Posted on January 20, 2021 | by news-summaadvisory

Top Fintech News Stories for January 19, 2021

Here are the top news stories from our daily newsletter today:

LendingClub Receives Final Approval for its Acquisition of Radius Bank – LendIt Fintech News
This Fintech Startup Wants To Cover Your Overdraft Fees, And It Just Announced $35 Million in Series A Funding – Forbes
Webinar: STIR/SHAKEN is Shaking Up the Contact Industry: Everything You Should Know about the FCC’s New Requirements – LendIt Fintech
Lendio’s Brock Blake: Even Amid 2020 Turbulence, We Saw an Increase in Annual Revenue – Crowdfund Insider
Fintech IPO market promises to be more robust in 2021 – Finledger
What the Surge in Fintech Launches Signals for Banking’s Future – The Financial Brand
Federal agencies, states compete to be fintech regulator – Roll Call
Former Canadian Prime Minister Lists Bitcoin as Possible Future Reserve Currency – Coindesk
Singapore’s Grab Mulling US IPO Of Up To $2 Billion – PYMNTS

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