Posted on August 5, 2021 | by news-summaadvisory

Top Fintech News Stories for August 3, 2021

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

Rapyd raises $300M on $8.75B valuation as fintech-as-a-service continues to boom – TechCrunch
CEO Reveals Plans for LendingClub’s Unique Fintech+Bank Model – The Financial Brand
Why Square Acquired Afterpay For $29 Billion: Merchant And CashApp User Acquisition – Forbes
Inside MoneyLion’s quest to become a financial ‘super app’ – Banking Dive
UK Fintech Capital On Tap to Offer Small Business Credit Card in US Markets, After Acquiring $100M Credit Facility – CrowdFund Insider
California community bank’s bet on crypto pays off – American Banker
Jake Chervinsky, General Counsel at Compound Finance, Shares Insights on Newly Proposed Infrastructure Bill – CrowdFund Insider
Santander Consumer USA works with AutoFi on digital motor finance – Finextra
Revolut opens US-Mexico remittance corridor – Finextra
‘Lots of music involved, too!’: A day in the life of Chidi Achara, CCO of Stash – Tearsheet

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