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