Top Fintech News Stories for Oct. 8, 2021

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

  • BofA preps massive VR training programme – Finextra
  • Fed moving forward with plans to test banks’ climate risk: Brainard – American Banker
  • New Report on the State of LatAm Fintech – LendIt Fintech News
  • California cracks down on nonbanks that charge overdraft fees – American Banker
  • Mark Cuban-backed Otto raises $4.5M to turn car equity into credit – TechCrunch
  • Alternative Investment Platform Yieldstreet Expands into VC Investment Opportunities – CrowdFund Insider
  • ‘Not moving in any direction is worse than the wrong direction’: How banks can kickstart lending to small businesses – Tearsheet
  • GIlded’s NFTOPS Improves NFT Data Quality – CrowdFund Insider
  • Upcoming Webinar: New Ways to Leverage Alternative Data Lending – LendIt Fintech News
  • George Soros’ fund owns bitcoin, CEO confirms – CNBC
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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.