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FDIC Reports Bank Return on Assets Approaches Highest Level Since 1984
August 25, 2026

FDIC-insured commercial banks and savings institutions reported a return on assets ratio of 1.37% in the second quarter, marking one of the best results since 1984, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Travis Hill said Tuesday (Aug. 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Brazil’s Itaú Wins Preliminary US Charter to Serve Wealthy Clients
August 24, 2026

Brazil-based bank Itaú Unibanco Holdings S.A. has secured preliminary approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a new national bank in the United States called Itaú Bank, National Association, the OCC said in an Aug. 14 corporate decision. Get...

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Banks Add Branches as Physical Networks Lift Digital Sales
August 20, 2026

For the first time in years, the U.S. bank branch count is moving up meaningfully, and some of the biggest banks are putting billions of dollars behind the physical network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Datavault Pushes Into Banking Realm With BankWyse Acquisition
August 19, 2026

Data monetization and real-world asset tokenization company Datavault AI is set to acquire Wyoming financial institution BankWyse. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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Monzo Steers Customers to Backup Bank Amid Technical Outage
August 19, 2026

British neobank Monzo was sending customers to its backup bank Wednesday (Aug. 19) morning as it dealt with an outage. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Interactive Brokers Taps Paysafe’s SafetyPay for LatAm Account Funding
August 19, 2026

Automated global broker Interactive Brokers (IBKR) has integrated Paysafe’s SafetyPay to enable eligible IBKR clients in Latin America to fund their IBKR accounts directly from personal bank accounts in local currencies, IBKR said in a Tuesday (Aug. 18) press release. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Citi Debuts New Custody Tools to Meet Demand for Faster Settlement
August 18, 2026

Citi has debuted Custody+, a suite of near or real-time custody solutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

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Monzo Chair Departs Following Last Year’s Shareholder Backlash
August 18, 2026

Monzo’s chairman is  departing the British neobank months after shareholders lobbied for his removal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

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Italy’s Cheese Bank Finds Climate Risk Has a Rind
August 15, 2026

On Wall Street, “cheese” is slang for money. In Italy, they decided the metaphor needed collateral. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...