Where is Discover located?

Discover is headquartered in Riverwoods, United States.

How many employees does Discover have?

As of Dec 31, 2023, the latest employee count at Discover is 21100.

Is Discover a funded company?

Discover is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

Where does Discover rank among its competitors?

Discover ranks 3rd amongst 58 active competitors, of which 14 are funded. It stands 6th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Coign, which secured $13.7M in Apr, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Discover?

Discover's top competitors include Affirm, American Express and Jaja. Among them, Coign secured the most recent funding round in April, 2024.

Discover - 2026 Company Profile, Competitors & Financials

Q: Is Discover an acquired company?

Discover got acquired by Capital One on Feb 19, 2024.

Company Details

Provider of banking and card payment network. It offers services to consumers such as personal and student loans, credit cards, digital banking, and more. It also operates the ATM debit network and acts as a network between merchants or businesses and issuing banks for facilitating transactions.

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Founded Year

1985

Location

Riverwoods, United States

Stage

Acquired

Ranked

3^rd among 58 active competitors

Employee Count

21,100 as on Dec 31, 2023

Investment & Acquisitions

Finexio & 6 more

Similar Companies

American Express & 153 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Capital One (Feb 19, 2024)

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Discover is associated with 4 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Discover Financial Services CIN: 1393612 , United States, Active	Jul 24, 1960	-	25107 (As on Dec 31, 2017)	-
Discover Financial Services CIN: -1393612 , Belgium, Active		-	21100 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-
DISCOVER CIN: 40103520387 , Latvia, Active	Mar 07, 2012	$4.22K (As on Dec 31, 2022)	1 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-
DINERS CLUB SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74900MH2012FTC235876 , India, Active	Sep 18, 2012	$3.93M (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-

Discover got acquired by Capital One on Feb 19, 2024 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Discover has not raised any funding rounds yet.

Discover's employee count trend

Discover has 21,100 employees as of Dec 23. The total employee count is 4.0% more than what it was in Dec 22. Here is Discover's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Discover include Affirm, American Express and Jaja. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Discover, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Affirm 2012, San Francisco (United States), Public	Provider of point of sale financing solutions for consumers and merchants	$1.22B	GIC, Founders Fund & 40 others	88/100
2nd	American Express 1850, New York City (United States), Public	Online comparison portal of financial products for individuals and businesses	-	Black Capital Investments, B Capital Fund ... & 4 others	84/100
3rd	Discover 1985, Riverwoods (United States), Acquired	Provider of banking and card payment network	-	-	77/100
4th	Jaja 2016, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Credit card issuing and processing solutions	$60.8M	Pollen Street, Celeres Investments & 3 others	74/100
5th	Atlanticus Holdings 1996, Atlanta (United States), Public	Provider of credit cards for individuals and businesses	-	TowerBrook, UBS & 1 others	67/100
6th	Barclaycard 1966, London (United Kingdom), Unfunded	Credit card for individuals	-	-	59/100
7th	NewDay 2000, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Consumer credit financial services	$43.4M	Electra Private Equity, Varde Partners & 6 others	56/100
8th	Coign 2022, Washington, DC (United States), Series B	Credit cards for individuals focused on conservatives	$13.7M	-	56/100
9th	Mbna 1993, Wrexham (United Kingdom), Acquired	Co-branded credit card provider	-	-	56/100
10th	Credit One Bank 1984, Las Vegas (United States), Funding Raised	Provider of credit card issuing services	-	IAG Capital Partners	56/100

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Discover has made 6 investments in companies including Finexio and Parami. Discover has also acquired 1 companies including Diners Club.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Jul 25, 2022	Investments	Finexio	2015	San Mateo (United States)
Aug 13, 2021	Investments	Parami	2020	Greece
Jul 15, 2021	Investments	Sezzle	2016	Minneapolis (United States)