Mastercard: DOJ Inquiring About Debit Card Used by Popular Delivery Apps

Published on Mar 17, 2022

DOJ’s antitrust division is asking whether a Mastercard-backed debit card used by delivery apps like Grubhub, Instacart, Uber Eats (UBER) and DoorDash (DASH) prevent rival debit networks from competing at checkout, according to sources familiar with the probe. At issue is a debit card issued by a fintech called Marqeta (MQ), and backed by Mastercard. […]

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