Visa, Mastercard face fresh claim in UK over post-Brexit fee increases
( October 8, 2026, 09:15 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Visa and Mastercard are facing a new UK claim seeking about £700 million, alleging that they overcharged UK businesses for accepting online or other kinds of remote payments from customers with cards issued in the European Economic Area. The claim was filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal by former Competition and Markets Authority executive Ann Pope on behalf of about 126,000 businesses.Statement follows....
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