Posted 2/21/2024, 11:17:35 PM
Capital One to Acquire Discover in Blockbuster $35 Billion Credit Card Deal
- Capital One plans to acquire Discover Financial in a $35B deal to combine two major US credit card companies
- We'll address 5 big questions around the deal and the secretive credit card rewards system
- Credit card swipes, taps, and insertions facilitate an opaque rewards system
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