Nubank hires TikTok alum as marketing chief

The move comes as the Brazilian neobank seeks the OCC’s green light for a national banking charter in the U.S.

By Dan Ennis • March 11, 2026

Revolut gets full license approval from UK

The company has waited more than four years for regulators to grant the license, which allows Revolut a platform for loans, mortgages, credit cards, overdraft protection and savings products.

By Dan Ennis • March 11, 2026

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Amid a swell of activity, financial institutions large and small are leaning into their aspirations. For PNC, it’s scale. For some fintechs, it’s a charter. For Millbury National Bank, it may simply be niceness.

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Upstart to apply for national bank charter

“The time is right to launch the first bank built from the ground up on AI,” Paul Gu, the fintech’s incoming CEO, said Tuesday.

By Dan Ennis • March 11, 2026

Clarity Act stokes debate on crypto

The bill aims to identify which agencies should regulate digital currencies.

By Patrick Cooley • March 9, 2026

Morgan Stanley partner Zerohash applies for OCC trust charter

The application comes amid fierce blowback from an organization that criticized the OCC’s “unfettered discretion” on which firms get charters and for which activities.

By Dan Ennis • March 6, 2026

Revolut applies for OCC charter

Cetin Duransoy has been named the fintech’s U.S. CEO, succeeding Sid Jajodia, who is now global chief banking officer. Jajodia said in October that a charter would give Revolut “a seat at the table” with regulators.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 5, 2026

Kraken receives Fed master account, in a first for crypto

Access to the Federal Reserve’s payment system has long been a dream for cryptocurrency firms, including Custodia Bank, which has sued the central bank in pursuit of access.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 4, 2026

Citi pushes client co-creation in e-commerce

The bank has endeavored to work “hand in glove” with fintechs, rather than build tools thinking it will beat them, an executive said. “We want them to actually use the platform.”

By Caitlin Mullen • March 4, 2026

Meta dips a toe back into crypto

The social media giant is exploring the use of stablecoin payments in its app ecosystem, years after its Diem digital currency experiment imploded.

By Justin Bachman • Feb. 27, 2026

Block swaps 4,000 workers for AI

CEO Jack Dorsey told investors Thursday that Block’s headcount will drop about 40% as it leans on artificial intelligence for efficiencies.

By Patrick Cooley , Lynne Marek • Feb. 27, 2026

Payoneer applies for OCC’s national trust bank charter

The cross-border platform joins the influx of fintechs seeking banking licenses to issue and custody stablecoins. The OCC has conditionally approved at least seven trust bank charters since December.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 25, 2026

Who could swallow PayPal?

It’s a $40 billion bite, with only a handful of payments players that could swallow it. But is a financial buyer more likely?

By Lynne Marek • Feb. 25, 2026

Crypto.com gets OCC’s conditional nod for charter

The green light, which came roughly four months after Crypto.com applied, follows conditional approval for trust charters at Circle, Ripple, Paxos and, most recently, Bridge.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 24, 2026

Why banks are struggling to deliver ROI on AI investments

95% of organizations see zero return on AI investments. Learn how banks are responding.

Feb. 23, 2026

Klarna pursues more banking customers

The company is targeting more long-term loan and debit card customers as an avenue for growth as it sees its second consecutive quarterly loss.

By Patrick Cooley • Feb. 20, 2026

Remitly hires Santander alum as its next CEO

Sebastian Gunningham served as vice chair of Santander’s Openbank platform. He replaces Remitly co-founder Matt Oppenheimer, who will move into a board chair role.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 19, 2026

Singapore super-app Grab to acquire US fintech Stash

The deal is set to close in the third quarter, when Grab will pay $425 million to acquire a majority interest in the fintech, then buy the rest at market value over the next three years.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 18, 2026

Gemini loses 3 C-suite executives

The crypto exchange's CFO, chief operating officer and legal chief are leaving the company five months after its IPO. Gemini this month announced layoffs and a strategic pivot.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 18, 2026

How stablecoins are finding a foothold

The digital currency’s earliest use cases are focused mostly on cross-border payments and peer-to-peer remittances.

By Justin Bachman • Feb. 18, 2026

OCC conditionally approves Stripe subsidiary Bridge for trust charter

The nod comes roughly two months after digital-asset firms Circle, Ripple and Paxos received a similar green light.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 18, 2026

Capital One’s commercial bank zeroes in on middle market

The lender aims to give that “underserved” segment a steady focus amid big banks’ inconsistency, an executive said. But CapOne faces competition from regional banks stepping up to serve the middle market, too.

By Caitlin Mullen • Feb. 17, 2026

New Robinhood CFO takes seat amid ‘crypto winter’

The trading platform’s newly appointed CFO Shiv Verma assured shareholders the company is “long-term bullish” on crypto, while stressing ongoing product diversification.

By Grace Noto • Feb. 17, 2026

The new forces shaping for financial trust

How financial services CIOs should harness powerful forces to protect trust and enable growth.

Feb. 17, 2026

Upstart makes CEO switch

Paul Gu, the chief technology officer who co-founded the AI lender in 2012, will succeed Dave Girouard as CEO on May 1. Girouard will remain executive chair.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Feb. 12, 2026

BlockFills temporarily suspends withdrawals, deposits

The institution-focused crypto lender has also restricted trading but has not given a timeline for when normal activity will resume. Nor has it given a reason for the precaution beyond market volatility.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 11, 2026