Posted on August 25, 2021 | by news-summaadvisory

Top Fintech News Stories for August 23, 2021

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

PayPal’s Dan Schulman on seizing the opportunities in digital payments – The Financial Times
Robinhood competitor creator DriveWealth raises $450 million funding round – finLedger
Podcast 311: Adena Hefets of Divvy Homes – LendIt Fintech
Open Banking Transforming Business Models Forever – Financial Brand
Financial Institutions Must Address ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Problem Now – Financial Brand
Will new credit building products work as promised? – American Banker
What about maybe? Banks, challengers and neobanks are failing customers … – The Finanser
PayPal launches crypto in the UK – Altfi
Nevada’s Sightline Payments Finalizes $244M Round, Becomes Fintech Unicorn with $1B+ Valuation – CrowdFund Insider
Locked Out of Acorns App, Users Fear Something Squirrely Is Afoot – finLedger

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