** Shares of Cuscal CCL.AX rise as much as 2.4% to A$4.23, hitting a record high
** Australia's competition watchdog said it will not oppose co's proposed acquisition of payment facilitation supplier Indue Ltd
** The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says transaction is "unlikely to substantially lessen competition"
** ACCC found that Cuscal and Indue each offer a broader range of payment facilitation services than most of their competitors
** Cuscal, in a separate statement, welcomed the decision
** Stock up 85% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Shivangi Lahiri in Bengaluru)
((shivangi.lahiri@thomsonreuters.com))