Posted on May 8, 2021 | by news-summaadvisory

Top Fintech News Stories for May 6, 2021

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

Galaxy Digital to Buy BitGo in Crypto Sector’s First $1 Billion Deal – The Wall Street Journal
$2.2B Bitso Becomes First Crypto Unicorn in Latin America – CoinDesk
Chime has agreed to stop using the word ‘bank’ after a California regulator pushed back – TechCrunch
FIS Teams With NYDIG To Allow Bitcoin Purchases From Bank Accounts – PYMNTS.com
A glimpse inside Truist and its bank tech strategy – finLedger
How Ally uses AI to approve auto loans – American Banker
Fly Now Pay Later raises further £10 million in Series A funding – FinExtra
Federal Reserve Opens Consultation on Access to the Payments System – CrowdFund Insider
Most Powerful Women in Banking: Next 2021 – American Banker
Grayscale Becomes Official Digital Currency Asset Management Partner of the New York Giants – CrowdFund Insider

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