Virgin and Wal-Mart both considering a bank in Canada
This latest Wal-Mart thing just won’t go away. This story on Virgins annual comment from Branson about starting a bank in Canada notes that Wal-Mart has applied successfully to start a bank here. That makes Wal-Mart a potential Mexico, US, Canada bank. Interesting.
Virgin Money hasn’t given up on Canada | Globe and Mail
That’s not to suggest that he’s not working on it. Wal-Mart just recently received the nod from Canada’s financial services regulator to start a bank in Canada, having been working on the concept since at least 2006.

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