Top Fintech News Stories for March 17, 2021

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

  • Investors warm to Lending Club, the fintech that became a bank – The Financial Times
  • Trading platform eToro to go public via SPAC merger in $10B deal – TechCrunch
  • Socure raises $100M at $1.3B valuation, proving identity verification is hotter than ever – TechCrunch
  • How Stripe became Silicon Valley’s most prized asset – The Financial Times
  • Amount seeks to help banks “go digital in months – not years” – FinLedger
  • Are NFTs the New ICO? Could NFTs be Deemed Securities? A Top Digital Asset Attorney Explains – Crowdfund Insider
  • UK fintech suffered *only* a 23% drop in VC funding last year – AltFi
  • Card brands postpone fee hike, but merchants want interchange reform – American Banker
  • Golden Pacific acquisition won’t interfere with SoFi’s public offering plans – American Banker
  • Ireland’s Fintech Industry May Be Coming to North America – deBanked
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