Discover

Discover is a credit card brand issued primarily in the United States. It was introduced by Sears in 1985. When launched, Discover did not charge an annual fee and offered a higher-than-normal credit limit, features that were disruptive to the existing credit card industry.

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Subprime Borrowers’ Delinquencies up as Credit Lifeline Grows Taut
Subprime Borrowers’ Delinquencies up as Credit Lifeline Grows Taut
June 02, 2023  |  Debt

Credit card use is up, and card balances are increasing. It may be the more vulnerable borrowers among us signaling that distress could lie ahead...

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Earnings Season Sheds Light on Rising Card Delinquencies
Earnings Season Sheds Light on Rising Card Delinquencies
May 15, 2023  |  Debt

Credit card debt is at an all-time high. Although it’s not yet fully in the rear-view mirror, earnings season is signaling that where there’s smoke,...

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Interoperability Will Define Winners in a Digital Payments World, Says Diane Offereins of Discover Global Network
Interoperability Will Define Winners in a Digital Payments World, Says Diane Offereins of Discover Global...
April 26, 2023  |  Payment Methods

The conventional wisdom may have been that once consumers could get back into the physical world, payments behaviors would revert to pre-pandemic norms. That hasn’t...

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Paysafe Names Ex-Experian CPO Nicole Carroll Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer
Paysafe Names Ex-Experian CPO Nicole Carroll Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer
April 03, 2023  |  Personnel

Payments platform Paysafe has chosen its first ever chief strategy and innovation officer. Nicole Caroll, a veteran of Experian, Visa and Discover, was appointed to...

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Credit Card App Provider Ranking Is Not Interest Free
Credit Card App Provider Ranking Is Not Interest Free
March 13, 2023  |  Mobile

What’s in your wallet? Only our Provider Ranking of Credit Card Apps knows for sure. This one is easy, but not as much as it...

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Payment Networks Pause Implementation of Code for Gun Shops
Payment Networks Pause Implementation of Code for Gun Shops
March 10, 2023  |  Data & Research

Payment networks have paused their implementation of a new merchant category code for gun shops. American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa have done so but have not said that they...

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Instant Checkout Satisfies Consumer Demand for Digital-First, Omnichannel Commerce
Instant Checkout Satisfies Consumer Demand for Digital-First, Omnichannel Commerce
March 09, 2023  |  Retail

Though it’s still a work in progress, instant checkout’s appeal is undeniable. Emily Foshee, vice president of core products at Discover® Global Network, said unattended...

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Discover to Track Sales at Gun Stores in April
Discover to Track Sales at Gun Stores in April
February 21, 2023  |  Credit Cards

Discover will allow its network to track sales at gun sellers starting in April. The card network is apparently the first to publicly give a...

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Discover Reports Rising Credit Card Delinquency Rate
Discover Reports Rising Credit Card Delinquency Rate
February 13, 2023  |  Credit Cards

Discover Financial’s credit card delinquency rate has been rising each month since May 2022. The firm said in a Monday (Feb. 13) filing with the...

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