Is Capital One’s Discover Deal Doomed? | Slate Money

This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers come with 0% interest and no fees! They discuss what the proposed merger between Capital One and Discover would mean for the rest of us and why the government probably won’t let it happen. Also: How long will Nvidia’s chip empire last, and why there are suddenly so many car washes everywhere. In the Plus segment: The gang reveals their all-time favorite kitchen gadgets.
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[@standardsun]

Not correct. There are third party banks that use the Amex network and the discover network. Amex has relationships with quite a few banks actually. In some countries they issue cards exclusively through banks. Despite this, amex (and discover) are closed loop networks

[@commonsense504]

Guess theyll just have to build back better another way.

[@Schubelicious]

How are these the 2 most qualified people you have to talk about money?