Capital One was already a major credit card issuer. Now it’s also got a payment network presence. The credit card giant is also a bank, even if it’s not yet done a great deal of business-building on ...

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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 ...

On Feb. 19, Capital One announced plans to acquire Discover in an all-stock deal valued at $35.3 billion. One of the key benefits Capital One is gaining by acquiring Discover is Discover's payments ...

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McLean-based Capital One Financial completed its $35.3 billion acquisition of Discover Financial Services in May, finalizing the merger of the credit card giants announced last year. On April 18, ...