Walmart is using its own fintech firm to provide credit cards after dumping Capital One

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Walmart’s majority-owned fintech startup OnePay said Monday that it was launching a pair of new credit cards for customers of the world’s biggest retailer.
To do so, OnePay is partnering with Synchrony, a major behind-the-scenes player in retail cards, which will issue the cards and handle underwriting decisions starting in the fall, the companies said.
OnePay, which was created by Walmart in 2021 with venture firm Ribbit Capital, will handle the customer experience for the card program through its mobile app.

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