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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Apple To Get Rebates From Issuers on Fees
Apple To Get Rebates From Issuers on Fees
September 05, 2014  |  Controversial

Apple has reportedly negotiated deals with several leading issuers to extend card present rates to Apple for all transactions involving their cards with Apple’s new...

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Cash Use—Is It Just An Age Thing?
Cash Use—Is It Just An Age Thing?
September 02, 2014  |  News

Yet more research is showing the resilience of cash use in the U.S. People, it seems, just like to use it, especially for smaller purchases....

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Will High Interest Rates Prop Up Discover?
Will High Interest Rates Prop Up Discover?
September 02, 2014  |  News

Discover Financial Services might find much financial happiness in higher interest rates, according to an analysis published by Barrons. “Last year, we pointed out that...

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AmEx And Discover Top JD Power Payment Card Survey
AmEx And Discover Top JD Power Payment Card Survey
August 29, 2014  |  Loyalty & Rewards

American Express and Discover tied for the top spot in J.D. Power’s annual U.S. Credit Card Satisfaction Study, American Banker reported on Thursday (Aug. 28)....

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Amex’s Exclusivity Rule Doesn’t Impact Merchant Fees, Economist Testifies
Amex’s Exclusivity Rule Doesn’t Impact Merchant Fees, Economist Testifies
August 19, 2014  |  News

The government’s anti-trust case against American Express is predicated on a straight-forward concept: retail card fees would drop if Amex abandoned its exclusivity strategy. An...

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EMV Cards To Top 575 Million In U.S. In 2015
EMV Cards To Top 575 Million In U.S. In 2015
August 14, 2014  |  Mastercard

More than 575 million U.S. payment cards will include EMV chips by the end of next year, according to a statement issued jointly from Visa...

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Fraud Report Compares Payment Options
Fraud Report Compares Payment Options
May 29, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

An inaugural quarterly fraud-index report from online-payments provider 2Checkout identifies Discover and Diners Club credit cards as experiencing the most amounts of fraud and Acculynk...

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Discover’s Nelms: Student Loan Refi Product Possible
Discover’s Nelms: Student Loan Refi Product Possible
March 11, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

During an interview in late January, Discover Financial Services CEO David Nelms suggested the company soon may enter the student loan refinance. Speaking with American...

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Virtual Piggy’s Online Wallet Strengthened By Discover’s Power
Virtual Piggy’s Online Wallet Strengthened By Discover’s Power
March 10, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

Virtual Piggy, developer of the youth-oriented online wallet Oink, says the Discover Network will power its service. The company will launch the updated service in...

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