Top Fintech News Stories for August 31, 2021

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

  • Robinhood Stock Drops After SEC Chairman Warns on Payment for Order Flow – The Wall Street Journal
  • PayPal is exploring a stock-trading platform for U.S. customers – CNBC
  • Amazon to partner with Affirm on future BNPL options – LendIt Fintech
  • U.S. banks give embedded finance a whirl. Will it catch on? – American Banker
  • Prosus acquires Indian payments giant BillDesk for $4.7B, will merge with its PayU fintech group – TechCrunch
  • Satisfaction With Credit Cards Plummets: What Went Wrong? – The Financial Brand
  • When you get stuck, you can talk to us’: Albert’s new challenger bank status – TearSheet
  • StartEngine’s New Reg A+ Funding Round is Now Live – CrowdFund Insider
  • Amazon & Affirm’s BNPL Deal, And Three Predictions About What It Means For Fintech – Forbes
  • Celo launches $100m fund to support DeFi adoption – Finextra
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