Posted on February 3, 2021 | by news-summaadvisory

Top Fintech News Stories for February 2, 2021

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

Mobile bank MoneyLion in talks to go public via SPAC – American Banker
Challenger Bank Chime Reaches The 12 Million Customer Mark – Forbes
It’s Official: LendingClub Has Acquired Radius Bank – LendIt Fintech News
Tech Platform CURO Set to Acquire Canadian Point-of-Sale Prover Flexiti For $121 Million – Crowdfund Insider
Robinhood CEO May Testify Before US House Committee Over GameStop Allegations – CoinDesk
A New Sheriff in Town: Robinhood Raises $3.4 Billion in Capital from Big Names, Meanwhile, Short Funds Look Over Their Shoulders – Crowdfund Insider
Mark Cuban Hails ‘Store of Value Generation’ Taking on Wall Street – CoinDesk
Robinhood Can’t Democratize Finance Using Old Tools – CoinDesk
BofA’s goal for digital banking: No customer left behind – American Banker
The GameStop Stock Frenzy Is Turning Into A Cautionary Tale For Fintech – Forbes

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