According to the FTC, Mastercard has historically restricted access to its token vault for competing networks. This means that whenever consumers choose to pay with a mobile wallet, merchants have to route the transactions through Mastercard (or Visa) and pay the company’s higher transaction fees. The FTC plans to collect public comments before voting to finalize the order against Mastercard. It is unclear if the FTC reached a similar agreement with Visa.
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