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by gordon_freeman 849 days ago
> I don’t think we can count out the possibility that the deal will go through. I suspect that the government could approve the deal because they hate the duopoly of Visa/Mastercard and want another player competing with those two giants.

This is the most important (and maybe only compelling one) argument in favor of approving the deal by regulators! They'd definitely like someone to standup to the giants Visa and MC networks and bring much needed competition in that space!