Top Fintech News Stories for July 28, 2021

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

  • Celeb-backed startup Landis pulls in $165M of debt and equity – finLedger
  • Battle lines over cryptocurrencies being drawn in Congress – American Banker
  • PitchIt Podcast #14: Oona Rokyta of Lance – LendAcademy
  • Venmo’s Real Threat to Banking: Making Payments Fun – The Financial Brand
  • Biden’s Banking Blast – Forbes
  • Digital Assets: Fireblocks Raises $310 Million at $2 Billion Valuation – CrowdFund Insider
  • How This Silicon Valley Banking Provider Serves Big Techs & Startups – The Financial Brand
  • Folks Warming to CBDC Use: Guardtime Study – CrowdFund Insider
  • African startups join global funding boom as fintech shines – TechCrunch
  • The pesky, persistent gender gap in personal finance, in 4 charts – Tearsheet