Jiko Group, Inc., a new bank holding company building an innovative money platform, announced it has completed its acquisition of Mid-Central National Bank – formerly Mid-Central Federal Savings Bank – headquartered in Wadena, MN.
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The transaction, which was approved by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, marks a major milestone in Jiko’s strategy to establish an entirely new model for money storage and movement.
Unlike most traditional consumer fintech and banking institutions, Jiko transparently keeps its customers directly invested in liquid US government-backed Treasury Bills (T-bills), instead of holding customer deposits. Thanks to Jiko’s proprietary technology, an investment can act as a liquid and spendable alternative to cash.
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“The past decade of fintech and online banking innovations has exposed new customers to our industry and demonstrated that innovation in the financial sector is needed,” said Stephane Lintner, CEO and Co-Founder of Jiko. “People’s relationship to money must be fundamentally improved for everyone. One of Jiko’s primary goals is to give people what they deserve: more organic and direct returns, without intermediaries and unnecessary friction.”
Over the last three years, Jiko has invested heavily in its core infrastructure, which merges payment rails with real-time, 24/7 principal trading capabilities on T-bills. Jiko’s technology stack, combined with the recently acquired banking and broker-dealer licenses, are the necessary building blocks to deliver on its core mission of deploying a platform that gives everyone the opportunity to control and benefit from their money.
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