Opinion

February 8, 2022

Why Klarna's new credit card leaves Santander's Zinia in the shadows

Could 2022 be the year legacy banks fight back better against those pesky upstart fintechs? Fintechs still seem to have the upper hand.


Leon Gauhman

4 min read

Could 2022 be the year legacy banks fight back better against those pesky upstart fintechs? Warchests are being readied, from JP Morgan committing $12bn for tech to HSBC doubling down on renewed digital investment.

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