The Justice Department Is Investigating Visa. Here's How It Could Impact the Company

In recent months, Visa (NYSE: V) has faced two separate rounds of government scrutiny. Last week, the Department of Justice announced an investigation into the payments processor's competitive practices, saying Visa was stifling competition by blocking merchants from routing transactions through rival payment networks that charge lower fees. And before that, the company called off its merger with emerging fintech Plaid in the wake of a DoJ lawsuit that called Visa "a monopolist in online debit transactions."

Regulatory issues are frequently a part of the game when long-term investors buy shares of huge businesses with market-leading positions. The question is, how will the increased scrutiny from the Justice Department impact Visa?

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