Company’s New Technology Recognized on the 2014 InformationWeek
Elite 100 List
RIVERWOODS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 29, 2014--
Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) earned a spot on this year’s
InformationWeek Elite 100 – a list of the top business technology
innovators in the U.S. Discover made the list by developing a new
application that provides a fully comprehensive, customer-centric view
and supplies account managers with better data and up-to-the-minute
information, allowing them to provide superior customer service.
“As a leading direct bank and payments partner, delivering the best
possible customer service via the phone, internet and mobile is one of
our highest priorities,” said Glenn Schneider, chief information officer
at Discover, which ranked 71 on this year’s InformationWeek Elite 100
list. “We leveraged leading-edge data analytics and real-time
technologies to help us instantly identify, understand and successfully
address the needs of our customers.”
“The digital business movement is a force CIOs can't ignore. Digital
businesses are adept at using the web in conjunction with mobile,
social, analytics, and other technologies to boost sales and change
their relationships with customers,” said InformationWeek Editor in
Chief Rob Preston. “The 2014 InformationWeek Elite 100 highlights
companies, such as Discover, that are leading this digital business
revolution, redefining business models and reshaping industries.”
Unique among corporate rankings, the InformationWeek Elite 100
spotlights the power of business technology innovation. The
InformationWeek Elite 100 research tracks the technology-based
investments, strategies, and results of some of the best-known
organizations in the country. This is InformationWeek’s 26th
year identifying and honoring the nation's most innovative users of
information technology. The honor has evolved over the years and was
narrowed from 500 to a more elite 100 this year.
Additional details on the InformationWeek Elite 100 can be found online
at http://www.informationweek.com/elite100.
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About Discover
Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) is a direct banking and payment
services company with one of the most recognized brands in U.S.
financial services. Since its inception in 1986, the company has become
one of the largest card issuers in the United States. The company issues
the Discover card, America’s cash rewards pioneer, and offers home
loans, private student loans, personal loans, home equity loans,
checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit and money market
accounts through its direct banking business. It operates the Discover
Network, with millions of merchant and cash access locations; PULSE, one
of the nation’s leading ATM/debit networks; and Diners Club
International, a global payments network with acceptance in more than
185 countries and territories. For more information, visit www.discover.com/company.
Source: Discover Financial Services
Discover Financial Services
Rob Weiss, 224-405-6304
robertweiss@discover.com