2 of the world's largest credit card companies just merged

Capital One Financial Corporation completed its acquisition of Discover Financial Services.

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• Capital One Financial Corporation completed its acquisition of Discover Financial Services.
• The deal, first announced in February, is valued at $35.5 billion.
• The acquisition combines two of the world's largest credit card issuers.

Capital One Financial Corporation has completed its acquisition of Discover Financial Services.

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