Why the Justice Department is Targeting Visa

Published On Sep 24, 2024, 8:05 AM

The Biden administration is gearing up to sue Visa over alleged antitrust violations. The Justice Department's lawsuit aims to challenge Visa's monopolistic practices, particularly in payment processing, which allegedly punish merchants for using competing services. Prosecutors argue that Visa coerces financial tech companies like Square, Stripe, and PayPal by imposing penalties, thus stifling competition. This legal action continues from a prior case where the Justice Department blocked Visa's proposed acquisition of fintech company Plaid, asserting that Visa has maintained a dominant position in the debit market through exclusionary tactics.

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