Top Fintech News Stories for May 13, 2021

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

  • Figure wins SEC approval to sell securities on its blockchain – American Banker
  • MoneyGram to let cryptocurrency holders cash in their investments – CNBC
  • LendingClub Chooses Alto as Their New IRA Provider – LendAcademy
  • What’s the fate of bank-nonbank partnerships after ‘true lender’ vote? – American Banker
  • Elon Musk Yanks Tesla Purchases with Bitcoin Due to Mining Cost, Bitcoin Tanks – CrowdFund Insider
  • AFC Trade Group Surpasses 100 Members – deBanked
  • Climate First Bank finds fintech partner with a similarly green mission – Banking Dive
  • LGBT neobank Daylight urges banks to let customers use ‘true names’ – American Banker
  • Collective nabs $20M in Series A, Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures joins round – finLedger
  • Is new banking ten times (10x) better? – The Finanser
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