Paymark wins bid to keep some secrets from rival

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Victoria Young
By Victoria Young Aug. 23 (BusinessDesk) - A High Court judge has ruled against an attempt by the founder of locally owned Payment Express, Andy Cullen, to peruse confidential documents relating to its competitor, French-owned Paymark's pricing and strategy as part of a “hard-fought” proceeding over anti-competitive tactics. The fight between Auckland headquartered Payment Express and Paymark was brought by the Kiwi company over anti-competitiveness.  Payment Express provides hardware and services such as eftpos machines, while Paymark...

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