Top Fintech News Stories for Oct. 14, 2021

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

• Tala grabs $145M to offer more financial services in emerging markets – TechCrunch
• Stripe recruits for new crypto team – Finextra
• Bank reports 60 percent more loan approvals by using alternative data – LendIt Fintech News
• New custom fintech stock market ticker launches – LendIt Fintech News
• Podcast 319: Augusto Lins of Stone Co – LendIt Fintech News
• U.S. falls behind in adopting digital-only banks – finLedger
• Will Loan Volume Shrivel as Debt-Wary Gen Z Hits Their Borrowing Prime? – The Financial Brand
• Halo Investing, a Platform for Protective Investments, Secures $100M+ via Series C Round led by Owl Capital – CrowdFund Insider
• Banks, government perform triage as software vulnerabilities multiply – American Banker
• ‘Banks can look at you and say, we don’t want to look at you’: Payability wants to serve the seller-entrepreneur – TearSheet