# Synchrony Financial competitors: and the alternatives

Source: https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/synchrony/competitors
Last updated: Oct 19, 2026

*Part of the [Synchrony Financial AI strategy profile](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/synchrony). Peer group: Capital One, American Express, Bread Financial Holdings, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Barclays US Consumer Bank, Wells Fargo, Ally Financial.*

## Who are Synchrony Financial's competitors, and what are the alternatives?

Synchrony competes in two markets at once, and its 2025 10-K names rivals in both. For retail and digital partners, the private-label and co-brand programs that produced $182.3 billion of purchase volume in 2025, its primary competitors are American Express, Bread Financial, Capital One/Discover, JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, TD Bank and Wells Fargo, plus fintechs, point-of-sale lenders and partners' own in-house financing. Partners move between issuers: Synchrony became exclusive issuer of the new OnePay card program at Walmart, launched in September 2025, renewing a relationship PYMNTS notes it had lost to Capital One. For consumers, its cards compete with every other way to pay, and the 10-K singles out non-bank pay-over-time providers, Affirm, Afterpay and Klarna, as rivals that do not face banks' capital rules; Affirm's fiscal 2026 10-K returns the favour, naming Synchrony first among the card issuers it competes with. Big tech is the third front: the 10-K names Apple and Google as companies that offer financial products, sometimes with Synchrony's competitors, and warns that AI shopping agents may choose the payment method at checkout. On the funding side Synchrony's $81.1 billion of deposits compete with direct banks the 10-K lists by name, among them Ally, American Express, Barclays, Capital One, Citi and Marcus by Goldman Sachs, and with brokerage money market funds. PayPal is both partner and rival: a 21-year partner whose Venmo card Synchrony issues, and a pay-later provider Affirm counts as a competitor. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [Synchrony](https://synchrony.com/contenthub/newsroom/onepay-and-synchrony-to-launch-new-industry-leading-credit-card.html), [PYMNTS](https://www.pymnts.com/bnpl/2025/retail-edge-drove-walmart-paypal-partnerships-and-amazon-bnpl-deal-says-synchrony-cfo/), [Affirm Holdings via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820953/000162828026059279/afrm-20260630.htm), [PayPal Holdings, Inc. via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1633917/000163391726000024/pypl-20251231.htm))

## What does Synchrony say about its competition?

"Our industry continues to be highly competitive. We compete for relationships with partners in connection with retaining existing or establishing new consumer credit programs. Our primary competitors for partners include major financial institutions such as American Express, Bread Financial, Capital One/Discover, JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, TD Bank and Wells Fargo, as well as, financial technology companies, point-of-sale lending focused companies and potential partners' own in-house financing capabilities. We compete for partners on the basis of a number of factors, including financial and other terms, technological capabilities, underwriting capabilities, marketing expertise, service levels, product and service offerings (including incentive and loyalty programs), integration capabilities, brand and reputation." ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm))

"We also compete for customer usage of our credit products. ... As a form of payment, our products compete with cash, checks, debit cards, general purpose credit cards, various forms of consumer installment loans, other private-label card brands, prepaid cards and all forms of electronic payment. ... We may also face increased competition from current competitors or others who introduce or embrace disruptive technology that significantly changes the consumer credit and payment industry. In the future, we expect our products may face increased competitive pressure to the extent that our products are not accepted in, or compatible with, digital wallet technologies such as Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Pay and other similar technologies. The introduction of emerging technology, such as AI shopping agents, may allow for autonomous shopping on behalf of consumers, including the selection of the method of payment used at the point of sale." ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm))

