Things we're reading today include ...
- Google redesigns Pay app, opens waitlist for bank accounts with Citi
- Google moves into Venmo and bank territory with checking accounts and updated payment app
- Chime CEO says the pandemic is driving torrid growth as traditional banking becomes a ‘relic of the past’
- Chime Bank accounts targeted in phishing scam; thieves could reach out directly to customers
- Debit card targeting millennials is ‘operating without permission’
- Bitcoin rallies above $18,000 to trade near all-time highs
Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...