Banks beware, outsiders are cracking the code for finance By Reuters – Investing.com

Banks beware, outsiders are cracking the code for finance By Reuters – Investing.com

By Anna Irrera and Iain Withers

LONDON (Reuters) - Anyone can be a banker these days, you just need the right code.

Global brands from Mercedes and Amazon (NASDAQ:) to IKEA and Walmart (NYSE:) are cutting out the traditional financial middleman and plugging in software from tech startups to offer customers everything from banking and credit to insurance.