"Non-bank providers of pay-over-time solutions, such as Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna and others, extend consumer credit-like offerings but do not face the same restrictions, such as capital requirements and other regulatory requirements, as banks which also could place us at a competitive disadvantage. In addition, some larger technology focused companies, e.g., Apple and Google, and larger retailers offer financial products sometimes in collaboration with our competitors ... In our retail deposits business ... We compete for deposits with traditional banks, including separately branded direct banking platforms of traditional banks, and other banks that have direct banking models similar to ours, such as Ally Financial, American Express, Barclays, Capital One, CIT, Citi, E-Trade and Marcus by Goldman Sachs." (Form 10-K for 2025, Item 1 "Competition", filed February 6, 2026.) ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm))

## Who competes with Synchrony in each of its businesses?

| Business line | Competitor | Type | Why it competes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Private-label, co-brand and Dual Card programs (competing for partners) | [American Express](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/american-express) | Bank | Synchrony's 2025 10-K lists American Express first among the major financial institutions it competes with for retail card partners; Amex's own 10-K describes intense competition for cobrand relationships. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [American Express (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4962/000000496226000080/axp-20251231.htm)) |
| Private-label, co-brand and Dual Card programs (competing for partners) | [Bread Financial](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bread-financial) | Bank | Named in Synchrony's 10-K among its primary competitors for partners; Bread's own 2025 10-K says its primary competition for brand partners is other financial institutions building credit card programs. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [Bread Financial Holdings (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1101215/000110121526000016/bfh-20251231.htm)) |
| Private-label, co-brand and Dual Card programs (competing for partners) | [Capital One (with Discover)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/capital-one) | Bank | Synchrony's 10-K names Capital One/Discover among its primary competitors for partners and Capital One among the direct banks competing for deposits. The two have traded the Walmart program: PYMNTS reports Synchrony's 2025 OnePay deal renewed a Walmart relationship it had lost to Capital One. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [PYMNTS](https://www.pymnts.com/bnpl/2025/retail-edge-drove-walmart-paypal-partnerships-and-amazon-bnpl-deal-says-synchrony-cfo/), [Synchrony](https://synchrony.com/contenthub/newsroom/onepay-and-synchrony-to-launch-new-industry-leading-credit-card.html)) |
| Private-label, co-brand and Dual Card programs (competing for partners) | [JPMorgan Chase](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/jpmorgan-chase) | Bank | Named in Synchrony's 10-K among the major financial institutions it competes with for retail card partners; Affirm's 10-K also lists J.P. Morgan Chase with Synchrony among the card-issuing banks it competes with. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [Affirm Holdings via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820953/000162828026059279/afrm-20260630.htm)) |
| Private-label, co-brand and Dual Card programs (competing for partners) | [Citigroup](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/citigroup) | Bank | Synchrony's 10-K names Citibank among its primary competitors for partners and Citi among the direct banks competing for deposits. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm)) |
| Private-label, co-brand and Dual Card programs (competing for partners) | [TD Bank](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/td-bank-us) | Bank | Synchrony's 2025 10-K names TD Bank among the major financial institutions that are its primary competitors for retail card partners. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm)) |
| Private-label, co-brand and Dual Card programs (competing for partners) | [Wells Fargo](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/wells-fargo) | Bank | Named in Synchrony's 10-K among its primary competitors for card partners; Chime's 10-K also names Wells Fargo among the traditional banks it competes with. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [Chime via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795586/000179558626000013/chym-20251231.htm)) |
