Mastercard settles collective consumer claim over UK card fees
The reported £200m settlement remains subject to the approval of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).
The reported £200m settlement remains subject to the approval of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).
Former financial ombudsman Walter Merricks is appealing the U.K.’s Competition Appeal Tribunal’s decision not to certify his claim in a proposed £14 billion (US$18.2 billion) class action lawsuit against Mastercard over interchange.
Mastercard can breathe a sigh of relief as the £14 billion (US$18.15 billion) lawsuit—a collective action over card charges that were passed on to shoppers—has been stopped by the U.K.’s Competition Appeals Tribunal.