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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Behind Discover’s EMVCo Ambitions
Behind Discover’s EMVCo Ambitions
December 18, 2013  |  Company Spotlight

Discover announced it would become EMVCo’s sixth member on September 3, acquiring a one-sixth ownership of the standards body and taking up a leading role...

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PayAnywhere, Discover Team For Merchant PayPal Acceptance
PayAnywhere, Discover Team For Merchant PayPal Acceptance
December 05, 2013  |  Company Spotlight

Mobile payment solution provider PayAnywhere and Discover are partnering so that merchants in PayAnywhere’s network can accept the PayPal payment card, the company announced in...

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Discover, and National Payments Council Of India Partner For International Debit Card
Discover, and National Payments Council Of India Partner For International Debit Card
November 01, 2013  |  Company Spotlight

Discover and the National Payments Council of India (NPCI) have announced an agreement that will enable India’s RuPay debit card to make international payments by...

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Discover’s Diane Offereins Named Among 25 Most Powerful Women In Finance
Discover’s Diane Offereins Named Among 25 Most Powerful Women In Finance
September 18, 2013  |  Company Spotlight

Diane Offereins, Discover’s executive vice president of payment services, has been named one of the 25 most powerful women in finance, per American Banker. Offereins,...

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Discover Expands In Europe With New Diners Club Deal
Discover Expands In Europe With New Diners Club Deal
September 13, 2013  |  Company Spotlight

Discover subsidiary Diners Club International announced a new relationship with Atos-owned electronic payment service Worldline on September 13, a press release revealed. Gerry Wagner, Discover’s...

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Discover Q2 Profit Rises, PayPal Details Emerge
Discover Q2 Profit Rises, PayPal Details Emerge
July 23, 2013  |  Company Spotlight

Discover Financial Services released its second-quarter earnings report on July 23, announcing a 15 percent rise in quarterly profit, according to an SEC filing. The...

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Discover Partners With Allpoint Network For ATM Access
Discover Partners With Allpoint Network For ATM Access
July 22, 2013  |  Company Spotlight

Maryland-based fee-free ATM network provider Allpoint Network announced a new partnership with Discover on July 22, a press release for the company said. Discover card...

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Why Discover Set Its Sights On Barclaycard
Why Discover Set Its Sights On Barclaycard
July 12, 2013  |  Company Spotlight

“Discover is building a global payments business, and as such, you need to have acceptance.” According to Gerry Wagner, vice president of global acceptance at...

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NFC Forum Signs Verizon, Discover
NFC Forum Signs Verizon, Discover
June 20, 2013  |  Company Spotlight

June 19, 2013 Non-profit industry association NFC Forum has signed up Verizon and Discover as principal members, NFC World reports. The agreements with these major...

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