Valley National Bank to acquire fintech Bluevine for $340M

The fintech is set to bring Valley $2.1 billion in deposits and make the bank “a much stronger and more relevant small business competitor,” executives said Monday.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 28, 2026

Mission Lane gets green light for OCC charter

The fintech has received conditional approval to form the first new credit card bank regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in more than 20 years, a consultant said.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 28, 2026

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Fraud and AML in banking

Regulators have trained their sights on new targets in the fight against fraud and money laundering. Banks and credit unions, too, are refreshing their strategies.

By Banking Dive staff

Stripe alums spark new payments plays

The digital processor has become a founders’ factory with former employees seeding startups across the fintech field.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 28, 2026

Who’s winning the loyalty game in financial services? It’s complicated.

Loyalty isn't won by being a bank or a fintech. It's won by showing up every day instead of once a quarter.

By Campbell Shaw, VP Commercial, Financial Services, Valuedynamx • Sept. 28, 2026

Moov adds P2P competition

Using Mastercard and Visa’s digital infrastructure, the tool facilitates peer-to-peer payments without requiring both parties to have the same app.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 24, 2026

Fintech Avant applies for OCC charter

A charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency would allow the Chicago-based fintech to expand its credit products, diversify beyond them, and reduce its cost of funds, the CEO said.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 23, 2026

Adyen snaps up Klarna CFO

Niclas Neglén will begin at the Dutch payments processing firm Feb. 1. The move gives Adyen a permanent successor to Ethan Tandowsky, the company’s previous CFO, who left Aug. 31.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 22, 2026

OCC conditionally approves 3 national trust charters

Bastion Platforms Trust Co., Agora National Trust Bank and Catena Trust Bank applied for charters in March, April and May, respectively.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 21, 2026

Cross-border payments market heats up

Technological innovation has enabled fintechs to carve out a beachhead in cross-border payments, but banks still have cards to play.

By Peter Lucas • Sept. 21, 2026

Stripe’s wallet embraces AI bots

The payments giant has recently integrated its Link digital wallet for consumers with personal AI agents from Meta, xAI and other AI players.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 18, 2026

Synapse victims look to small-claims court

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has allocated more funds to repay fintech users harmed in the Synapse crisis. But there’s no timeline for when that money would be disbursed.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 17, 2026

Enova scraps Grasshopper deal

The Chicago-based fintech withdrew its applications from the OCC and Fed, and its CEO decried the absence of “clear standards” for bank licensing, in addition to “political pressure.”

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 15, 2026

Brazil’s Nubank launches in the US

The debut, ahead of full OCC approval but through a partner bank, coincides with the rollout of a multicurrency digital account for cross-border transactions.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 15, 2026

Chime outgrew bank partner model, CEO says

“There's no question that we haven't been able to move as fast as we would like” with product launches, Chris Britt said Sept. 9. Acquiring Stride Bank will give the fintech “complete control of our destiny.”

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 10, 2026

Circle to buy Tazapay for $400M

Tazapay and Circle first forged a partnership last year, and according to CEO Jeremy Allaire, they “share a deep alignment.” Circle was the lead investor in Tazapay’s Series B funding last year.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 9, 2026

Block seeks OCC bank charter

Cash App’s parent is joining a parade of fintechs seeking to become national banks as the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency allows more leeway for such licenses.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 9, 2026

Chime to buy Stride Bank for $590M

Acquiring one of its longtime bank partners offers the fintech “a faster and more proven path to full-stack ownership,” compared to pursuing its own charter, Chime said Tuesday.

By Caitlin Mullen • Updated Sept. 9, 2026

Revolut nabs conditional OCC charter

The neobank has long eyed a U.S. banking charter, seeing it as “a seat at the table” with regulators.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 4, 2026

TabaPay eyes OCC charter with Denver bank deal

The money movement platform, which once sought to buy Synapse’s assets, received a $155 million investment to pursue Transact Bank.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 2, 2026

Stablecoins lose ground to tokenized deposits

While the digital currencies have gained some acceptance, there is a growing interest by financial institutions in tokenized deposits as an alternative.

By Lynne Marek • Sept. 2, 2026

Wells, BofA, Citi back upcoming stablecoin

Goldman Sachs, PNC and Capital One are also among 21 financial institutions partnering on an asset expected to go to market early next year.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 1, 2026

BitGo acquires NYDIG’s institutional trading business

The transaction allows NYDIG to focus on power generation, bitcoin mining and data center development, the company said.

By Dan Ennis • Aug. 31, 2026

RTP gears up for international reach

BNY and other banks are preparing for a pilot next year that will stretch the real-time payments network across borders.

By Lynne Marek • Aug. 26, 2026

Treasury to help financial firms transition to quantum-resistant encryption

The government is concerned that hackers could someday decrypt financial information and other secrets using code-breaking quantum computers.

By Eric Geller • Aug. 26, 2026

Dive Deposits: 4 takeaways from Jonathan Gould’s Wyoming appearance

The OCC chief made crypto-inclusive remarks at a blockchain symposium, adding that protecting traditional banks is not his job.

By Dan Ennis • Aug. 20, 2026