Fintech & Crypto Short Takes: Mastercard buys Finicity for $1B, Wirecard "lost" $2B, PayPal to sell Crypto, Broadridge AI bond trading

Hi Fintech Architects --

Welcome back to the subscribers-only letter! Super chunky news this week. Here are the top updates hitting our radar:

1. WhatsApp Now Facilitating Payments in Brazil (link here)

2. Upgrade, a personal credit-focused fintech startup, raised $40 million at a $1 billion valuation (link here)

3. Mastercard to Acquire Finicity to Advance Open Ban…