Short Takes: UiPath's $35B of robots; $140MM Ethereum ETFs & Paxos Fed Bank Charter; Ant Group powers China CBDC; Pagaya's $8B Credit AI SPAC; Neobank funds $100MM for Step, $220MM for Current

Hi Fintech Architects --

Welcome back to the subscribers-only letter! You are the best. Also, don’t lose your head.

Here are the top ones hitting our radar:

1. Today In Digital-First Banking: Current Raises $220 Million; Step Lands $100 Million (link here)

2. Affirm to acquire Returnly (link here)

3. PicPay, the Brazilian mobile payments platform, files for an IPO on