<p>作者：Mike Scarcella</p>
<p>華盛頓，12 月 15 日（路透社）-</p>
<p>主要零售商和貿易團體正在敦促布魯克林的一名聯邦法官拒絕與 Visa</p>
<p>（V.N）和萬事達（MA.N）達成的擬議反壟斷和解協議，稱該協議讓這兩家卡片巨頭繼續向商家收取過高的信用卡交易費用，並且對他們幾乎沒有好處。</p>
<p>沃爾瑪（WMT.O）在週五表示，該協議由一羣小型地方商家策劃，“對大型全國性商家沒有任何實質性救濟”，並迫使他們放棄長達八年的反壟斷索賠。</p>
<p>該公司表示，該和解未能拆除一項規定，即如果商家接受任何 Visa 或萬事達信用卡，則必須接受所有銀行發行的 Visa 或萬事達信用卡。</p>
<p>該和解於 11 月宣佈，將結束長達二十年的訴訟，此前一名法官去年拒絕了一項 300 億美元的協議。根據該協議，Visa 和萬事達將在五年內將零售交易中向商家收取的 “刷卡” 費用降低 0.1 個百分點。</p>
<p>沃爾瑪在一份聲明中表示，該和解將迫使公司 “放棄反壟斷索賠，而沒有獲得數十年來尋求的核心改革。”</p>
<p>沒有立即回應評論請求，談判和解的商家首席律師也沒有立即回應評論請求。Visa 和萬事達否認在達成和解時有任何不當行為。</p>
<p>萬事達在一份聲明中表示，它仍然相信該和解是 “對所有各方的最佳解決方案”，並表示期待將此事結束。Visa 提到之前的聲明，稱該協議將為所有規模的商家提供 “實質性救濟、更多靈活性和選擇，以控制他們如何接受客户的付款。”</p>
<p>在另一份聲明中，全國零售聯合會和零售行業領導者協會警告美國地區法官布賴恩·科根，新協議提供了 “虛幻的改革”，並將獎勵原告律師 “驚人的” 2.06 億美元的法律費用。</p>
<p>對該和解的挑戰者還抱怨稱，五家小型企業為大約 2000 萬商家的集體談判和解條款，排除了代表每年銷售額達 2.7 萬億美元的組織。</p>
<p>此外，正在對 Visa 在紐約進行的與借記卡交易相關的訴訟中的商家原告也反對該和解，認為這可能會損害他們的案件。</p>
<p>這些商家在其文件中表示，擬議的協議還威脅到美國司法部和針對 Visa 涉嫌壟斷借記市場的私人消費者訴訟。</p>
<p>該案件為：In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, No. 1:05-md-01720-BMC-JAM。</p>
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萬事達

<p>主要零售商，包括沃爾瑪，正在敦促聯邦法官拒絕與 Visa 和萬事達達成的擬議反壟斷和解。他們認為該交易允許過高的費用，並且對大型商户幾乎沒有好處。該和解於 11 月宣佈，旨在通過在五年內將刷卡手續費降低 0.1 個百分點來結束長達二十年的訴訟。批評者聲稱該和解缺乏有意義的改革，並可能對正在進行的訴訟和反壟斷索賠造成損害</p>

