Top Fintech News Stories for October 1, 2021

·Oct. 1, 2021·1 min read

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

Fintech firm Upgrade is getting into buy now, pay later with short-term installment loans – CNBC
Senate confirms Chopra as CFPB chief in party-line vote – American Banker
Nahmii aims to push Layer 2 solutions into commercial viability – LendAcademy
4 credit unions launch neobank aimed at LMI users – Banking Dive
Will Regulators ‘De-Bank’ Neos, Cryptos & Fintechs? – The Financial Brand
Fed won’t ban private stablecoins, Powell says – American Banker
Credit Card Crypto Crime Climbing: Report – CrowdFund Insider
Square Partners With TikTok To Capture The Creator Economy – Forbes
Everybody is Doing it: Affirm to Add Crypto Option for Consumers – CrowdFund Insider
Chase and 10x Banking reveal partnership – Altfi

John K. White

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.

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