| Point-of-sale financing and pay over time | [Affirm](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/affirm) | Fintech | Synchrony's 10-K names Affirm among non-bank pay-over-time providers that do not face banks' capital requirements, and Affirm's fiscal 2026 10-K lists Synchrony first among the card-issuing banks that are its primary competition. Both sit at the same retailers: Walmart has active partnerships with Affirm and Klarna beside Synchrony's OnePay cards, and Synchrony launched its own Synchrony Pay Later at Amazon in 2025. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [Affirm Holdings via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820953/000162828026059279/afrm-20260630.htm), [PYMNTS](https://www.pymnts.com/bnpl/2025/retail-edge-drove-walmart-paypal-partnerships-and-amazon-bnpl-deal-says-synchrony-cfo/)) |
| Point-of-sale financing and pay over time | [Klarna](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/klarna) | Fintech | Named in Synchrony's 2025 10-K as a non-bank pay-over-time provider extending consumer credit-like offerings without banks' capital rules; Klarna applied for a US industrial-bank charter in July 2026. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/06/klarna-seeks-us-bank-charter-in-push-beyond-buy-now-pay-later.html)) |
| Point-of-sale financing and pay over time | [Afterpay (Block)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/block) | Fintech | Synchrony's 10-K names Afterpay among the non-bank pay-over-time rivals; Block's 2025 10-K says Cash App and Afterpay offer a wide range of Pay Later capabilities designed to improve merchants' conversion. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [Block, Inc. via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000162828026012254/xyz-20251231.htm)) |
| Point-of-sale financing and pay over time | [PayPal](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/paypal) | Payments company | PayPal is a 21-year Synchrony partner whose Venmo program Synchrony runs, but it also sells buy now, pay later at checkout, and Affirm's 10-K lists PayPal's pay-over-time solutions among its competition. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [PayPal Holdings, Inc. via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1633917/000163391726000024/pypl-20251231.htm), [Affirm Holdings via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820953/000162828026059279/afrm-20260630.htm)) |
| Digital wallets and big tech | Apple | Big tech | Synchrony's 10-K names Apple among larger technology companies that offer financial products, sometimes with Synchrony's competitors, and warns its cards could face pressure if not accepted in wallets such as Apple Pay. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm)) |
| Digital wallets and big tech | Google | Big tech | Named with Apple in the 10-K as a technology company offering financial products; Google Pay is among the wallets Synchrony says its products must work with, and Affirm's pay-over-time options rolled into Google's AI Mode and Gemini in May 2026. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [Affirm (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260512751050/en/Affirm-works-with-Google-to-make-AI-shopping-payments-clear-and-simple)) |
| Online savings, CDs and money market accounts | [Ally Financial](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ally) | Bank | Synchrony's 10-K names Ally Financial first among the banks with direct banking models similar to its own that compete for deposits; Ally's 10-K says it has no branch network and gathers deposits through digital channels. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [Ally Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40729/000004072926000005/ally-20251231.htm)) |
| Online savings, CDs and money market accounts | [Goldman Sachs (Marcus)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/goldman-sachs) | Bank | Synchrony's 10-K lists Marcus by Goldman Sachs among the direct banks it competes with for deposits. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm)) |
| Online savings, CDs and money market accounts | [Barclays US](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/barclays-us) | Bank | Barclays is on the 10-K's list of direct-bank deposit competitors; Barclays' US online deposits business holds more than $25 billion and moved onto FIS's cloud-ready core in April 2026. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [Business Wire via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/barclays-fis-extend-partnership-supporting-120000205.html)) |
| Online savings, CDs and money market accounts | E-Trade and brokerage money market funds | Broker or asset manager | The 10-K names E-Trade among direct-bank deposit competitors and says Synchrony also competes for deposits with consumer cash alternatives such as government money market funds offered by brokerages. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm)) |

