Capital One

Capital One Financial Corporation is an American bank holding company specializing in credit cards, auto loans, banking, and savings accounts, headquartered in McLean, Virginia with operations primarily in the United States.

(source: capitalone.com)

Discover Financial: Inflation Is Pressuring Lower Income Consumers
Discover Financial: Inflation Is Pressuring Lower Income Consumers
April 18, 2024  |  Earnings

The $35 billion deal for Capital One to buy Discover Financial Services remains on track. And in a truncated first-quarter earnings call — where the...

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Nuvei Sale Hints at Private Deals and Consolidation in Payments’ Future
Nuvei Sale Hints at Private Deals and Consolidation in Payments’ Future
April 02, 2024  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

2019, the year of the payments industry mega-deals, seems long ago and far away. Before the pandemic, the headlines were awash in waves of verticalization,...

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‘Mega-Deals’ More Than Double Following M&A Drought
‘Mega-Deals’ More Than Double Following M&A Drought
March 28, 2024  |  Acquisitions

After a drought, the merger and acquisition (M&A) landscape is in bloom. Major M&A deals — agreements worth at least $10 billion — more than doubled during...

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Ally Financial Names Discover Chief Michael Rhodes as CEO
Ally Financial Names Discover Chief Michael Rhodes as CEO
March 27, 2024  |  Personnel

Ally Financial has announced that Michael G. Rhodes will become its new CEO and will be appointed to the board of directors on April 29. Rhodes has just...

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Capital One May Appeal Ruling on Walmart Credit Card Partnership
Capital One May Appeal Ruling on Walmart Credit Card Partnership
March 26, 2024  |  Walmart

A federal judge ruled Tuesday (March 26) that Walmart can end its credit card partnership with Capital One early because the bank did not provide the level of service...

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Capital One to Regulators: Discover Deal Will Increase Competition
Capital One to Regulators: Discover Deal Will Increase Competition
March 21, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Capital One says its planned $35.3 billion purchase of Discover will boost competition. That’s according to a report Thursday (March 21) by Reuters, citing information shared by a...

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Report: JPMorgan Considered ‘Company-Changing’ Discover Deal
Report: JPMorgan Considered ‘Company-Changing’ Discover Deal
March 07, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Before Capital One acquired Discover Financial last month, J.P. Morgan Chase reportedly considered its own bid. The country’s largest bank spent roughly a year exploring...

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Thredd’s McCarthy: Capital One-Discover Deal Will Transcend Market Share Grab
Thredd’s McCarthy: Capital One-Discover Deal Will Transcend Market Share Grab
February 29, 2024  |  Acquisitions

The news that Capital One has launched a $35 billion bid to acquire Discover Financial has shaken up the financial services industry. Jim McCarthy, CEO...

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Capital One Says Repair of Discover’s Regulatory Challenges a ‘Big Undertaking’
Capital One Says Repair of Discover’s Regulatory Challenges a ‘Big Undertaking’
February 27, 2024  |  Regulation

Capital One expects the process of fixing Discover Financial’s regulatory challenges to be long and expensive. “These can be very big undertakings,” Capital One CEO Richard Fairbank said Tuesday...

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