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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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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Going Out? Get 5% Back From Discover
Going Out? Get 5% Back From Discover
January 15, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

Discover wants consumers to go out and spend despite the winter weather, and it’s offering a 5 percent cash-back reward on certain purchases as encouragement....

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Inside Discover’s Free FICO Service
Inside Discover’s Free FICO Service
January 13, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

Spurred by stories of Steve Jobs and his unconventional approach at Apple, executives across all industries have begun forsaking consumer input when designing products. As...

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Consumer Economic Confidence Remains High: Discover
Consumer Economic Confidence Remains High: Discover
January 08, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

The Discover U.S. Spending Monitor remained at 89.0 in December, as consumer confidence in the economy rose to its highest level since July. However, consumers’...

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Discover Selects UL For Contact Card Testing
Discover Selects UL For Contact Card Testing
January 05, 2014  |  Company Spotlight

Discover-accredited testing services will be available now in UL test labs. This will include “full-functional card testing in conformity with Discover requirements” for D-PAS cards,...

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