Posted on August 10, 2021 | by news-summaadvisory

Top Fintech News Stories for August 6, 2021

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

Tidjane Thiam’s Spac in talks with Mexican fintech Credijusto – The Financial Times
Shares of South Korea’s Kakao Bank jump nearly 80% on the first day of trading – CNBC
Pico to go public via $1.75bn Spac merger – Finextra
Automated Underwriting: Octane Lending Raises $52 Million at $900 Million Valuation – CrowdFund Insider
SentiLink Raises $70M To Bolster ID Verification – PYMNTS.com
Chase study highlights growing popularity of digital banking – Banking Dive
Indian neobank Jupiter raises $45M co-led by Nubank – finLedger
‘Wave Money’ App Plunges H&R Block Deeper into Small Business Banking – The Financial Brand
BaaS Fintech Synapse Introduces Credit Hub, a Full-Stack API Leveraging Mastercard Network to Serve Small Businesses – CrowdFund Insider
‘Cool Hats’: A look inside Visa’s new campaign to refresh its brand – TearSheet

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