Top Fintech News Stories for March 8, 2021

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

  • Why Walmart is betting on banking – Financial Times
  • Fidelity leads a $376 million investment in Starling, valuing the UK digital bank at $1.5 billion – CNBC
  • Celebrating International Women’s Day #ChooseToChallenge #IWD2021 – The Finanser
  • Fintechs Saved PPP and Should Be Included in the State Small Business Credit Initiative – LendIt Fintech News
  • Rethinking Checking Account Strategy in a Digital Banking World – The Financial Brand
  • More than $140M in Equity Capital and $210M in Debt Capital Raised by PitchIt Startup Competition at LendIt Fintech USA – Crowdfund Insider
  • MoneyLion CEO: SPAC Route Offers FinTechs ‘Degrees Of Freedom’ – PYMNTS
  • Not Your Keys, Not Your Kings Of Leon – Forbes
  • Robinhood Expected to List Shares on NASDAQ: Report – Crowdfund Insider
  • How banks and financial companies can benefit from digital currencies – Finextra
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