MasterCard (MA) and Discover Financial Services (DFS) would be the most attractive targets for them.

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Other competitors in the financial sector include: MasterCard (MA), Fidelity National Info (FIS), and American Express (AXP).

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Other major credit card and consumer finance companies include Capital One Financial (COF), Discover Financial (DFS), MasterCard (MA), and Visa (V).

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James Konaxis of Beverley, MA, was registered with FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) up until November 2010.

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Initially he pursued a literary rather than a financial path: a BA in English followed by an MA in American Literature from the University of North Carolina.

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Other competitors in the financial sector include: Alliance Data Systems Corporation (ADS), MasterCard (MA), and American Express (AXP).

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Ma insisted that the Board knew about the transfer, which is mandated by the Chinese government since any financial institution should be free of foreign capital.

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