Update 8/6/20: 9 to 5 google is now reporting that there will be a total of 8 banking partners including BBVA, BMO Harris and the previously announced Citi & Standford.
Update 4/17/20: TechCrunch has obtained images of what the physical and virtual debit cards will look like. Interestingly the card will feature both the Google name and the Citi/standford branding.
Original post: According to the WSJ Google will begin to offer checking accounts to consumers, the project’s codename is ‘Cache’ and is expected to launch sometime in 2020. Google is partnering with Citigroup and Stanford credit union to offer the account. In fact the accounts will have the Citi/Stanford branding rather than the Google branding, given that they will also be responsible for the ‘financial plumbing’ and compliance it’s unclear what Google will actually bring to the table.
