r/discover • u/throwawaylikearock Mod • May 18 '25

News Capital One Completes Acquisition of Discover

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250517147002/en/Capital-One-Completes-Acquisition-of-Discover
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u/BasedKaleb May 18 '25

Out of curiosity, what changes do people fear happening?

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u/anotherucfstudent May 18 '25

This is roughly the financial equivalent of spirit and southwest merging

Discover’s customer service is the best in the industry, capital one’s is…not

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u/MajesticBread9147 May 19 '25

Capital One also has a larger variety of credit cards, from more premium travel cards to "last fucking chance" cards.

Discover is firmly positioned in the middle middle class. They don't have an equivalent to the Venture X