Top Fintech News Stories for February 22, 2021

Here are the top news stories from our daily newsletter today:

  • The Secret Financial Lives of Consumers that Banks Don’t Know About – The Financial Brand
  • Brex applies for bank charter, taps former Silicon Valley Bank exec as CEO of Brex Bank – TechCrunch
  • Podcast 286: Billy Libby of Upper90 – LendIt Fintech News
  • Fintech Affirm Reveals that 43% of New Users Prefer the Firm’s Pay Over Time Services as it Helps them Stay Within Budget: Survey – Crowdfund Insider
  • SME Lender October Confirms that French Government has Extended State-Guaranteed Loans Program to June 2021 – Crowdfund Insider
  • TransUnion Report Confirms that Credit Activity Keeps Rising from COVID-19 Pandemic Lows, Origination Activity Recovering – Crowdfund Insider
  • TransferWise rebrands as Wise ahead of an expected IPO – TechCrunch
  • SPACs supercharging fintechs – American Banker
  • Lack of Digital Maturity Threatens Survival of Banks Worldwide – The Financial Brand
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