Capital One Financial's $35.3 billion deal for Discover Financial would create new competition for payments behemoths Visa and Mastercard, potentially helping smoothen the path for regulatory approval ...

Capital One Financial Corp. announced Monday that it had reached an agreement to acquire Discover Financial Services for $35.3 billion, instantly creating a financial behemoth should the deal be ...

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Capital One's acquisition of Discover would make it one of the largest credit card issuers in the U.S. The deal could help boost Discover's payment network and better compete with Visa and Mastercard.

Capital One's $35.3 billion acquisition of Discover Financial stands to shake up the financial services industry, making the combined company a major player in credit cards. The company could displace ...

Capital One has a highly profitable business, and is acquiring Discover in an all-stock deal. Discover not only magnifies the size of the credit card business, but also brings its in-house payment ...

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