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Justice Department accuses Visa of debit network monopoly that impacts price of ‘nearly everything'

  • The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, claiming it stifles competition in the debit card market and costs consumers billions.
  • The DOJ's complaint states that 60% of debit transactions in the U.S. use Visa's network, generating over $7 billion in processing fees annually.
  • Attorney General Merrick B. Garland stated that Visa unlawfully maintains excessive fees beyond competitive market rates.
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The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Visa on Tuesday, accusing the financial giant of monopolizing the debit card market for more than a decade. Here's what we know about the lawsuit: The department alleges that Visa took advantage of its dominant position to force companies to use its network instead of that of its competitors, obstructing the emergence of new alternatives. Visa, however, rejected the lawsuit as unfounded. Th…

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