Posted on September 10, 2021 | by news-summaadvisory

Top Fintech News Stories for September 7, 2021

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

Build lasting customer relationships from the start. – Zendesk
Sequoia Heritage, Stripe and others invest $200M in African fintech Wave at $1.7B valuation – TechCrunch
August was a big month for buy now pay later: What’s next? – LendIt Fintech News
Podcast 313: David Tuyo of University Credit Union – LendIt Fintech News
What’s Next for Plaid’s Complex Relationship With Financial Institutions? – The Financial Brand
Walgreens Wades into Consumer Banking Melee with ‘Scarlet’ Account – The Financial Brand
Revolut set to take on Klarna with its own BNPL offering – Altfi
UK’s Digital Bank Starling Now Claims 2.4M Open Accts, 400K Business Accts, £4B in Deposits – CrowdFund Insider
They’re Not Smart And They’re Not Contracts – Forbes
SEC Charges BitConnect With $2B Crypto Fraud – deBanked

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