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Why Fintech Battles Ahead Are About More Than Banks
The field known as fintech was pioneered by startups dreaming of toppling financial giants and democratizing access to credit. But now many of those behemoths have joined in. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a history running back to the days of Alexander Hamilton, but it’s also got 50,000 employees working on its technology. It’s not just banking giants getting in on the fun. Recent steps by Walmart Inc., the world’s largest retailer, to create a fintech division has sent shivers across Wall Street