Posted on June 12, 2021 | by news-summaadvisory

Top Fintech News Stories for June 10, 2021

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

SoftBank investment helps Klarna to $45.6bn valuation – Financial Times
Marqeta’s CEO: From Digital Card Issuance (At Scale) To IPO … And What’s Next – PYMNTS.com
Dear Policymakers: Three things you can do to help American small businesses after the Paycheck Protection Program – LendAcademy
Exclusive: Atom Finance, a Bloomberg terminal for everyday investors, is expanding to Brazil – finLedger
Fintech Lending Is On The Rise, But Default Rates Aren’t Pretty – The Financial Brand
Neobank Comes Very Close to Being a Bank Without a Charter – The Financial Brand
Massachusetts is latest state vying to become fintech hub – American Banker
ABA warns lawmakers of CBDC ‘trade-offs’ ahead of hearing – Banking Dive
Credit Sesame raises $51m – Finextra
Pandemic drove up costs of complying with anti-fraud rules: Report – American Banker

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