Brussels, 30/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, the European Commission confirmed that it had, on 23 June, sent a second Statement of Objections to MasterCard as it suspects MasterCard of restricting competition between banks. The Commission is concerned particularly about cross-border interchange fees. These are fees paid by merchant banks to card-issuing banks for over-the-counter payments with a MasterCard or Maestro branded payment card. The Commission considers these fees to be too...