Until a few years ago, Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) was almost exclusively an investor bank. However, over the last few years, it has begun to make a big push towards business consumer banking. First, it introduced the Marks brand, which offers personal loans and high-yield savings accounts.
Since then, Goldman has partnered with Apple (NASDAQ:
AAPL) to launch the first credit card business to launch Apple's credit card
product.
Most recently, Goldman introduced an
everyday investment platform for Americans, and they partnered with Amazon (NASDAQ:
AMZN) to provide small business credit lines to merchants. And as if pairing up
with Amazon wouldn't give Goldman much access to the e-commerce world, another
big partnership was just’ announced.
Goldman and Walmart have formed a team
The latest expansion of the Marks brand
reach comes in the form of a small business loan partnership with Walmart
(NYSE: WMT).
Goldman's customer banking unit is
launching small business credit lines for merchants selling in the Walmart
market. Initial credit lines will range from $ 10,000 to 75 75,000, but
eventually the bank wants to offer lines up to a maximum of $1 million to
eligible merchants. And it can be very lucrative for Goldman, as the credit
lines will come with a fixed interest rate between 99 6.99 and. 20.99.
Its demise is a major boost to Goldman's
consumer lending business. Wal-Mart's online sales volume nearly doubled in the
second quarter of the year, and through a new partnership with Shopify (NYSE:
Shop) for inventory sellers on its platform, it The retail giant in commerce
may just be the beginning. .
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