Goldman Sachs is in talks to dump its Apple bank card and high-yield savings account products to American Express, a source told CNBC’s Leslie Picker.
Goldman Sachs, Apple and American Express declined to comment.
The talks come amid a broader retreat by Goldman from its largely failed consumer banking initiatives, for which CEO David Solomon has taken an excellent deal of warmth. Last week, CNBC reported that the Wall Street giant is preparing to take an enormous writedown on its 2021 acquisition of fintech lender GreenSky.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the Goldman talks with American Express. The newspaper said there is not any assurance of a deal, neither is an agreement close.
It will mark an abrupt reversal for the 2 corporate giants. In October, the Journal reported Goldman and Apple renewed their partnership through 2029. And in April, Goldman Chief Financial Officer Denis Coleman touted a deepening of the partnership.
“This week, we announced the launch of a savings account for Apple Card users. We’re excited to deepen our partnership with Apple through this extra offering and to introduce one other source of deposit funding for the firm,” Coleman said on the time.
The Journal also reported Friday that Goldman is talking about unloading its General Motors card partnership. GM declined to comment to CNBC.
– CNBC’s Steve Kovach, Phil LeBeau and Hugh Son contributed to this report.