## How do the AI and digital offerings of Synchrony's competitors compare?

Synchrony first, then each competitor. Use-case counts, index scores and latest moves are computed from our profiles of each company; "No profile" means this site has no page on it yet.

| Company | AI or digital offering | On the record (our profiles) | Latest dated AI move |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Synchrony Financial (this page)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/synchrony) | Synchrony GPT and the ChatGPT Enterprise rollout ([Synchrony](https://synchrony.com/contenthub/newsroom/synchrony-elevates-ai-strategy.html), [Synchrony (PR Newswire)](https://investors.synchrony.com/news-events/financial-news/detail/586/synchrony-announces-enterprise-collaboration-with-openai-to-power-the-next-era-of-agentic-commerce), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/synchronys-carol-juel-is-29-on-the-most-innovative-people-in-finance-ranking)) | [Index 68.8 (#35); 15 use cases, 10 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/synchrony) | Oxford Economics study and an AI-platform partnership for CareCredit (Sep 30, 2026) ([Synchrony (PR Newswire)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/synchrony-and-oxford-economics-find-trust-will-define-the-future-of-ai-shopping-302894036.html), [Synchrony (PR Newswire)](https://investors.synchrony.com/news-events/financial-news/detail/590/carecredit-partners-with-vetspire-to-modernize-veterinary-payments-with-ai-enabled-practice-solutions)) |
| [American Express](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/american-express) | Agentic Commerce Experiences developer kit and Amex Agent Purchase Protection for purchases by registered AI agents (April 14, 2026). ([American Express](https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/newsroom/articles/innovation/american-express-debuts-agentic-commerce-experiences--ace--devel.html)) | [Index 93.1 (#3); 24 use cases, 13 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/american-express) | Intent Intelligence framework published (Oct 13, 2026) ([American Express via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202610130930BIZWIRE_USPRX____20261013_BW636634-1), [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/amex-introduces-a-framework-to-prevent-ai-agents-from-making-unauthorized-purchases)) |
| [Bread Financial](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bread-financial) | Over 200 machine-learning models and an in-house agentic AI platform in development; AI bots saved over 1 million hours of manual work (March 2026). ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/bread-financial-at-rbc-conference-strategic-transformation-insights-93CH-4555382), [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/04/08/amid-the-saaspocalypse-cios-and-ctos-take-a-harder-line-with-their-vendors)) | [Index 50.5 (#57); 12 use cases, 10 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bread-financial) | Bread Financial joins the Agentic AI Foundation as a Silver member (Aug 12, 2026) ([PR Newswire via Morningstar](https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20260812dc25298/agentic-ai-foundation-welcomes-57-new-members-gaining-major-financial-services-players-and-apac-leaders)) |
| [Capital One (with Discover)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/capital-one) | Chat Concierge, a multi-agent assistant on car dealers' websites built on a customised Llama model (March 2025). ([Capital One](https://www.capitalone.com/tech/ai/future-of-ai-car-dealerships-shopping), [VentureBeat](https://venturebeat.com/ai/capital-one-builds-agentic-ai-to-supercharge-auto-sales)) | [Index 86.9 (#9); 13 use cases, 13 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/capital-one) | Second on the Evident AI index for a fourth year (Oct 6, 2026) ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/jpmorganchase-still-tops-ai-ranking-as-big-bank-lead-widens), [Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/banks-ai-guardrails-accelerate/832216/)) |
