Antitrust Antitrust

Japan's credit card network to be scrutinized under antitrust microscope, again

By Toko Sekiguchi
  • 21 Jul 2021 03:42
  • 22 Jul 2021 00:58
The world’s top credit cards are again under antitrust scrutiny in Japan, with the country’s competition regulator announcing it will investigate the complex network of fees paid by card issuers and merchants.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission announced today that it will conduct a follow-up survey to the 2019 credit

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Toko Sekiguchi

Senior Correspondent, Tokyo


Toko is a senior correspondent in Tokyo covering antitrust, anti-bribery & corruption, financial services and regulatory issues in Japan. Before joining MLex, she has worked as a journalist for The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones News, Bloomberg News and Time Magazine.

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