Posted on May 26, 2021 | by news-summaadvisory

Top Fintech News Stories for May 24, 2021

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

The pernicious potential of ‘buy now pay later’ finance – The Financial Times
POS (proof of stake) is Crypto’s New Green Deal – Finextra
Podcast 299: Catherine York Powers of Constant AI – LendAcademy
Fraud Is Proliferating Across The Customer Journey – Forbes
Influencer banking and specialized finance: 5 VC investors pick out the hot new areas in consumer fintech – Business Insider
Inverting open banking to favor banks and credit unions – finLedger
Sterling Bancorp eyes private credit market with latest fintech deal – American Banker
Biden orders Yellen to outline climate risks to financial stability – Banking Dive
Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform Groundfloor is SeedInvest’s Most Funded Fintech Offering Ever – CrowdFund Insider
How Trustmark boosted video ATM traffic by 40% – American Banker

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