| [JPMorgan Chase](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/jpmorgan-chase) | LLM Suite ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/how-jpmorganchase-democratized-employee-access-to-gen-ai), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/video/wib-2025/driving-ai-use-cases-and-adoption-aligning-business-value-data-readiness-and-risk-management)) | [Index 89 (#6); 15 use cases, 8 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/jpmorgan-chase) | Q3 2026 call: outside AI agents stay blocked; AI spend put near $700 million (Oct 13, 2026) ([CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/13/jpmorgan-ai-agents-account-access.html), [Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/jpmorgan-dimon-ai-agents-bank-customers-liability-transfer/832870), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/jpmorgan-warns-of-risks-to-consumers-who-rely-on-ai-agents)) |
| [Citigroup](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/citigroup) | New AI approval models in U.S. Cards lifted approval rates by 100 basis points (May 2026); Mastercard Agent Pay and Citi Flex Pay in cards (June 2026). ([Citigroup](https://citigroup.com/rcs/citigpa/storage/public/investor-day/citi-ID26-full-event-transcript.pdf), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/citis-pam-habner-is-23-on-the-most-innovative-people-in-finance-ranking)) | [Index 94.9 (#2); 20 use cases, 15 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/citigroup) | Payments chief: no AI model to authorise payments (Oct 1, 2026) ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/2026-the-most-powerful-women-in-banking-women-to-watch-7-debopama-sen-citi)) |
| [TD Bank](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/td-bank-us) | Layer 6 and TD AI Prism ([TD Bank Group](https://stories.td.com/ca/en/news/2025-06-11-td-announces-launch-of-groundbreaking-predictive-foundation), [TD Bank Group](https://stories.td.com/ca/en/news/2026-05-21-td-launches-agentic-ai-to-transform-real-estate-secured-lend), [TD Bank Group](https://stories.td.com/ca/en/news/2026-01-16-td-wins-big-innovation-awards-for-fifth-consecutive-year-e2-80-af), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/td-banks-maksims-volkovs-is-4-on-the-most-innovative-people-in-finance-ranking)) | [Index 91.8 (#4); 18 use cases, 13 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/td-bank-us) | Agentic AI extended to mortgage funding and discharge (Oct 13, 2026) ([TD Bank Group (Canada Newswire via Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/td-expands-agentic-ai-across-093000362.html)) |
| [Wells Fargo](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/wells-fargo) | Fargo assistant in the mobile app, more than 1 billion interactions by March 2026. ([Wells Fargo (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260326542274/en/Wells-Fargo-Reaches-Major-Digital-Milestones)) | [Index 88.8 (#7); 16 use cases, 13 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/wells-fargo) | Q3 2026 call: AI agents in code, marketing, cyber, underwriting (Oct 13, 2026) ([PYMNTS](https://pymnts.com/earnings/2026/wells-fargo-enhances-banking-capabilities-using-ai-and-digital-assets), [Wells Fargo](https://www.wellsfargo.com/assets/pdf/about/investor-relations/earnings/third-quarter-2026-earnings.pdf)) |
| [Affirm](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/affirm) | Transformer-based underwriting model live at US checkout from September 17, 2026; 3.4% more completed purchases than a control group. ([Affirm (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260917918887/en/)) | [8 use cases, 7 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/affirm) | Levchin: no staff cuts to fund AI (Sep 18, 2026) ([CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/09/18/never-had-to-cut-staff-to-buy-more-ai-tokens-says-affirm-ceo-as-it-rolls-out-ai-underwriting.html)) |
| [Klarna](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/klarna) | Klarna Shopping Search app inside ChatGPT, built on its Product Search MCP server (May 20, 2026). ([PYMNTS](https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2026/klarna-launches-chatgpt-shopping-app-with-live-prices/)) | [7 use cases, 7 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/klarna) | Q2 2026 results point to AI shopping surfaces (Aug 18, 2026) ([Klarna Group plc via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2003292/000162828026057573/q22026earningsrelease.htm)) |