<p>By Mike Scarcella</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>作者：Mike Scarcella</p>
</div><p>WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) -</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>華盛頓，12 月 15 日（路透社）-</p>
</div><p>Major retailers and trade groups are urging a federal judge in Brooklyn to reject a proposed antitrust settlement with Visa</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>主要零售商和貿易團體正在敦促布魯克林的一名聯邦法官拒絕與 Visa</p>
</div><p>(V.N) and Mastercard (MA.N) , saying the deal lets the card giants keep charging merchants excessive fees for credit card transactionsand offers them few benefits.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>（V.N）和萬事達（MA.N）達成的擬議反壟斷和解協議，稱該協議讓這兩家卡片巨頭繼續向商家收取過高的信用卡交易費用，並且對他們幾乎沒有好處。</p>
</div><p>Walmart (WMT.O) said in an on Friday that the deal, hatched by a group of small local merchants, “offers no meaningful relief” for large national merchants and forces them to release antitrust claims for eight years.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>沃爾瑪（WMT.O）在週五表示，該協議由一羣小型地方商家策劃，“對大型全國性商家沒有任何實質性救濟”，並迫使他們放棄長達八年的反壟斷索賠。</p>
</div><p>The company said the settlement failed to dismantle a rule that requires merchants to accept all Visa or Mastercard credit cards, from all bank issuers, if they accept any of them.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>該公司表示，該和解未能拆除一項規定，即如果商家接受任何 Visa 或萬事達信用卡，則必須接受所有銀行發行的 Visa 或萬事達信用卡。</p>
</div><p>The settlement, announced in November, would end two decades of litigation after a judge rejected a prior $30 billion deal last year. Under the agreement, Visa and Mastercard will cut the “swipe” fees charged to merchants on retail transactions by 0.1 percentage point for five years.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>該和解於 11 月宣佈，將結束長達二十年的訴訟，此前一名法官去年拒絕了一項 300 億美元的協議。根據該協議，Visa 和萬事達將在五年內將零售交易中向商家收取的 “刷卡” 費用降低 0.1 個百分點。</p>
</div><p>Walmart in a statement said the settlement would force the company to “give up antitrust claims without gaining the core reforms sought for decades.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>沃爾瑪在一份聲明中表示，該和解將迫使公司 “放棄反壟斷索賠，而沒有獲得數十年來尋求的核心改革。”</p>
</div><p>did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and neither did Lead attorneys for merchants who negotiated the settlement did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Visa and Mastercard denied any wrongdoing in agreeing to settle the case.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>沒有立即回應評論請求，談判和解的商家首席律師也沒有立即回應評論請求。Visa 和萬事達否認在達成和解時有任何不當行為。</p>
</div><p>Mastercard in a statement said it continued to believe the settlement is “the best solution for all parties” and said it looked forward to bringing the matter to a close. Visa referred to a prior statement that said the accord would provide merchants of all sizes “meaningful relief, more flexibility and options to control how they accept payments from their customers.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>萬事達在一份聲明中表示，它仍然相信該和解是 “對所有各方的最佳解決方案”，並表示期待將此事結束。Visa 提到之前的聲明，稱該協議將為所有規模的商家提供 “實質性救濟、更多靈活性和選擇，以控制他們如何接受客户的付款。”</p>
</div><p>In a separate , the National Retail Federation and Retail Industry Leaders Association warned U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan that the new deal offered “illusory reforms,” and would reward the plaintiffs’ lawyers a “staggering” $206 million in legal fees.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在另一份聲明中，全國零售聯合會和零售行業領導者協會警告美國地區法官布賴恩·科根，新協議提供了 “虛幻的改革”，並將獎勵原告律師 “驚人的” 2.06 億美元的法律費用。</p>
</div><p>Challengers to the settlemen also complained that five small businesses had negotiated the settlement terms for a class of roughly 20 million merchants, freezing out organizations representing $2.7 trillion in annual sales.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>對該和解的挑戰者還抱怨稱，五家小型企業為大約 2000 萬商家的集體談判和解條款，排除了代表每年銷售額達 2.7 萬億美元的組織。</p>
</div><p>Separately, merchant plaintiffs in ongoing litigation against Visa in New York related to debit-card transactions also opposed the settlement, arguing it could harm their case.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>此外，正在對 Visa 在紐約進行的與借記卡交易相關的訴訟中的商家原告也反對該和解，認為這可能會損害他們的案件。</p>
</div><p>Those merchants in their filing said the proposed deal also threatenedto derail U.S. Justice Department and private consumer lawsuits targeting Visa’s alleged monopolization of debit markets.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>這些商家在其文件中表示，擬議的協議還威脅到美國司法部和針對 Visa 涉嫌壟斷借記市場的私人消費者訴訟。</p>
</div><p>The case is In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, No. 1:05-md-01720-BMC-JAM.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>該案件為：In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, No. 1:05-md-01720-BMC-JAM。</p>
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</div><p>Apple, Visa and Mastercard win dismissal of merchant antitrust lawsuit over payment fees</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>蘋果、Visa 和萬事達贏得商家反壟斷訴訟的駁回，涉及支付費用</p>
</div><p>US accuses Visa of monopolizing debit card swipes</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>美國指控 Visa 壟斷借記卡刷卡業務</p>
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Walmart, other retailers object to Visa and Mastercard settlement

- 零售商和貿易團體呼籲法官拒絕與 Visa 和 Mastercard 的反壟斷和解。  
- Walmart 指出該和解未能為大型商家提供實質性救濟。  
- 該和解可能影響對 Visa 的其他訴訟，且律師費用高達 2.06 億美元。  

沃爾瑪及其他零售商反對 Visa 和萬事達的和解協議