Sources: Reuters
Visa card payments are disrupted throughout Europe due to a network failure. The disruption results in large queues at supermarkets and petrol stations. Mastercard and American Express say they were not affected. 2018-06-1
An antitrust trial begins pitting the U.S. Justice Department against American Express over tactics the latter has employed in the credit card market. 2014-07-7
American Express is ordered to pay US$75.7 million in restitution and fines to customers and federal regulators over billing people for services they never received. 2013-12-24
Visa and MasterCard agreed to settle an antitrust lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and the attorneys-general of seven states. They agreed to allow their participating merchants to steer customers toward lower-cost options. American Express will fight rather than agree to the terms, it said. 2010-10-4