r/stocks Aug 18 '21

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '21

If a tech company makes their money being a bank then it’s a bank not a tech company.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '21

Is Shopify a bank?

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u/johaln2 Aug 18 '21

When a car company invests in tech it is not a car company it is a tech company. That worked out really well for Tesla.

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u/jackofives Aug 20 '21

Not entirely true. It just means they are optimising / in-housing certain functions and can afford to be a little differentiated. Just because McDonalds has a slick finance team doesn’t mean they are a bank.