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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent

Visa and Mastercard threatened with potential £5bn UK lawsuit over fees

A close-up view of a Visa Signature, two Mastercards and a Visa credit card.
Spokespeople for Visa and Mastercard defended the multilateral interchange fees. Photograph: Thomas Fuller/Sopa Images/Shutterstock

Visa and Mastercard are being threatened with a potential £5bn lawsuit for allegedly stifling competition and charging UK businesses excessive fees.

The law firms Harcus Parker and Hausfeld have lodged an application at the Competition Appeal Tribunal in hopes of pursuing a group claim that would compensate companies who, they claim, have been overcharged on customer card payments since October 2020.

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