CMA voices concerns over Mastercard's Vocalink deal

Competition watchdog says takeover of payments system could affect Link ATM networkThe competition watchdog has raised concerns that a takeover of a payments system by Mastercard could have an impact on the Link cash machine network. The Competition and Markets Authority has given Mastercard a week to tackle its concerns that its takeover of Vocalink will restrict the number of companies able to provide systems to Link, which operates more than 70,000 automatic teller machines (ATMs) around the