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Mastercard gears up for Australia's 2025 blockbuster antitrust trial

By Saloni Sinha and James Panichi ( January 21, 2025, 06:59 GMT | Comment) -- The high-stakes antitrust court action pitting Mastercard against Australia’s competition enforcer is set to dominate the first half of 2025. And there’s more at stake than the credit-card behemoth’s ability to offer retailers discounts in return for a commitment to use its services to process contactless debit transactions. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission will be hoping for a win that can drive home a message on retailing competition at the height of a cost-of-living crisis.With the blockbuster antitrust drama of 2024 — Epic Games’ lawsuit targeting Apple and Google — now awaiting judgment, the Australian stage has been cleared for the show-stopping clash of 2025: the high-stakes court action targeting Mastercard....

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