Top Fintech News Stories for March 10, 2021

Here are the top news stories from our daily newsletter today:

• JPMorgan hires new head of fintech and innovation for wholesale payments – Reuters
• SoFi is Acquiring a California Community Bank – LendIt Fintech News
• Looming Deadline and Last-Minute Changes Hinder P.P.P. Loans – The New York Times
• Silicon Valley Fintech Brex Launches Instant Payouts Feature, Now Available for Sellers on Shopify and Amazon – Crowdfund Insider
• Coatue leads $75 million Series D for M1 Finance – FinLedger
• Too many small banks are ‘digital have-nots’: FDIC innovation chief – American Banker
• Who’s who among Biden’s financial regulators (so far) – American Banker
• Growth of Digital Wallets and Contactless Payments Set to Explode – The Financial Brand
• Veem Debuts No-Fee Domestic Payment Product – PYMNTS