APT, Mastercard must face US antitrust claims, MarketDial argues
( June 1, 2026, 16:30 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: MarketDial opposed a motion to dismiss a US antitrust case against Applied Predictive Technologies and Mastercard over software that enables “A/B testing” for physical business locations, saying its allegations of anticompetitive conduct are legally sufficient. MarketDial said the companies subjected it to six years of baseless trade secrets litigation, and Mastercard exploits its dominance in the credit card space to cause merchants who would otherwise choose MarketDial to obtain APT’s software at steeply discounted prices, and even for free.See attached file. ...
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