Posted on May 29, 2021 | by news-summaadvisory

Top Fintech News Stories for May 27, 2021

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

Visa: Putting $105 Billion Of FinTech Investment To Work For Banks – PYMNTS.com
PayPal Wants To Be A Super App – Forbes
BankThink Crypto is the future. More banks, regulators need to embrace it. – American Banker
Bank CEOs grilled by Senate on pandemic response, ‘woke capitalism’ – American Banker
Fico says latest fraud model helps identify 50% more scam transactions – Finextra
African fintech OPay is reportedly raising $400M at over $1.5B valuation – TechCrunch
Fintechs attack cross-border business payments as banks, legacy players rush to innovate – BankingDive
Numerous Late Stage, Outsized VC Deals in Q1 in the US Boosted Average Pre-Money Valuations to Record Highs: Report – CrowdFund Insider
Overcoming Application Abandonment and Revenue Growth Challenges With AI Co-browsing – finLedger

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