Walbank

Arnold Kling's Askblog quotes Robert J. Mann
Wal-Mart’s application to shape a banking enterprise ignited disputation alongside disparate groups, ranging from spousal human relationship backers to realtor’s groups to charitable organizations. The dominant voice, though, was that of independent bankers complaining that the big-box retailer would drive them out of business. Wal-Mart denied whatsoever involvement inward competing with local banks past times opening branches, claiming that it was interested alone inward payments processing. Distrusting Wal-Mart, the independent bankers urged the FDIC to deny Wal-Mart’s asking as well as lobbied state as well as federal lawmakers to block Wal-Mart’s plans through legislation. Ultimately, WalMart withdrew its application, final that it stood petty take away a opportunity of overcoming the opposition.
Isle of Mann also writes
... I debate that permitting Wal-Mart to accept a banking enterprise would accept a salutary upshot on the relatively uncompetitive marketplace seat for payment networks. The dominant seat of Visa as well as MasterCard, inward which payments are priced to a higher house cost to subsidize credit, inevitably volition plough over fashion to a Blue Planet inward which payment services are priced at cost, or fifty-fifty below cost every bit a loss-leader to attract customers to other goods as well as services.  
As the source quote shows, Walmart was alone trying to procedure payments to a greater extent than efficiently -- because it already saw the take away a opportunity to offering banking services, lend, as well as other banking functions would live on blocked.

Arnold also points to this past times Lawrence J. White.

Arnold sums up,
We are e'er told that nosotros take away rule to protect consumers as well as brand the fiscal scheme safer. That is the theory. The exercise is that rule really frequently gets used to boundary competition. 
Many people inward the US nonetheless do non accept regular banking enterprise accounts, as well as peradventure wisely as well as then every bit banks notoriously suck coin from pitiful people with pesky fees. Yet cashing a social safety banking enterprise gibe remains a problem. Imagine small-scale town America inward which Walmart also offers banking services.

If it's non obvious, Walmart banks would live on much safer than traditional banks. H5N1 banking enterprise tied to a huge retailer would non live on financed past times astronomical leverage, as well as if the banking enterprise lost coin the equity holders of Walmart would option upward the losses.

Walmart has also faced a lot of resistance as well as restrictions inward opening clinics. Imagine small-scale town America inward which simple, inexpensive Walmart clinics tin plough over notice offering a much wider hit of services.

It's worth remembering how much opposition Walmart already overcame. It was the Uber of its day. A&P, its predecessor, was widely opposed, every bit was Walmart. Walmart nonetheless faces spousal human relationship opposition -- every bit I left it was nonetheless blocked from operating inward the metropolis of Chicago. Imagine the S side of Chicago populated with Walmarts, Walclinics as well as Walbanks! Thank its legislators as well as regulators for protecting its citizens from that nightmare.

Update:

An splendid blog post service past times Larry White on Walmart's troubles inward starting a bank. H5N1 primary obstruction is the dominion that banking enterprise belongings companies can't live on engaged inward "commerce." Larry also points out only how much the other banks utilization this to continue out competition.

the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 placed a three-year moratorium on the granting of deposit insurance to whatsoever novel (or newly acquired) ILC. Although the moratorium expired inward 2013, banking enterprise regulators look to accept “gotten the message” that the commerce-finance barrier should stay intact.

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