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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.
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Singapore Gulf Bank has entered a strategic banking partnership with Standard Chartered to strengthen cross-border settlement and multi-currency payment services across emerging digital asset markets. According to a release shared with crypto.news on Tuesday, the agreement expands the bank’s correspondent…
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Augustus won conditional OCC approval for a US bank charter focused on AI payments, stablecoin settlement, and programmable clearing.
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Google and PayPal told Consensus Miami AI agents will run on crypto rails as bank accounts remain inaccessible. Senior figures from Google Cloud and PayPal told Consensus Miami on May 10 that the next wave of internet commerce will run…
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Tokenized gold volume hit $90.7B in Q1 2026, topping all of 2025 as PAXG and XAUT led demand for on-chain bullion trading across exchanges.
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The US banking lobby is mounting a last-minute push to stall the CLARITY Act just days before its scheduled Senate Banking Committee markup on May 14. The American Bankers Association, the Bank Policy Institute, the Consumer Bankers Association, the Financial…
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Morgan Stanley has launched E*Trade crypto trading at 0.5%, undercutting Coinbase, Schwab, and Robinhood in a pilot set to reach 8.6 million users. Morgan Stanley has launched ETrade crypto trading at a flat 0.5% fee, below Coinbase and Schwab. The…
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Tennessee Bankers Association picked Stablecore to help member banks offer stablecoins, tokenized deposits and crypto-backed lending tools.
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Morgan Stanley head of digital asset strategy Amy Oldenburg said at the Bitcoin 2026 Conference in Las Vegas that Bitcoin on US bank balance sheets is “not totally out of the question,” citing 16 months of regulatory progress while warning…
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Major US banking trade groups have asked the Treasury Department and the FDIC to pause three GENIUS Act rulemaking comment periods until the OCC finalises its primary stablecoin framework, while stablecoin startup Agora simultaneously filed for a national trust bank…
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SBI and Visa launch a crypto rewards card for BTC, ETH and XRP as SBI pursues Bitbank subsidiary talks in Japan.
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U.S. crypto lobbying group Blockchain Association has urged the Federal Reserve to formalise the removal of “reputation risk” from bank supervision rules, warning that the concept has been used to restrict access to financial services. In a comment letter submitted…
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Bitbank launches EPOS Crypto Card in Japan, letting users settle bills with bitcoin from exchange balances and earn 0.5% crypto cashback.
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Morgan Stanley has introduced a new portfolio designed to hold stablecoin reserves within its money market fund structure. According to Morgan Stanley, the “Stablecoin Reserves Portfolio” allows issuers to place backing assets into its Institutional Liquidity Funds trust while earning…
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European investors are starting to weigh crypto offerings when choosing banks, even as regulatory gaps and low awareness continue to slow adoption. A Börse Stuttgart Digital survey found that 35% of investors across Germany, Italy, Spain, and France would consider…
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Traditional banks could see their market dominance challenged by the rise of stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets as these digital currencies move beyond their current niche uses. Moody’s Investors Service Digital Economy Group associate vice president Abhi Srivastava told crypto…
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Raoul Pal claims banks will use Ethereum, sparking debate as experts question blockchain adoption in global financial systems.