| [Afterpay (Block)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/block) | goose and Builderbot (internal); Moneybot and Managerbot (customer-facing) ([Block Open Source](https://opensource.block.xyz/blog/introducing-goose), [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/news/model-context-protocol), [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/news/donating-the-model-context-protocol-and-establishing-of-the-agentic-ai-foundation), [Block, Inc. via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000119312526212032/d132441dex991.htm), [Block, Inc. via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000119312526335117/d91486dex991.htm), [Square](https://squareup.com/us/en/press/managerbot-open-beta)) | [7 use cases, 6 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/block) | Q2 2026: Moneybot passes 1 million weekly engaged accounts (Aug 5, 2026) ([Block, Inc. via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000119312526335117/d91486dex991.htm)) |
| [PayPal](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/paypal) | Agent ready and store sync services for selling on AI surfaces (October 28, 2025); adopted OpenAI's Agentic Commerce Protocol. ([PayPal](https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/2025-10-28-PayPal-Launches-Agentic-Commerce-Services-to-Power-AI-Driven-Shopping), [PayPal](https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/2025-10-28-OpenAI-and-PayPal-Team-Up-to-Power-Instant-Checkout-and-Agentic-Commerce-in-ChatGPT)) | [9 use cases, 5 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/paypal) | PayPal adds support for Meta's Muse (Sep 23, 2026) ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/payments/news/paypal-partners-with-metas-muse-ai-assistant)) |
| Apple | Not disclosed | No profile | Not disclosed |
| Google | Not disclosed | No profile | Not disclosed |
| [Ally Financial](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ally) | Ally.ai open to all 10,000-plus employees since July 2025; generative call summaries covering about 5 million calls. ([Ally Financial](https://media.ally.com/2025-07-23-Ally-Financial-rolls-out-proprietary-AI-platform-enterprise-wide)) | [Index 76.5 (#27); 13 use cases, 9 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ally) | CRO: AI should be 'an accelerant', not just something to control (Oct 1, 2026) ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/2026-the-most-powerful-women-in-banking-women-to-watch-9-stephanie-richard-ally-financial)) |
| [Goldman Sachs (Marcus)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/goldman-sachs) | GS AI Platform and GS AI Assistant ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/goldman-sachs-staff-now-write-a-million-gen-ai-prompts-a-month), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/goldman-sachs-marco-argenti-is-3-on-the-most-innovative-people-in-finance)) | [Index 79.9 (#22); 13 use cases, 7 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/goldman-sachs) | Q3 2026 call: Solomon sets out AI guardrails and compute-supply risk (Oct 13, 2026) ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-goldman-sachs-tops-q3-2026-estimates-as-revenue-rises-93CH-4947164), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/goldmans-solomon-wants-clear-human-accountability-on-ai)) |
| [Barclays US](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/barclays-us) | GenAI call summarisation under Barclays' group AI programme ([Barclays](https://home.barclays/news/press-releases/20260/02/barclays-harnesses-genai-to-deliver-world-class-customer-service1/), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/barclays-to-buy-best-egg-for-800m-and-expand-u-s-footprint), [Business Wire via FT Markets](https://markets-data-api-proxy.ft.com/data/announce/full?dockey=600-202604141058BIZWIRE_USPRX____20260414_BW065778-1)) | [Index 55.5 (#51); 12 use cases, 8 in production](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/barclays-us) | Group expands Anthropic collaboration (Oct 1, 2026) ([Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/news/barclays-scales-claude)) |
| E-Trade and brokerage money market funds | Not disclosed | No profile | Not disclosed |

