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Mastercard was lowest-cost option for KFC, Australian court told

By Saloni Sinha ( April 22, 2026, 08:21 GMT | Insight) -- KFC concluded it was cheaper to route debit transactions through Mastercard than through the Eftpos network, an Australian trial has heard. In a Federal Court hearing on Wednesday, KFC South Pacific financial controller Andrew Deane largely agreed with Mastercard lawyer Conor Bannan that the chain struck a deal with the card scheme after its internal analysis showed Mastercard was the cheaper option for debit transactions compared with Eftpos.KFC concluded it was cheaper to route debit transactions through Mastercard than through the Eftpos network, an Australian trial has heard....

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