US credit card sector reshuffled

NEW YORK CITY: Capital One’s proposed merger with the US credit card specialist Discover has reshuffled the deck in a fast-growing sector in the United States, where cash is gradually disappearing from the landscape. The all-stock deal is worth around $35.3 billion and is expected to close in late 2024 or early 2025. The deal, […]

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NEW YORK CITY: Capital One’s proposed merger with the US credit card specialist Discover has reshuffled the deck in a fast-growing sector in the United States, where cash is gradually disappearing from the landscape.

The all-stock deal is worth around $35.3 billion and is expected to close in late 2024 or early 2025. The deal, which will be subject to antitrust scrutiny, values Discover’s shares at a 27-percent premium and would create a US banking behemoth.

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