WHDH Boston

    US Justice Department accuses Visa of illegal monopoly that adds to the price of ‘nearly everything’ - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    New York (CNN) — The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing Visa of illegally monopolizing the debit card market.For more than a decade, the department alleges,

  4. KVOA Tucson

    US Justice Department accuses Visa of illegal monopoly that adds to the price of ‘nearly everything’ (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    New York (CNN) — The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing Visa of illegally monopolizing the debit card market.

  5. KEYT Santa Barbara

    US sues Visa, saying the card issuer monopolized debit card markets and is driving up costs for businesses and consumers (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — US sues Visa, saying the card issuer monopolized debit card markets and is driving up costs for businesses and consumers.

  6. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Department of Justice sues Visa, saying the card issuer monopolizes debit card markets (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa.

  7. FOX Business

    DOJ sues Visa over debit card market monopoly (opens FOX Business)

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    The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Visa on Tuesday, alleging the financial services giant used its clout to maintain a monopoly over the U.S. debit card market.

  8. The Hill

    Justice Department accuses Visa of monopolizing debit market in antitrust lawsuit (opens The Hill)

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    The Justice Department sued Visa on Tuesday, accusing the credit card company of illegally maintaining a monopoly over the debit market. The DOJ argues that Visa has limited competition by entering into exclusive agreements with merchants and banks that force most or all of their transactions to run…

  9. WFMZ Allentown

    DOJ sues Visa, saying card issuer monopolizes debit card markets (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services behemoth uses its size and dominance to stifle competition in the debit card market.

  10. Washington Times

    Justice Department sues Visa, alleges the card issuer monopolizes debit card markets (opens Washington Times)

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    The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services behemoth uses its size and dominance to stifle competition in the debit card market, costing consumers and businesses billions of dollars.

  11. Forbes

    U.S. Sues Visa Over Alleged Debit Card Monopoly (opens Forbes)

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    Visa shares fell almost 5% in Tuesday trading, shedding about $25 billion in market value.

  12. The Columbian

    Visa faces Justice Department antitrust case on debit cards (opens The Columbian)

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    The U.S. Justice Department plans to allege that Visa Inc. illegally monopolized the U.S. debit card market, according to people familiar with the matter.

  13. WSVN Miami

    US Justice Department accuses Visa of illegal monopoly that adds to the price of ‘nearly everything’ - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    New York (CNN) — The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing Visa of illegally monopolizing the debit card market.For more than a decade, the department

  14. Fortune

    DOJ to accuse Visa of illegally monopolizing US debit card market (opens Fortune)

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    The government’s allegations include that Visa made exclusive agreements to hinder the expansion of competing networks.

  15. Los Angeles Times

    Justice Department sues Visa, alleging it has a monopoly in debit card markets (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The U.S. Justice Department has sued Visa Inc., alleging the global payments giant illegally monopolized the debit card market.

  16. NBC News

    Justice Department accuses Visa of debit network monopoly that affects price of ‘nearly everything’ (opens NBC News)

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    The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday sued Visa, the world’s biggest payments network, saying it propped up an illegal monopoly over debit payments by imposing “exclusionary” agreements on partners and smothering upstart firms.

  17. Insider

    The US Justice Department just filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa over its debit card business (opens Insider)

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    The US Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit arguing Visa engaged in anticompetitive behavior related to its debit card business.

  18. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Justice Department accuses Visa of debit network monopoly that impacts price of ‘nearly everything' (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Visa and its smaller rival MasterCard have surged in the past two decades, reaching a combined market cap of roughly $1 trillion.

  19. The Guardian

    US accuses Visa of ‘unlawful’ debit card swipe monopoly in antitrust lawsuit (opens The Guardian)

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    DoJ claims company stifles competition by threatening merchants with high fees and pays off potential rivals

  20. The Oregonian

    Government sues Visa, alleging monopoly on debit card market (opens The Oregonian)

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    The complaint filed Tuesday says Visa penalizes merchants and banks who don’t use Visa’s own payment processing technology to process debit transactions, even though alternatives exist.

  21. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Department of Justice sues Visa, alleges the card issuer monopolizes debit card markets (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services behemoth uses its size and dominance to stifle competition in the debit card market, costing consumers and businesses billions of dollars.

  22. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    U.S. accuses Visa of monopolizing debit card swipes | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    The U.S. Department of Justice sued Visa for alleged antitrust violations today, accusing one of the world’s largest payment networks of suppressing competition by threatening merchants with high fees and paying off potential rivals.

  23. Forbes

  24. CBS News

    Visa monopolizes debit cards, hurting consumers and businesses, Justice Department alleges (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Visa exploits its market dominance to stifle competition, costing consumers and merchants billions in extra fees, feds allege in a lawsuit.

  25. Hawaiitribune Herald

    US accuses Visa of monopoly in debit cards (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa on Tuesday, accusing the financial giant of unfairly stifling competition in debit cards, the latest in a string of cases aimed at deterring monopolistic behavior by big companies.

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