## Who should look beyond Synchrony, and where?

| If you are | Look at | Why |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Customers who want a checking account and everyday banking from the same bank as their card | [A full-service bank such as JPMorgan Chase or Wells Fargo](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/jpmorgan-chase) | Synchrony's direct deposit products are certificates of deposit, IRAs, money market accounts and savings accounts, and its 10-K says some competitors offer a broader selection of services, including home and auto loans and consumer banking, which suits customers who want one institution for everything. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [JPMorgan Chase & Co. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19617/000162828026008131/jpm-20251231.htm)) |
| Shoppers who prefer pay-over-time from a non-bank at checkout | [Affirm, Klarna or Afterpay](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/fintech/affirm) | Synchrony's 10-K names these three as the non-bank pay-over-time providers it competes with. Affirm reports 27.8 million active consumers in its fiscal 2026 10-K, and its pay-over-time options appear in Google's AI Mode and the Gemini app. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [Affirm Holdings via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820953/000162828026059279/afrm-20260630.htm), [Affirm (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260512751050/en/Affirm-works-with-Google-to-make-AI-shopping-payments-clear-and-simple)) |
| Businesses that need commercial loans, treasury or business checking | [A commercial bank such as JPMorgan Chase](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/jpmorgan-chase) | Synchrony reports a single business segment of consumer financing organised in five consumer sales platforms (Home & Auto, Digital, Diversified & Value, Health & Wellness, Lifestyle). Its one business-card move on the record is the Lowe's commercial co-branded card portfolio, about $0.8 billion of receivables, which it agreed to buy in August 2025 for a launch expected in the first half of 2026. JPMorgan Chase reports a separate Commercial & Investment Bank. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171225000239/syf-20250805.htm), [JPMorgan Chase & Co. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19617/000162828026008131/jpm-20251231.htm)) |
| Savers who want investing and cash in one account | [A brokerage such as Charles Schwab](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/charles-schwab) | Synchrony's 10-K says it competes for deposits with brokerages' government money market funds. Schwab reported $11.90 trillion in client assets, 38.5 million active brokerage accounts and 2.2 million banking accounts at December 31, 2025. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [The Charles Schwab Corporation (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/316709/000031670926000009/schw-20251231.htm)) |
| Customers who want a conversational banking assistant | [Bank of America's Erica or Wells Fargo's Fargo](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bank-of-america) | Synchrony's customer-facing AI is JoyHunt shopping search and a ChatGPT plugin for Marketplace offers, not an account assistant. Erica has more than 3 billion interactions and nearly 50 million users (August 2025); Fargo passed 1 billion interactions by March 2026. ([Synchrony](https://synchrony.com/contenthub/insights/synchrony-sparks-shopping-inspo-powered-by-gen-ai.html), [Synchrony (PR Newswire)](https://investors.synchrony.com/news-events/financial-news/detail/586/synchrony-announces-enterprise-collaboration-with-openai-to-power-the-next-era-of-agentic-commerce), [Bank of America Newsroom](https://newsroom.bankofamerica.com/content/newsroom/press-releases/2025/08/a-decade-of-ai-innovation--bofa-s-virtual-assistant-erica-surpas.html), [Wells Fargo (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260326542274/en/Wells-Fargo-Reaches-Major-Digital-Milestones)) |

## How do Synchrony's rivals compare in AI-agent checkout?

Synchrony's 10-K warns that AI shopping agents may choose the payment method at checkout. These are the moves its named rivals and partners have made to be present where those agents shop.

| Company | AI checkout move | Date | Relationship to Synchrony |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Synchrony | ChatGPT plugin surfacing Synchrony Marketplace offers and promotional financing | August 17, 2026 | Subject ([Synchrony (PR Newswire)](https://investors.synchrony.com/news-events/financial-news/detail/586/synchrony-announces-enterprise-collaboration-with-openai-to-power-the-next-era-of-agentic-commerce), [Finextra](https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48260/synchrony-unveils-chatgpt-plugin)) |
| Klarna | Shopping Search app inside ChatGPT, built on its Product Search MCP server | May 20, 2026 | Named rival (10-K) ([PYMNTS](https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2026/klarna-launches-chatgpt-shopping-app-with-live-prices/), [Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm)) |
| Affirm | Pay-over-time options in Google Search AI Mode and the Gemini app when paying with Google Pay | May 12, 2026 | Named rival (10-K); names Synchrony in its own 10-K ([Affirm (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260512751050/en/Affirm-works-with-Google-to-make-AI-shopping-payments-clear-and-simple), [Affirm Holdings via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820953/000162828026059279/afrm-20260630.htm)) |
| American Express | Agentic Commerce Experiences kit and Agent Purchase Protection | April 14, 2026 | Named rival for partners (10-K) ([American Express](https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/newsroom/articles/innovation/american-express-debuts-agentic-commerce-experiences--ace--devel.html), [Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm)) |
| PayPal | Agent ready and store sync for AI surfaces; OpenAI's Agentic Commerce Protocol | October 28, 2025 | Partner (Venmo program) and pay-later rival ([PayPal](https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/2025-10-28-PayPal-Launches-Agentic-Commerce-Services-to-Power-AI-Driven-Shopping), [PayPal](https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/2025-10-28-OpenAI-and-PayPal-Team-Up-to-Power-Instant-Checkout-and-Agentic-Commerce-in-ChatGPT), [Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm)) |

