Top Fintech News Stories for June 28, 2021

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

  • Goldman Sachs is beefing up in buy now, pay later with partnership and strategy hires, as Wall Street crowds in on Affirm and Klarna’s turf – Business Insider
  • Credit card transformation startup Deserve raises $50M Series D – finLedger
  • Binance Crypto Exchange Ordered to Cease U.K. Activities – The Wall Street Journal
  • Podcast 304: Kirill Bensonoff of New Silver – LendAcademy
  • Fintech unicorn Upgrade eyes new funding at $3 billion – American Banker
  • Early Wage Access: Fifth Third Bank Momentum Checking Clients May Get Access to Paychecks Up to 2 Days Early – CrowdFund Insider
  • Two Emerging Trends Signal Trouble for Both Fintechs & Regional Banks – The Financial Brand
  • ClearScore lands £200 million in funding – Finextra
  • Banks address tech talent shortage with ‘reskilling,’ ‘upskilling’ programs – American Banker
  • Citi launches digital assets unit, confirming crypto plans – Banking Dive
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