Friday, December 14, 2012

Walmart vs. Big Banks: The Battle For Poor Customers



           
From Forbes: Walmart may not be the banking industry’s biggest problem but it may be a growing one.  Earlier this year the retail giant announced a bigger dive into the world of banking through the launch of an alternative to traditional debit and checking accounts. In other words, Walmart wants to be your new banker. Not surprisingly, banks are taking notice.

At the time Walmart said it launched the so-called Bluebird accounts in response to consumers who say they are not getting the value they expect from traditional bank accounts with debit cards because of their increasingly higher fees. (Think: Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citi and Wells Fargo’s debit card fee debacle last year.)

Wait, wait….there’s more at http://www.forbes.com/sites/halahtouryalai/2012/12/14/walmart-vs-big-banks-the-battle-for-poor-customers/

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