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