Financial stocks were edging higher pre-bell Monday, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) advancing by 0.2%.
The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.4% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.3% lower.
Green Dot (GDOT) stock was up more than 12% after the company said it has agreed to be acquired by Smith Ventures and CommerceOne Financial.
Paysafe (PSFE) shares were up more than 1% after the company said it has expanded its partnership with cloud gaming provider Boosteroid.