Posted on August 20, 2021 | by news-summaadvisory

Top Fintech Europe News Stories for August 18, 2021

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

Payments Firm Paytia Announces Partnership with Talkdesk – CrowdFund Insider
UK FinTech Finastra Lands SWIFT Compatible Label For Trade Finance – PYMNTS.com
Why fintechs are buying up legacy financial services companies – TechCrunch
Ualá hits $2.45bn valuation with $350m Series D round – Fintech Futures
Žltý melón and Salt Edge partner for open banking-enabled lending – Fintech Finance
FinTech Lender OneBlinc Intros Mastercard For The Underbanked – PYMNTS.com
The biggest emerging fintech challenge to banking – Altfi
LendInvest announces £150m financial partnership with Barclays and HSBC – Innovate Finance
Gemini is Thrilled to Announce the Acquisition of Guesser – Fintech Finance
FinTech Wales engages investor network to drive funding for next generation of Welsh fintech start-ups – Fintech Finance

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