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