April 18, 2024
Finance

Capital One to acquire Discover Financial Services in $35.3 billion deal

Warren Buffett-backed leading United States consumer lender Capital One on February 19 said it plans to acquire credit card issuer Discover Financial Services in an all-stock deal valued at $35.3 billion, as per a Reuters report. The merger, uniting two of the largest US credit card companies, aims to establish “a payments network that can

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Crypto

Meet 15 finance executives shaping the future of crypto – DL News

A Who’s Who on Wall Street and the City are chasing ‘disproportionate returns’ in crypto. A Bitcoin ETF and investment in blockchain technology is driving bullish mojo. “Institutions don’t necessarily only look at the short-term news stories — they look over a longer-term cycle.” That’s what Usman Ahmad, CEO of Standard Chartered’s Zodia Markets, told

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