Top Fintech News Stories for September 27, 2021

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

• Cryptocurrency exchanges scramble to drop Chinese users after Beijing’s ban – Reuters
• In Crypto ‘Arms Race’ For Mass Adoption, Companies Ink Sports Sponsorships Worth Hundreds Of Millions – Forbes
• Robinhood, Revolut and PayPal play business-model musical chairs – Banking Dive
• Podcast 316: Shri Santhanam of Experian – LendIt Fintech News
• Credit-Hungry Americans Like BNPL, Cards (and Whatever’s Next) – The Financial Brand
• New bank with multiracial focus gets off to fast start – American Banker
• Marcus Has Reached $100 Billion in Deposits – deBanked
• Thailand’s fintech startup Ascend Money lands $150M at a $1.5B valuation – TechCrunch
• Aspire raises $158M Series B to build a full-stack “financial operating system” for Southeast Asian businesses – TechCrunch
• BankThink Banks’ consumer-friendly moves validate challenger model – American Banker