Posted on July 4, 2021 | by news-summaadvisory

Top Fintech News Stories for July 2, 2021

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

Robinhood files to go public after squeaking to profitability in 2020 – TechCrunch
Chime leads digital-first banking apps in downloads in H1 2021 – E Marketer
We Have Reached a Tipping Point on Overdraft Fees – LendAcademy
Why Citi Won’t Dump Its Skinny Branch Network and Go All Digital – Financial Brand
Mastercard CEO, FDIC chair press fintechs on financial inclusion – Banking Dive
Why SEC’s climate disclosure rules could hit banks hardest – American Banker
Apollo to Take Stake in Fintech Investor Motive Partners – The Wall Street Journal
Biden signs repeal of OCC’s ‘true lender’ rule – American Banker
Credit underwriter Zest AI raises $18 million from lender VyStar Credit, others – CrowdFund Insider
Tiger Global leads $42M Series B in Nigerian credit-led neobank FairMoney – TechCrunch

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