{"id":98997,"date":"2020-10-27T23:37:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T20:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/visas-5-3-billion-deal-for-plaid-in-doubt-over-antitrust-concerns\/"},"modified":"2020-10-27T23:37:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T20:37:00","slug":"visas-5-3-billion-deal-for-plaid-in-doubt-over-antitrust-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/visas-5-3-billion-deal-for-plaid-in-doubt-over-antitrust-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  Visa\u2019s $5.3 billion deal for Plaid in doubt over antitrust concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3577d8c0c02\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/visas-5-3-billion-deal-for-plaid-in-doubt-over-antitrust-concerns\/#Justice_Department_may_seek_to_block_acquisition\" >Justice Department may seek to block acquisition<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/visas-5-3-billion-deal-for-plaid-in-doubt-over-antitrust-concerns\/#Visa_headquarters_in_Foster_City_Calif_in_2019\" >Visa headquarters in Foster City, Calif., in 2019.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/visas-5-3-billion-deal-for-plaid-in-doubt-over-antitrust-concerns\/#By_Kirsten_Grind_and_Georgia_Wells\" >By\u00a0Kirsten Grind\u00a0and\u00a0Georgia Wells<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  Visa\u2019s $5.3 billion deal for Plaid in doubt over antitrust concerns<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Justice_Department_may_seek_to_block_acquisition\"><\/span>\n  Justice Department may seek to block acquisition<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000047507\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n              \" 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itemprop=\"creator\"><br \/>\n            Getty Images<br \/>\n          <\/span><br \/>\n  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>       Visa\u00a0Inc.\u2019s\u00a0$5.3 billion deal to buy a key player\u00a0in the financial-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> space is in jeopardy because of antitrust concerns, according to people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p> The Justice Department could decide soon whether it will sue to block Visa\u2019s<br \/>\n        V,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/203660239\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-1.55%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       acquisition of Plaid Inc., a firm that provides\u00a0the technological infrastructure underpinning an array of next-generation financial <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s. After spending the better part of the year scrutinizing the deal, the department is concerned it could limit nascent competition in the payments sector, people familiar with the matter said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       The Justice Department has been making preparations for potential litigation, including lining up potential witnesses for a trial, some of the people said. No final decision has been made.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives of Visa, Plaid and the Justice Department declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/visas-planned-purchase-of-plaid-faces-antitrust-scrutiny-at-the-justice-department-11603819000?mod=mktw\" class=\"icon none\">An expanded version of this report appears on WSJ.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also popular on WSJ.com:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/twitters-jack-dorsey-a-hands-off-ceo-in-a-time-of-turmoil-11603822774?mod=mktw\" class=\"icon none\"> Twitter\u2019s Jack Dorsey: A hands-off CEO in a time of turmoil. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/struggling-rental-market-could-usher-in-next-american-housing-crisis-11603791000?mod=mktw\" class=\"icon none\"> Struggling rental market could usher in the next American housing crisis. <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"By\u00a0Kirsten Grind\u00a0and\u00a0Georgia Wells\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"By_Kirsten_Grind_and_Georgia_Wells\"><\/span>By\u00a0Kirsten Grind\u00a0and\u00a0Georgia Wells<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/story.asp?guid=%7B21004575-02D4-D4B5-4572-DB993CC82DAE%7D&#038;siteid=rss&#038;rss=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;# Visa\u2019s $5.3 billion deal for Plaid in doubt over antitrust concerns &#8221; Justice Department may seek to block acquisition Visa headquarters in Foster City, Calif., in 2019. 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