{
  "id": 6337474,
  "title": "Chime agrees to acquire longtime banking partner Stride Bank for $590M; Stride will become Chime Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary; CHYM jumps 8.5%+ after hours (Paige Smith/Bloomberg)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/chime-agrees-to-acquire-longtime-banking-partner-stride-bank-for-590m",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-08T21:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-08/chime-to-become-bank-by-buying-partner-stride-for-590-million"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chime Financial Inc. struck a deal to buy Stride Bank for $590 million in cash, snapping up its longtime partner as the fintech streamlines its operations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}