Bank of Walmart?

Can we see it happening? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-2…

Big moves happening at your favorite ghetto/redneck superstore. Will these high profile moves soon put Walmart on the fintech map? Will Manhattan be filled with no fee Walmart atm's? Curious to hear the thoughts. 

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Walmart is already on the fintech map. They offer a variety of money transfer products that allows practically anyone to send money anywhere in the world. Combined with all of their store locations, it's convenient and gives many people access to the financial system who are otherwise limited in some capacity. It's very popular with people who don't have bank accounts, since they can send payments to businesses or money to family. I would be surprised if they didn't try to expand as they generate so much revenue from the money transfer fees. 

 

I do wonder if at some point Amazon will try to buy Walmart. Wouldn't be the craziest thing to envision this day and age.

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I'd like to think the same, but the fact that Google, Amazon, and Facebook are even allowed to exist in their current forms to me says that the anti-trust folks are dosing off at the wheel.

"If you don't have any enemies in life you have never stood up for anything" - Winston Churchill | "It's a testament to the sheer belligerence of the profession that people would rather argue about the 'risk-adjusted returns' of using inferior tooth cleaning methods." - kellycriterion
 

Walmart HQ is in Bentonville, AR. Definitely redneck.

Plus, as asked above, have you ever been to a Walmart 30 miles from your nearest city? It literally is the only shop for those people.

 

TheExPresidents

Walmart HQ is in Bentonville, AR. Definitely redneck.

Plus, as asked above, have you ever been to a Walmart 30 miles from your nearest city? It literally is the only shop for those people.

Plenty of companies are HQ in red states because of taxes

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IncomingIBDreject

Walmart is definitely not the favorite among the rednecks.

Wrong.

Source: am former redneck, still love Walmart

"If you don't have any enemies in life you have never stood up for anything" - Winston Churchill | "It's a testament to the sheer belligerence of the profession that people would rather argue about the 'risk-adjusted returns' of using inferior tooth cleaning methods." - kellycriterion
 

Not saying it is their favorite store, nor am I saying those in underserved neighborhoods love Walmart either. But, when you do go to these same Walmart's in these areas, well, you know the rest. When I went to the local Walmart in college (mildly sketchy area), you could understand why so many Worldstar videos were filmed in a Walmart.

Either way, this is not the point of the OP

 

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