Top Fintech Stories for January 11, 2021

Here are the top news stories from our daily newsletter today:

• Is Challenger Bank Chime the Future of Retail Banking? – The Financial Brand
• Think How Well Bitcoin Would Be Doing if You Could Actually Buy It – Coindesk
• Podcast 280: Thea Mason of PenFed Credit Union – LendIt Fintech News
• Banks embrace automation, white-label options ahead of PPP relaunch – Banking Dive
• Women in Fintech: A conversation with Quona Capital’s Monica Engel – FinLedger
• The Smart Way to Talk About DeFi’s $22B – Coindesk
• Revolut submits application for UK banking licence – AltFi
• Why Do Criminals Use Cash And Not Bitcoin? – Forbes
• Mobile Financial Services Provider Wave Money Facilitated $8.7 Billion in Transfers in 2020, following COVID-19 Outbreak – Crowdfund Insider
• Goldman Sachs eyes growth in cash management technology – Financial Times