Capital One Looking to Acquire Discover Financial Services
Capital One is contemplating a major move. The company is looking to acquire credit card lender Discover Financial Services.
Bloomberg News was first to report on the matter, citing people familiar with the matter.
Capital One has reportedly been working with advisers to “study a deal” for Discover, the outlet said. Deliberations are ongoing, and there was no certainty they would actually lead to a deal.
The Capital One-Discover merger would be one of the largest deals announced so far this year. The merger of the two companies, who are among the largest credit card issuers in the U.S., would expand Capital One’s credit-card offerings.
Capital One rang up $534.5 billion in credit card transactions in 2022, ranking fourth in the U.S. after Chase, American Express and Citi. Discover came in sixth, after Bank of America, with $210.7 billion in credit card transactions.
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Capital One is looking to ruin the only credit card that offers decent customer service. It should go through considering everything else going on in the U.S.