Wal-Mart, the dominant retailer in Mexico (and the rest of the world), is likely to launch its banking operation in the country thanks to a green light from the Mexican government. Earlier this year, the government also approved a plan for appliance retailer Famsa to start its own bank. A new wave of banks run by retailers is expected to steal some share of the Mexican market from traditional financial groups. Banco Azteca, a bank run by an electronics retailer, is known for turning healthy profits by lending money to working class consumers who wouldn�t normally qualify for credit at traditional banks. Wal-Mart, a foreign giant in Mexico which could dominate the banking industry too, is likely to receive final authorization sometime this week.

With banks inside every store, all any Wal-Mart would need to do is provide cheap housing to become a self-contained community. With corporations influencing and controlling countries, the next logical step would be for corporations to actually become countries. It might seem far fetched, but there�s really not much stopping them. Let Disney and Wal-Mart lead the way.

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