Visa and Mastercard face EUR 800 mln UK claim over EEA card fees

# Visa and Mastercard face EUR 800 mln UK claim over EEA card fees

> Evidence tier: B1
> Evidence type: Independent payments trade media report
> Source: [The Paypers](https://thepaypers.com/payments/news/visa-and-mastercard-face-eur-800-mln-uk-claim-over-eea-card-fees)
> Published: 2026-10-09
> Captured: 2026-10-12T22:54:00.580Z

## Source summary

The Paypers reports a proposed opt-out collective action filed at the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal seeking approximately EUR 800 million from Visa and Mastercard. The proposed class covers about 126,000 UK businesses accepting remote payments with EEA-issued cards, and Ann Pope is the proposed representative. The claim alleges overcharging following post-Brexit interchange increases; the reported damages are a demand, not an award.

## Why it matters

The case concerns the cost of cross-border card acceptance for UK merchants. This is separate from the US merchant settlement distributions; filing a proposed collective claim does not establish certification, liability, a final recovery or implementation of a fee cap.

## Key numbers

- **Visa and Mastercard face mln UK claim over EEA card fees:** EUR 800
- **The Paypers reports a proposed opt-out collective action filed at the UK Comp…:** EUR 800 million
- **The proposed class covers about UK businesses accepting remote payments with…:** 126,000

## Topics and entities

- Industry lane: Cross-border market
- Entities: Visa / Mastercard
- Cross-border payments
- Payment infrastructure

## Evidence and credibility note

Source body read; claims remain attributed and event stage, uncertainty and verification limits are preserved.

Date evidence: JSON-LD datePublished: 2026-10-09T09:12:31+00:00

## First-party corroboration

No directly corresponding A1 company announcement is currently linked.

## Original-source traceback

[Open the original The Paypers report](https://thepaypers.com/payments/news/visa-and-mastercard-face-eur-800-mln-uk-claim-over-eea-card-fees)

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