Weekly Wrap: Fintech funding rebounds and lenders move into bank accounts

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English - August 07, 2020 21:19 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB - ★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Fintech funding rebounded during the second quarter. According to a report from CB Insights, funding increased 17% quarter over quarter to $9.3 billion from $7.9 billion in the first quarter. Fintech lenders, meanwhile, are trying to gain deeper customer relationships with bank accounts, while big banks are working to make their voice chatbots conversational.

Find this and more in today’s edition of The Weekly Wrap, featuring Bianca Chan, Rick Morgan and Arcady Lapiro, founder and CEO of Agora Services, for the week ending Aug. 7, 2020.