Top Fintech News Stories for Oct. 15, 2021

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

  • Walmart, With Eyes on Amazon, Tries to Build a Fintech Startup – The Wall Street Journal
  • How A 19-Person Cryptocurrency Startup Surpassed Coinbase In Daily Trading Volume – Forbes
  • Coinbase makes pitch for crypto regulatory agency – American Banker
  • Square, PayPal Pose Grave Threat to Community Financial Institutions – The Financial Brand
  • Cross-border payments competition heats up – Banking Dive
  • House Members Send Letter to Secretary Janet Yellen Requesting Clarification on Stablecoins – CrowdFund Insider
  • Fintech Helps Small Businesses More Than Banks, says US Rep – deBanked
  • Synchrony moves into BNPL space with Fiserv Clover – Finextra
  • Oracles: The Invisible Backbone Of DeFi And Applied Blockchain Apps – Forbes
  • What Green Dot gets from a new partnership with Temenos – Tearsheet
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    John has been in communications since graduating from Creative Communications at Red River College Polytechnic in Winnipeg in 1992. He launched one of Canada's first digital-only local news sites called Winnipeg First in 2007, which led to digital editor postings with the Winnipeg Free Press and Edmonton Journal. In 2012 he joined Bankless Times as managing editor, later becoming president and CEO. He and the Bankless Media co-founders completed a sale and exit in August 2021.