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Capital One to Acquire Discover Financial Services

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) and Discover Financial Services announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Capital One will acquire Discover in an all-stock transaction valued at $35.3 billion. The transaction brings together two companies “with track records of delivering… Read More

Payments Platform Discover Global Network Introduces Cloud based Tokenization Solution

Discover Global Network, the payments unit of Discover (NYSE: DFS), has launched a new cloud-based network tokenization platform giving companies “a scalable and flexible token solution they can offer to their downstream customers and merchants.” The new platform will allow companies “to integrate stored payment… Read More

PULSE, a Discover Financial Services Firm, Extends Debit Fraud Detection Agreement with FICO

PULSE, a Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) company and operator of the PULSE debit network, has agreed to an extension of its partnership with global analytics software provider FICO (NYSE: FICO). PULSE and FICO collaborate “to deliver fraud-detection technology that reduces losses and risk exposure… Read More

Financial Wellbeing: Discover Bank Launches $36M Fund to Enhance Financial Health in Delaware

Discover Bank has launched a new mission-driven investment fund, the Discover Financial Health Improvement Fund, “to support startups and early stage technology companies who are developing solutions to improve the financial health of low- and moderate-income people, communities, and small businesses.” Discover Bank has “made… Read More

Discover Invests in Data, Analytics Program, Will Bring 150 Jobs to Chicago

Discover (NYSE: DFS) announced its new Advanced Analytics Resource Center (AARC) and welcomed its first cohort of 75 employees at its downtown Chicago Office called the 606. The launch of the AARC@606 “advances Discover’s investment in technology and analytics as well as its commitment to… Read More

Discover and BANCOMAT to Increase Acceptance for Payment Cards in Italy

BANCOMAT S.p.A and Discover signed a strategic agreement that “increases acceptance for Discover, Diners Club International and network alliance cardholders, all part of the Discover Global Network.” This new partnership will “give cardholders the ability to use their cards and mobile payment products on the… Read More

Discover Introduces Cashback Debit Acct: A Checking Acct Featuring Early Access to Paychecks

Discover (NYSE: DFS) recently “revitalized” the consumer checking landscape with the introduction of its “benefits-packed” Cashback Debit account with “user-friendly” features, like early access “to paychecks up to two days in advance1 and a mobile-first banking experience.” Discover builds on its Cashback Bonus® rewards and… Read More

Hacked Crypto, Payments Account Costs on the Rise

The value of hacked PayPal accounts has surged in 2021, while verified cryptocurrency accounts will cost you a pretty penny, research analyzed and originally published by wette.de reveals. In September, such an account was worth 9.2 cents for every dollar in the account. That is… Read More

UK Fintech Curve Partners with Discover

UK-based Fintech Curve has announced a new partnership with Discover (NYSE:DFS), according to a note from the company. Discover Global Network reports over 50 million merchant acceptance locations and 2 million ATM and cash access locations around the world. Curve states that the arrangement will… Read More

Discover Set to Help Expand Sezzle’s Buy Now Pay Later Feature Acceptance

Financial giant Discover announced on Thursday that it and Sezzle, Inc. (ASX:SZL), an installment payment platform, entered into an agreement that will allow Sezzle to work with selected merchants on the Discover Global Network in offering consumers additional payment options. According to the duo, the… Read More

Discover Announces New Data & Analytics Organization

Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) announced on Tuesday the launch of its new Data and Analytics (DNA) organization. Discover revealed that the new organization represents its commitment to technological advancement in financial services with a focus on customer engagement and marketing technologies. The organization combines… Read More

Financial Data Exchange Announces 25 New Members Including Ally, Discover, MassMutual, & TransUnion

Financial Data Exchange, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to unifying the financial industry around a common, interoperable, royalty-free standard for secure and convenient consumer and business access to their financial data, announced on Monday it welcomed 25 new members between August 1st and December 31st,… Read More

LendIt Fintech USA – Seven Years of Fintech Innovation

It’s hard to believe that the most attended Fintech conference LendIt Fintech USA had its 7th birthday in the Mecca of Fintech, San Francisco this past week. Thousands of attendees from all over the world descended into San Francisco’s Moscone Center for this once a… Read More

Discover Cardmembers May Now Make Payments Using Garmin Pay

Discover (NYSE: DFS) announced on Monday its cardmembers are now able to make payments using contactless payment solution Garmin Pay. Discover reported that cardmembers may now use Garmin at any merchant retail locations that accept both Discover and contactless Near Field Communication (NFC) transactions. The… Read More

Chicago Rising: New Entry to List of Fintech Hubs is Important Gain for the Windy City

Deloitte’s recent report on Fintech Hubs entitled A tale of 44 cities – Connecting Global FinTech: Interim Hub Review 2017 indicated that London remained at the top of the list with Singapore closely behind it and obviously hoping to become number one. But alongside the original 20… Read More

Indiegogo Announces Campaign Benefits For #GivingTuesday 2014

With consumers prepping for the upcoming holidays, along with Black Friday and Cyber Monday, organizations from all around the world, including PayPal,  JustGiving, eBay, and Discover, have teamed up to celebrate this year’s #GivingTuesday. Now, global crowdfunding giant, Indiegogo, has also announced its support for… Read More

Partners Across Sectors Continue to Strengthen the Power of #GivingTuesday 2014

Today as Americans all over the U.S. get out the vote for Election Day, more partners and dedicated Social Media Ambassadors across all 50 states and around the world are signing on to “get out the give” for December 2nd—this year’s #GivingTuesday. This global day… Read More

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