Top Fintech News Stories for March 26, 2021

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

  • Application Deadline for the PitchIt Fintech Startup Competition is Next week – LendIt Fintech News
  • Caitlin Long’s Avanti Raises $37M Ahead of Crypto Bank Launch – CoinDesk
  • Greenwood raises $40M in funding with investments from 6 major banks – Banking Dive
  • H&R Block’s CEO wants to expand beyond the company’s tax-prep roots and take on fintechs. Here’s how the former president of Uber plans to do it. – Business Insider
  • Hummingbird: Why Modern Regtech is the Key to a Successful Fintech – The Fintech Times
  • Central bankers’ crypto experiments should put investors on alert – The Financial Times
  • What’s blocking blockchain? – The Finanser
  • Three new candidates emerge to head OCC – American Banker
  • Digital Transition Poses Key Payments Choices for Financial Institutions – The Financial Brand
  • In 2020 Fintechs Raised $44.4 Billion Venture Funding, A Record Amount Excluding Ant Group’s Big Raise in 2018: Research – Crowdfund Insider
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