Top Fintech News Stories for February 2, 2021

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

  • Mobile bank MoneyLion in talks to go public via SPAC – American Banker
  • Challenger Bank Chime Reaches The 12 Million Customer Mark – Forbes
  • It’s Official: LendingClub Has Acquired Radius Bank – LendIt Fintech News
  • Tech Platform CURO Set to Acquire Canadian Point-of-Sale Prover Flexiti For $121 Million – Crowdfund Insider
  • Robinhood CEO May Testify Before US House Committee Over GameStop Allegations – CoinDesk
  • A New Sheriff in Town: Robinhood Raises $3.4 Billion in Capital from Big Names, Meanwhile, Short Funds Look Over Their Shoulders – Crowdfund Insider
  • Mark Cuban Hails ‘Store of Value Generation’ Taking on Wall Street – CoinDesk
  • Robinhood Can’t Democratize Finance Using Old Tools – CoinDesk
  • BofA’s goal for digital banking: No customer left behind – American Banker
  • The GameStop Stock Frenzy Is Turning Into A Cautionary Tale For Fintech – Forbes

 

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