oligopoly

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Evercore calls this process “the erosion of oligopoly rents.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Instead, we have an oligopoly of dominant banks that issue them: JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, American Express, Citigroup and Capital One, which together account for about 70% of all transactions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

The wireless industry oligopoly of AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile has also grown more competitive as a new Verizon CEO seeks to boost its subscriber base.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

OTTAWA—The Bank of Canada’s No. 2 official endorsed a competition shakeup in the highly concentrated financial-services industry, saying the country’s banking sector is an oligopoly and changes could help lift Canada’s prolonged productivity slump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

The oligopoly isn't cheap - Canadians also pay some of the highest mobile phone and roaming rates in the world, according to multiple studies.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2022