Posted on September 2, 2021 | by news-summaadvisory

Top Fintech News Stories for August 31, 2021

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

Robinhood Stock Drops After SEC Chairman Warns on Payment for Order Flow – The Wall Street Journal
PayPal is exploring a stock-trading platform for U.S. customers – CNBC
Amazon to partner with Affirm on future BNPL options – LendIt Fintech
U.S. banks give embedded finance a whirl. Will it catch on? – American Banker
Prosus acquires Indian payments giant BillDesk for $4.7B, will merge with its PayU fintech group – TechCrunch
Satisfaction With Credit Cards Plummets: What Went Wrong? – The Financial Brand
When you get stuck, you can talk to us’: Albert’s new challenger bank status – TearSheet
StartEngine’s New Reg A+ Funding Round is Now Live – CrowdFund Insider
Amazon & Affirm’s BNPL Deal, And Three Predictions About What It Means For Fintech – Forbes
Celo launches $100m fund to support DeFi adoption – Finextra

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