Is Capital One About to Create the Biggest Payment Network In America? Here's What Investors Need to Know.

On the surface they're all just credit card companies, by virtue of all being in the card-payment business. Dig deeper though. Most of the major players in the industry are distinctly different from one another, with some of them even being dependent on one another.And this reality translates into opportunity for Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) following its recently completed acquisition of credit card company Discover. With this move, Capital One is positioned to threaten the dominant reach of Visa (NYSE: V) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA), while simultaneously putting more direct competitive pressure on all-inclusive competitor American Express (NYSE: AXP).Here's what investors need to know.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool