banking

Banking is an industry that handles cash, credit, and other financial transactions. Banks provide a safe place to store extra cash and credit. One key step towards financial independence is having a solid banking account.

Santander’s $12 Billion Webster Bank Deal Wins Fed Approval

Santander’s $12 Billion Webster Bank Deal Wins Fed Approval
Santander’s $12 Billion Webster Bank Deal Wins Fed Approval
August 05, 2026  |  Acquiring

Santander says the Federal Reserve has approved its acquisition of Webster Bank. The $12 billion deal for the Connecticut-based Webster is now expected to close...

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Quantifind Raises $200 Million to Find the Fraudster in the Financial Chain
Quantifind Raises $200 Million to Find the Fraudster in the Financial Chain
August 05, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Watch more: Need to Know With Quantifind’s Ari Tuchman An atomic physicist goes looking for the molecule that can reveal a buried land mine before...

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Wells Fargo Plans to Launch Tokenized Deposits This Fall
Wells Fargo Plans to Launch Tokenized Deposits This Fall
August 04, 2026  |  Banking

Wells Fargo reportedly hopes to launch tokenized deposits for corporate/commercial customers. That’s according to a report Tuesday (Aug. 4) from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which calls the...

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Dakota Eyes Pivot From Money Services Firm to Regulated Bank
Dakota Eyes Pivot From Money Services Firm to Regulated Bank
August 04, 2026  |  Banking

Programmable money movement firm Dakota is seeking a national trust bank charter, according to a Tuesday (Aug. 4) message to customers. A charter from the...

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FIS Deepens Its Banking Push With Payments and Issuing
FIS Deepens Its Banking Push With Payments and Issuing
August 04, 2026  |  Earnings

FIS management spent much of Tuesday morning (Aug. 4) talking about banking, issuing and payments growth. Although the company’s Banking Solutions business continued to outperform...

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Real-Time Payments Help Banks Win the Whole Commercial Relationship
Real-Time Payments Help Banks Win the Whole Commercial Relationship
August 04, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

Instant payments are no longer simply a payments product. They are becoming commercial banking infrastructure. That’s the case for financial institutions and their clients who...

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Bretton AI CEO Wants Banks to Kick the AI Tool Habit
Bretton AI CEO Wants Banks to Kick the AI Tool Habit
August 04, 2026  |  Banking

Watch more: Need to Know With Bretton AI’s Will Lawrence Every artificial intelligence (AI) tool a bank adds to solve one risk problem gives it...

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FinTech Fees Let Sponsor Banks Look Beyond Deposit Growth
FinTech Fees Let Sponsor Banks Look Beyond Deposit Growth
August 03, 2026  |  Banking

Banking-as-a-service has traditionally had sponsor banks for doing everything themselves: issuing accounts, holding deposits, processing payments and financing lending. But latest earnings from two sponsor-bank...

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