Visa And Mastercard Win Preliminary Approval For Merchant Fee Settlement

A U.S. district judge approved a proposed $38 billion settlement involving Visa and Mastercard in a long-running antitrust case brought by more than 12 million merchants over credit card processing fees. The ruling removes a major legal overhang for both payment networks, though the article provides no details on final payment terms or operational changes. The news is meaningful for the card-processing sector and could modestly affect Visa and Mastercard shares.

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A U.S. district judge approved a proposed $38 billion settlement involving Visa and Mastercard in a long-running antitrust case brought by more than 12 million merchants over credit card processing fees. The ruling removes a major legal overhang for both payment networks, though the article provides no details on final payment terms or operational changes. The news is meaningful for the card-processing sector and could modestly affect Visa and Mastercard shares.