## Common questions

### Who are Synchrony's biggest competitors?

Its 2025 10-K names them. For retail card partners: American Express, Bread Financial, Capital One/Discover, JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, TD Bank and Wells Fargo, plus fintechs and point-of-sale lenders. For consumer credit: non-bank pay-over-time providers Affirm, Afterpay and Klarna, and technology companies such as Apple and Google. For deposits: Ally Financial, American Express, Barclays, Capital One, CIT, Citi, E-Trade and Marcus by Goldman Sachs. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm))

### Is Affirm a competitor of Synchrony?

Yes, by both companies' accounts. Synchrony's 2025 10-K names Affirm among non-bank pay-over-time providers that do not face banks' capital requirements, and Affirm's fiscal 2026 10-K names Synchrony first in its list of card-issuing banks, ahead of J.P. Morgan Chase, Citibank, Bank of America, Capital One, Bread Financial and American Express. Affirm launched a transformer-based underwriting model at checkout in September 2026. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [Affirm Holdings via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820953/000162828026059279/afrm-20260630.htm), [Affirm (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260917918887/en/))

### Is PayPal a partner or a competitor of Synchrony?

Both. Synchrony's 10-K lists PayPal, including the Venmo program, among its Digital platform partners, a relationship of 21 years. PayPal's own 10-K says its co-branded cards and PayPal Credit are issued by an independent chartered financial institution, and it also offers buy now, pay later products, which Affirm's 10-K counts among the pay-over-time solutions it competes with. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [PayPal Holdings, Inc. via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1633917/000163391726000024/pypl-20251231.htm), [Affirm Holdings via SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820953/000162828026059279/afrm-20260630.htm))

### Synchrony vs Bread Financial: how do they compete?

They chase the same retailers. Synchrony's 10-K names Bread Financial among its primary competitors for partners, and Bread's 10-K says its main competition for brand partners is other institutions building card programs. Synchrony is larger, with $103.8 billion of loan receivables and 70.7 million active accounts at the end of 2025; Bread's lead bank, Comenity Capital Bank, had about $13.9 billion in assets at June 30, 2026. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [Bread Financial Holdings (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1101215/000110121526000016/bfh-20251231.htm), [Federal Reserve Board](https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/lbr/current/))

### Who competes with Synchrony for savings deposits?

Synchrony's 10-K names direct banks with models like its own: Ally Financial, American Express, Barclays, Capital One, CIT, Citi, E-Trade and Marcus by Goldman Sachs, plus traditional banks' separately branded digital platforms and brokerages' government money market funds. Synchrony held $81.1 billion of deposits at December 31, 2025, of which $75.2 billion were direct deposits. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm))

### Are AI shopping agents a competitive threat to Synchrony?

Synchrony says so in its 10-K: AI shopping agents may select the payment method at the point of sale, and if competitors secure advantaged positions with agent-driven purchase paths it may be unable to keep partners or grow. Its response includes the OpenAI collaboration and ChatGPT plugin (August 2026) and work on Mastercard and Visa agent pay frameworks and Google's AP2. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm), [Synchrony (PR Newswire)](https://investors.synchrony.com/news-events/financial-news/detail/586/synchrony-announces-enterprise-collaboration-with-openai-to-power-the-next-era-of-agentic-commerce), [Synchrony](https://synchrony.com/contenthub/insights/blog-post-by-mike-storiale.html))

### Does Apple compete with Synchrony?

Synchrony's 10-K names Apple and Google among larger technology companies that offer financial products, sometimes in collaboration with its competitors, and says its cards could face pressure if they are not accepted in digital wallets such as Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Google Pay. ([Synchrony Financial (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000006/syf-20251231.htm))

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- [Barclays US Consumer Bank AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/barclays-us) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/barclays-us/vs-peers)
- [Wells Fargo AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/wells-fargo) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/wells-fargo/vs-peers)
- [Ally Financial AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ally) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ally/vs-peers)

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