Banking News
Ripple Expands Stablecoin Payments Push to Challenge Legacy Banking Rails
Ripple has upgraded its Payments platform with end-to-end stablecoin capabilities, targeting banks and fintechs with faster cross-border set...
ECB Advances Digital Euro Plans, Targets 2027 Pilot Launch
The European Central Bank is preparing to select payment service providers in early 2026 for a limited digital euro pilot set to run for 12 ...
US Bank Lobby Urges OCC to Pause Crypto Trust Charters Amid Stablecoin Uncertainty
The ABA has called on the OCC to slow approvals of national trust bank charters for crypto and stablecoin firms until regulatory obligations...
Coinbase Calls Out Australian Banks Over “Systemic” Crypto Debanking
Coinbase has accused Australian banks of routinely denying services to legitimate crypto and fintech firms, warning that debanking has becom...
Ripple Taps Saudi Banking Giant to Explore Blockchain Under Vision 2030
Ripple has partnered with Riyad Bank’s innovation arm, Jeel, to explore blockchain applications across cross-border payments, crypto custo...
No Turning Back for Crypto in Wall Street’s Engine Room, Says PwC
PwC says crypto is now embedded in payments, settlement and treasury systems, making institutional adoption harder to unwind as regulation m...
UBS CEO: Blockchain’s Takeover of Traditional Banking Is Inevitable
Sergio Ermotti said banks are moving beyond debate and focusing on integrating blockchain safely and at scale to improve efficiency, trust a...
Revolut Aims at Remittances, Seeks Banking License in Peru
Revolut has applied for a full banking license in Peru as part of its Latin American expansion, which would allow it to operate as a regulat...
Coinbase Hits Pause on Argentina’s Peso On-Ramp
Coinbase will halt peso-to-USDC trading and local bank withdrawals in Argentina starting Jan. 31, 2026, roughly a year after. ...
Palmer Luckey’s Erebor Bank Hits $4.35bn Valuation After $350m Raise
Erebor, the banking startup co-founded by Anduril CEO Palmer Luckey, has raised $350 million at a $4.35 billion valuation, shortly after sec...
Bank of America Opens the Door to Crypto Allocations for Wealth Clients
From next year, Bank of America advisers can proactively offer 1%–4% crypto exposure through approved Bitcoin ETFs, shifting digital asset...
JPMorgan Closes Another Crypto-Linked Account, Deepening Fears of Industry Debanking
JPMorgan closed accounts for ShapeShift's Houston Morgan. The bank's vague "concerning activity" justification fuels "crypto debanking" fear...