Top Fintech News Stories for Oct. 11, 2021

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

• Can Crypto Go Green? – The New York Times
• NerdWallet Drops S-1, rumored to be valued at $5B – finLedger
• Podcast 318: Steve Smith of Finicity – LendIt Fintech News
• Major Card-Issuing Bank Takes on Fintechs with Its Own BNPL Plan – The Financial Brand
• Oportun pulls bank charter application, says it plans to refile – American Banker
• JPMorgan and UniCredit enable near real-time US and Europe payments – finLedger
• Will massive outage set back Facebook’s payments plans? – American Banker
• Behind Upgrade’s move to add BNPL capabilities – TearSheet
• BNPL: Visa Installments Expands Services to Australia, Providing a New Way to Buy Now, Pay Later – CrowdFund Insider
• Direct loans from SBA are no threat to private lenders – American Banker