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(Bloomberg) -- Capital One Financial Corp. has bought Discover Financial Services, bringing together two of the biggest credit card firms so they can better compete with other Wall Street behemoths.
The reintroduction of the Credit Card Competition Act in January 2026 has major implications for the U.S. payments ...
The Capital One-Discover merger, announced in early 2024, has been approved by the Federal Reserve Board. Although some are concerned that the merger could increase costs for consumers, others argue ...
It’s been almost a year since Capital One’s $35.3 billion deal to acquire Discover shocked the credit card industry. The merger is on track for approval at shareholder meetings scheduled for February ...
The simple act of swiping a card produces immediate pleasure in the dopaminergic reward center of the brain called the ...