Stock and crypto trading app Robinhood plans to offer services to its 4 mln users, Bloomberg June 20, citing anonymous sources.
Robinhood, which in February zero-fee trading through its Robinhood Crypto tool, is currently in “constructive” talks with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to position itself as a banking services provider.
According to “people familiar with the matter,” Robinhood is going after features such as savings accounts, beating out competition from traditional banks through improved interest rates and an all-in-one financial portal.
The move comes a month after the company announced it had in funding to expand Robinhood Crypto to the entire U.S. market.
At the time, Robinhood to be “the fastest-growing brokerage ever,” reaching a valuation of $5.6 bln.
Meanwhile, competition for banking customers is increasing in the cryptocurrency-oriented sector.
Goldman Sachs-backed , which in February cryptocurrency exchange , it was also pursuing a banking licence with the OCC earlier this month.
, the largest U.S. crypto exchange and wallet provider, also began talks with the OCC regarding obtaining a federal banking licence and its “business model,” Cointelegraph in May.
Published at Thu, 21 Jun 2018 11:54:09 +0000
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