Khalaf: Visa and Mastercard emerge as the ultimate winners of settlement
Simon Khalaf · Zach Perret (Plaid) & Simon Khalaf (Marqeta): New Applications in Fintech · Jun 20, 2024 · at 18:43
Simon Khalaf, CEO of Marqeta, comments on the major legal settlement between Visa, Mastercard, and merchants regarding credit card interchange fees.
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“It's been like a nice debate, and then at the end, Visa and MasterCard win. So but so I think that's what I read into the settlement”
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