Posted on March 9, 2021 | by news-summaadvisory

Top Fintech News Stories for March 8, 2021

Here are the most read news stories from our daily newsletter today:

Why Walmart is betting on banking – Financial Times
Fidelity leads a $376 million investment in Starling, valuing the UK digital bank at $1.5 billion – CNBC
Celebrating International Women’s Day #ChooseToChallenge #IWD2021 – The Finanser
Fintechs Saved PPP and Should Be Included in the State Small Business Credit Initiative – LendIt Fintech News
Rethinking Checking Account Strategy in a Digital Banking World – The Financial Brand
More than $140M in Equity Capital and $210M in Debt Capital Raised by PitchIt Startup Competition at LendIt Fintech USA – Crowdfund Insider
MoneyLion CEO: SPAC Route Offers FinTechs ‘Degrees Of Freedom’ – PYMNTS
Not Your Keys, Not Your Kings Of Leon – Forbes
Robinhood Expected to List Shares on NASDAQ: Report – Crowdfund Insider
How banks and financial companies can benefit from digital currencies – Finextra

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