"Visa和萬事達卡持續尋求數十億美金的反壟斷和解"

Visa和萬事達卡身陷數十億美元的反壟斷和解，針對與美國商家的信用卡手續費用。

根據萬事達卡的總裁暨執行長阿傑班加所說，這兩間信用卡公司仍持反對意見，即便協商已經到了他們能夠放手的地步。

班加表示：「被告們作為一個團體有權力終止和解協議，因為已經超過了25%的門檻，但他們決定不中止。」

兩間信用卡公司和大型金融機構，正打算終結這「指控他們操控收這兩種信用卡的商家支付的手續費費率」、持續了八年的法律戰。

許多企業，包括沃爾瑪在內，都控訴這兩間公司的不公平信用卡交易，呼籲消費者抵制他們。其他涉入此案的公司約有八千家，現在退出了該案，有些改打個人官司。

美國聯邦法官理查黎恩今年稍早於七月31號作出裁定，表示美聯準允許卡債費用利率設立得太高，這裁決導致Visa的股價跌了7.5%。

(Business) Visa and Mastercard Go After Multi-Billion Dollar Anti-Trust Settlement

Visa and Mastercard have found themselves in a multi-billion dollar antitrust settlement with U.S. merchants over credit card fees.

The credit card companies remain opposed even though negotiations had reached a point where they could have walked away, according to Ajay Banga, Mastercard President and Chief Executive Officer.

Banga stated, The defendants as a group had the right to terminate the settlement agreement because the volume threshold of 25 percent was exceeded, but elected not to do so.

Both credit card companies, along with major banking institutions, are looking to end an ongoing eight-year long legal battle over allegations that they fixed rates for the interchange fees paid by merchants that accept those credit cards.

Several companies, including Wal-mart Stores Inc., have accused the companies of having unfair card deals, calling on customers to reject them. Others involved in the lawsuit, an approximate 8,000 businesses, have now opted out of the lawsuit, with some filing individual lawsuits.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled earlier this year, on July 31, that the Federal Reserve had allowed the rates for debt card payment to be set too high, causing Visa stock to fall 7.5%.

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