LendIt Fintech&apos;s weekly news show covering the top stories in fintech. This week&apos;s list of top stories include:<ul><li><a href='https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-exchange-ftx-expands-into-stock-trading-11652954400'>Crypto Exchange FTX Expands Into Stock Trading</a></li><li><a href='https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/18/plaid-expands-from-account-linking-into-id-and-income-verification-fraud-prevention-and-account-funding/'>Plaid officially expands into identity and income verification, fraud prevention and account funding</a></li><li><a href='https://www.wsj.com/articles/softbank-backed-fintech-giant-klarna-looks-for-new-funds-at-lower-valuation-11652951574'>SoftBank-Backed Fintech Giant Klarna Looks for New Funds at Lower Valuation</a></li><li><a href='https://www.altfi.com/article/9257_brazilian-neobank-giant-nubank-reports-strongest-quarter-in-history-as-bags-57m-customers'>Brazilian neobank giant Nubank reports &quot;strongest quarter&quot; in history as bags 5.7 million customers</a></li><li><a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/17/robinhood-to-let-users-hold-their-own-crypto-and-nfts-as-start-up-reaches-for-growth-beyond-stock-trading.html'>Robinhood to let users hold their own crypto and NFTs as it reaches for growth beyond stock trading</a></li><li><a href='https://www.americanbanker.com/news/fdic-cfpb-target-crypto-firms-that-make-false-claims-of-deposit-insurance'>FDIC, CFPB target crypto firms that make false claims of deposit insurance</a></li><li><a href='https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/18/keep-financial-raises-9m-led-by-a16z-to-help-employers-offer-forgivable-loans-as-a-retention-tool/'>Keep Financial raises $9M led by a16z to help employers offer forgivable loans as a retention tool</a></li><li><a href='https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/19/southeast-asian-payments-infrastructure-unicorn-xendit-banks-300m/'>Southeast Asian payments infrastructure unicorn Xendit banks $300M</a></li><li><a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2022/05/16/2022-online-bank-ranking-chime-at-the-top-current-coming-on-strong/?sh=451a4d491573'>2022 Online Bank Ranking: Chime At The Top, Current Coming On Strong</a></li></ul>Connect with PitchIt: <ul> <li>Tweet me <a href='https://twitter.com/ToddFintech'>@ToddFintech</a> </li> <li>Connect with me on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddanderson19/'>LinkedIn</a> </li> <li>Find previous <a href='https://news.fintechnexus.com/pitchit-fintech-startups/'>PitchIt episodes</a> </li> <li>Email me at todd@fintechnexus.com</li> </ul> Until next time.

PitchIt Podcast 52: Alex Porto, Riverwood Capital

Which early-stage fintech startup will become the next big thing? How do VCs pick the right startup? Join Todd Anderson, Chief Product Officer of Fintech Nexus, each week as he interviews the next class of fintech startups, the venture capitalists that invest in them, and has some fun along the way.