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
