RCS Cards (Pty) Ltd And ABSA Bank Ltd (In Respect of The Edcon Ltd Cardholders Book Debt Owned by ABSA Bank Ltd) Case Number LM131Nov19 Case type Large Merger Subcategories Procedural matter Type of merger Horizontal Case status Reasons Issued Outcome Approved Order date 15-01-2020 Competition Tribunal Members Andiswa Ndoni, Yasmin Carrim, Halton Cheadle Industry Other financials services except insurance and pension funding activities Relevant market National market for unsecured consumer credit Sector Financial and insurance activities Case File Other Pdf Case File 4 Reasons Pdf Case File 5 Other Pdf Case File 6 Other Pdf Remedy Sections of the act Case Name RCS Cards And ABSA Bank Appellant Applicant Competition Commission Complainant Interested Party Intervener Other Primary Acquiring Firm RCS Cards (Pty) Ltd Primary Target Firm ABSA Bank Ltd Respondent Secondary Acquiring Firm Secondary Target Firm Trade Union CAC Case Number