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Upgrade Seeks Nevada Charter to Complement Existing Banking Relationships
October 12, 2026

FinTech company Upgrade aims to establish a Nevada-chartered industrial loan bank, saying in a Monday (Oct. 12) press release that this would complement the company’s existing relationships with bank partners and loan buyers. Upgrade announced in the release that it submitted applications to the Nevada...

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Citi Readies Audit to Seek End of Federal Oversight and Speed Growth
October 12, 2026

Citi aims to submit an internal audit to banking regulators by the first quarter of 2027, if not earlier, in hopes that the regulators will lift the consent orders the bank has been operating under since 2020, Reuters reported Monday (Oct. 12), citing unnamed sources....

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Fifth Third Launches Innovation Banking for Startups
October 01, 2026

Fifth Third Bank has introduced a new offering aimed at startups and growth companies. Fifth Third Innovation Banking, announced in a news release Thursday (Oct. 1), combines the bank’s Newline embedded banking platform with the tech and life sciences franchise from Comerica, which merged with Fifth Third earlier this...

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Nano Banc Failure Tests Banking Beyond the Branch
September 28, 2026

When regulators closed Nano Banc on Friday (Sept. 25), among the details in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s announcement that stood out: Nano had a sole branch. The Irvine, California, commercial bank had reported $686 million in deposits and $736 million in assets as of...

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BofA Debuts Intelligence Tools for CashPro Clients
September 28, 2026

Bank of America has introduced two new intelligence capabilities for customers using its CashPro tool and its Global Payments Solutions (GPS) employees. The banking giant on Monday (Sept. 28) announced the debut of Payments Insights a new CashPro capability designed to give corporate and commercial customers “actionable...

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Nubank Weighs $13 Billion Bid for Monzo
September 27, 2026

Brazilian digital bank Nubank is reportedly interested in buying U.K. FinTech Monzo. Such a deal would value Mozno at up to £10 billion ($13.2 billion), the Financial Times (FT) reported Saturday (Sept. 26), citing two sources familiar with the matter. Sources told the FT there...

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Revolut Wins Central Bank Approval to Acquire Argentine Bank
September 24, 2026

Revolut is moving ahead with the completion of its acquisition of Argentine bank Banco Cetelem Argentina S.A. after receiving approval from the Central Bank of Argentina, the company said in a Thursday (Sept. 24) press release. Revolut is acquiring the bank from BNP Paribas Personal...

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Bank of America Expands Apprenticeship Programs With 1,000 Additional Hires
September 24, 2026

Bank of America plans to hire 1,000 additional apprentices over the next two years, together with the more than 800 it already hires each year, the bank said in a Thursday (Sept. 24) press release. The bank will also invest $150 million in workforce development...

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Revolut and Nubank Face Steep Climb in Scaling US Banking
September 23, 2026

Revolut and Nubank, the world’s two most-valued digital banks, want to conquer the United States, the Financial Times reported Wednesday (Sept. 23). Both companies obtained conditional approval for U.S. banking charters this year, and Brazil-based Nubank officially debuted its offering this month. However, the two...