Top Fintech News Stories for August 23, 2021

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

  • PayPal’s Dan Schulman on seizing the opportunities in digital payments – The Financial Times
  • Robinhood competitor creator DriveWealth raises $450 million funding round – finLedger
  • Podcast 311: Adena Hefets of Divvy Homes – LendIt Fintech
  • Open Banking Transforming Business Models Forever – Financial Brand
  • Financial Institutions Must Address ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Problem Now – Financial Brand
  • Will new credit building products work as promised? – American Banker
  • What about maybe? Banks, challengers and neobanks are failing customers … – The Finanser
  • PayPal launches crypto in the UK – Altfi
  • Nevada’s Sightline Payments Finalizes $244M Round, Becomes Fintech Unicorn with $1B+ Valuation – CrowdFund Insider
  • Locked Out of Acorns App, Users Fear Something Squirrely Is Afoot – finLedger
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