Chime, a digital bank popular with younger customers, is the latest tech firm to go public. The stock will begin trading Thursday under the ticker symbol CHYM.

Chime is set to debut on the Nasdaq later on Thursday after raising $864 million in its initial public offering, with investors waiting to see whether the digital bank will maintain the recent streak of explosive first-day gains for new listings.

Chime opened on Nasdaq at $43 a share on Thursday, 59 per cent above its $27 IPO price, to give the group a fully diluted market capitalisation of about $17bn. The shares edged down to $40 in early-afternoon trade. About 32mn shares were sold, raising $864mn for the company.