US: DOJ, AmEx face off over swipe fees (Competition Policy International)

American Express is expected in court today in a lawsuit filed by the US government against the credit card giant’s swipe fees.

According to reports, the Department of Justice is fighting AmEx’s policy that prohibits its merchants from encouraging their customers from using credit cards with lower processing fees; American Express …read more

Source: Global Competition Law Blogs

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21st Century Competition. "US: DOJ, AmEx face off over swipe fees (Competition Policy International)." 21st Century Competition, 6 July 2014. https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/07/us-doj-amex-face-off-over-swipe-fees-competition-policy-international/.

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@misc{21st-century-competition2014, author = {21st Century Competition}, title = {{US: DOJ, AmEx face off over swipe fees (Competition Policy International)}}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/07/us-doj-amex-face-off-over-swipe-fees-competition-policy-international/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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