bank News
Banks are adapting to a financial landscape shaped by blockchain, digital currencies, and fintech innovation. Bank news covers regulatory policies, institutional crypto adoption, and the challenges of integrating decentralized finance. As central banks explore digital currencies, the role of traditional banking continues to evolve.
Latest bank News
News
Boerse Stuttgart Digital and institutional crypto trading firm Tradias have completed their merger after receiving regulatory approval for the required ownership control procedure, creating a combined digital asset business with about 300 employees. An announcement released on Wednesday said the…
News
Taurus completes its 18-month Hedera integration, giving 40+ banks access to HBAR custody, staking, tokenization and smart contracts.
News
Ripple President Monica Long says banks are moving tokenized funds into production as ZILO and Licuido expand XRPL’s institutional stack.
News
Intesa Sanpaolo cut its IBIT shares 94%, added a 500,000 share put and tripled its staked Ethereum ETF holding during the second quarter.
News
Circle has secured a New York trust charter to expand its state regulatory footprint. According to an announcement from Circle on Friday, the stablecoin issuer has received a limited-purpose trust charter from the New York Department of Financial Services for…
News
Stablecoin remittances cost up to 9% in a Bank of Italy test, with fiat on- and off-ramps driving most fees across 10 corridors.
News
White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt criticized banking leaders seeking tighter stablecoin reward restrictions as Senate delays pushed the CLARITY Act’s passage odds to a record low. Patrick Witt challenges banks over CLARITY Act Witt pushed back after 134 banking…
News
Cantor Fitzgerald is advising Swiss digital asset lender AMINA Bank on a possible public listing as the Wall Street firm expands its role in crypto capital markets. AMINA Bank considers a public listing According to reports, Cantor Fitzgerald is advising…
News
KB Kookmin Bank has expanded its blockchain strategy by preparing to launch a Kinexys-powered cross-border corporate payment service next month, becoming the first South Korean bank to use J.P. Morgan’s blockchain payment network for trade settlements. South Korea’s Yonhap News…
News
Wise plans a new U.S. national trust bank charter bid under the GENIUS Act after the OCC rejected its first filing over compliance concerns.
Feature
While the market watched the token, the company spent $4 billion assembling what it was never granted: custody, prime brokerage, corporate treasury, and payment rails, acquisition by acquisition. This is the audit of what the money bought, what it earns,…
News
The European Union has targeted 14 crypto service platforms and 94 banks and financial institutions under its 21st sanctions package against Russia. According to the Council of the European Union, the measures cover crypto providers based in Georgia, Panama, the…
News
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has backed the CLARITY Act even as seven Senate Democrats oppose its latest draft and banking groups fight its stablecoin reward rules. Politico reported that Solomon was “very supportive” of moving the bill forward so…
News
BancaStato launches regulated crypto trading with Sygnum, letting clients buy, hold and sell BTC, ETH, LTC and SOL via Avaloq banking apps.
Feature
JPMorgan's lobby retained counsel against the OCC over crypto trust charters. No suit filed, and the threat is the strategy. The war, decoded.
News
UK lawmakers have launched a cross-party inquiry into whether banks have unfairly restricted cryptocurrency firms from accessing banking services and imposed limits on crypto-related payments, expanding Parliament’s examination of the country’s digital asset sector. According to a statement released on…