Square (SQ) is again seeking bank licensing. The company is interested in operating an industrial bank, which would allow it to expand its operations targeted at businesses.
On April 5, 2018, Mastercard (MA) made an announcement that from April 13 onward, all merchants in Canada and the United States would be able to eliminate the process of requiring signatures from cardholders.
In February 2018, Discover Financial Services (DFS) was covered by 25 analysts, of whom nine suggested a “strong buy” and five recommended a “hold” on the stock.
Worldpay (WP) and Visa (V) said Bitcoin participants who have executed transactions on Coinbase through debit or credit card may have come across duplicate transactions.
American Express’s (AXP) Global Commercial Services segment saw a substantial rise of 52% in net income, from $382 million in 4Q16 to $580 million in 4Q17.
In December 2017, American Express (AXP) is being tracked by 30 analysts. Five of them are suggesting a “strong buy” for the stock, and 16 are suggesting a “hold.”
The Global Commercial Services division of American Express (AXP) posted total revenues after the deduction of interest expenses of $7.6 billion in the first three quarters of 2017.
In the first three quarters of 2017, American Express (AXP) posted total expenses of $17.1 billion compared to $15.7 billion during the same period of 2016.
PayPal sells credit assets PayPal (PYPL) is seeking to sell $5.8 billion of its US credit assets to Synchrony Financial (SYF) to reduce its credit burden and increase its cash liquidity. Synchrony will buy participation interests worth $1 billion in PayPal receivables, which will allow PayPal to continue to provide consumer credit products without taking […]
In October 2017, Discover Financial Services (DFS) is being covered by 24 analysts. Of those, only one analyst has rated DFS a “strong sell,” and none of them have given it a “sell” rating.
Discover Financial Services’ (DFS) banking services have been ranked second in terms of customer satisfaction, according to a survey conducted by J.D. Power in August 2017.
PayPal (PYPL) is introducing a new cashback credit card. The digital payment company has teamed up with Synchrony Bank (SYF) to launch the PayPal Cashback Mastercard.
Information technology, consumer discretionary, and healthcare make up the core holdings of VAFAX. These three make up a combined 77% of the fund’s assets.
GE Capital is the financial services unit of the American conglomerate General Electric (GE). It contributed ~9% to GE’s total consolidated revenue in 2015.
Originally incorporated in 1892, General Electric is one of the largest and most diversified industrials and financial services corporations in the world.
General Electric (GE) completed its Synchrony spin-off into a stand-alone entity in November 2015. It was part of GE’s plan to exit most of its financial services (XLF) businesses by 2018.
GE reported a $63.2 billion investment in General Electric Capital Corporation. Its asset sales may further improve GE’s balance sheet and credit metrics.
GE’s 3Q15 earnings carry a special significance. GE is undergoing a transformation to substantially reduce its dependence on the financial services business
