两家律师事务所Harcus Parker和Hausfeld已向英国竞争上诉法庭提交申请，拟对Visa和万事达发起一场潜在价值约50亿英镑的集体诉讼1。该索赔指控两家公司自2020年10月至2026年间，通过设定多边交换费阻碍市场竞争，导致英国商家支付了过高的费用1。预计此次诉讼将涉及约100万家收入低于1亿英镑的英国企业、组织和慈善机构1。
案件由Bench Walk Advisors提供资助，并由Stephen Allen领导推进1。对此，万事达发言人驳斥称该索赔具有“投机性”，并指责其为“机会主义的资助方驱动的诉讼”1。作为背景信息，Visa和万事达去年曾同意在美国就ATM访问费案支付合计1.675亿美元的和解金1。
Two law firms, Harcus Parker and Hausfeld, have submitted an application to the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal for a potential collective lawsuit against Visa and Mastercard. 1 The claim alleges that the two card networks obstructed competition by setting multilateral interchange fees from October 2020 through 2026, causing excessive costs for UK merchants. 1 If successful, the lawsuit could reach a value of approximately £5 billion. 1
The proposed group action is expected to represent around one million UK businesses, organizations, and charities with annual revenues below £100 million. 1 The legal case is being funded by Bench Walk Advisors under the leadership of Stephen Allen. 1 In response, a Mastercard spokesperson characterized the claim as speculative and described it as opportunistic, funder-backed litigation, while emphasizing the critical role interchange fees play in the payment ecosystem. 1 A Visa spokesperson also denied the allegations, labeling the suit as speculative and driven by third-party funders, and highlighted the importance of interchange fees to the payment ecosystem. 1 As background, both companies previously agreed to pay a combined $167.5 million in settlement funds last year regarding an ATM access fee case in the United States. 1
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