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A group of community banks is poised to fulfill a high-tech goal it set last year: to let customers buy and sell bitcoin on mobile banking apps. An estimated 300 banks will go live in the first or second quarter with this service with the help of the fintech company NYDIG. The banks, the American Bankers Association and the Independent Community Bankers of America have made investments in the company as part of the effort.
Zack Bishop (at left), executive vice president of technology, operations and security at Synovus Bank, sees digital assets becoming more important to banks. “We're fighting for wallet share,” says Matt Maxey (right), head of innovation at Synovus.
https://www.americanbanker.com/news/small-banks-set-to-go-live-with-bitcoin-trading
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