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Mastercard, regulator clash over suppression orders in Australian antitrust case

By Saloni Sinha ( December 11, 2025, 07:42 GMT | Insight) -- Mastercard told a court that disclosing details of its past agreements with major retailers would cause significant prejudice in its ongoing Australian antitrust case and future commercial negotiations. The Federal Court of Australia on Thursday was hearing arguments from Mastercard and the antitrust regulator over suppression orders on parts of merchant agreements with major retailers and financial institutions, including Coles, Woolworths, Westpac Group, Visa, American Express and National Australia Bank.Mastercard told a court that disclosing details of its past agreements with major retailers would cause significant prejudice in its ongoing Australian antitrust case and future commercial negotiations....

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