Posted on June 23, 2021 | by news-summaadvisory

Top Fintech News Stories for June 21, 2021

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

$5.5 billion fintech firm Revolut’s losses mounted in 2020 but crypto gave it a big boost – CNBC
China Says Banks Must Block Crypto Transactions; Market Falls – Coindesk
Podcast 303: Steve Muszynski of Splash Financial – LendAcademy
Digital lending platform Splash raises $44.3 million Series B – finLedger
OCC, states declare cease-fire in fintech charter case. Will it hold? – American Banker
You’d Be Crazy To Spend Your Bitcoin, Ethereum, Or Dogecoin With Coinbase’s Debit Card – Forbes
Payments cards, credit monitoring: What’s next for installment lenders – American Banker
Sterling Bancorp’s AI assistant tackles half of customer calls – American Banker
Legacy Financial Institutions Losing The Battle For Consumer Trust – The Financial Brand
Dutch Banking Challenger Bunq to Acquire €160M in Capital at €1.65B Valuation, Deal Includes SME Lending Platform Purchase – CrowdFund Insider

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