Here are the most read news stories from our daily newsletter today:
- The First All-Fintech Megadeal: Square is Buying Afterpay – LendAcademy
- Startup service provider Mercury raises $120M Series B – finLedger
- Fintech Platform LendingPoint Completes Largest-Ever Securitization – CrowdFund Insider
- Square Agrees to Acquire Afterpay for $29 Billion in All-Stock Deal – The Wall Street Journal
- Trends Signal an Ominous Future for Credit Cards – The Financial Brand
- Monzo warns over going concern status as losses mount; FCA investigates AML controls – Finextra
- Chilean fintech Xepelin secures $230M in debt and equity from Kaszek, high-profile angels – TechCrunch
- Clearing House urges caution on CBDCs – Banking Dive
- CRA deal between Fed, FDIC and OCC still not a slam dunk – American Banker
- Congressman McHenry Crafts Bill to Expand Access to Private Securities by Expanding Definition of an Accredited Investor – CrowdFund Insider