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Merchants' UK suits against Mastercard, Visa bolstered with 'pass-on' ruling

By Simon Zekaria ( February 18, 2026, 15:41 GMT | Insight) -- Mastercard and Visa have largely failed to prove that merchants suing them over inflated card fees passed on part or all of the overcharge in fees to consumers or to suppliers, UK competition judges ruled on Wednesday. The judgment could bolster the case of dozens of merchants seeking to establish that they suffered financial loss by paying the overcharge through higher prices charged to them.Mastercard and Visa have largely failed to prove that merchants suing them over inflated card fees passed on part or all of the overcharge in fees to consumers or to suppliers, UK competition judges ruled on Wednesday....

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