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.

Veriff and Uphold on Verifying Customers for the Life of the Account
Veriff and Uphold on Verifying Customers for the Life of the Account
August 12, 2026  |  Digital Identity

Watch more: Verified Once, Trade Everywhere: Turning KYC Into a Growth Engine Identity verification has a peculiar economics problem: The controls designed to keep the...

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OCC Receives 40 New Bank Applications in 18 Months
OCC Receives 40 New Bank Applications in 18 Months
August 11, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

The heads of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) will continue working to encourage new...

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Banking’s Next AI Risk Is Cyber Autonomy
Banking’s Next AI Risk Is Cyber Autonomy
August 11, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just helping cybersecurity teams find suspicious activity. It is starting to find vulnerabilities, test attack paths and, in some...

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UK Lawmakers Accuse Banks of Hindering Crypto Sector’s Growth
UK Lawmakers Accuse Banks of Hindering Crypto Sector’s Growth
August 11, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Some British lawmakers say the country’s banks are impeding the cryptocurrency sector’s growth. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Tuesday (Aug. 11), these lawmakers warn that lenders’...

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Stripe’s First Employee Built a Bank to Fix Payments’ Messy Last Mile
Stripe’s First Employee Built a Bank to Fix Payments’ Messy Last Mile
August 11, 2026  |  Banking

Watch more: Digital Shift With Increase’s Darragh Buckley An engineer sits across the table from a bank examiner. How does that conversation go? Better than...

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Wells Fargo Brings the Stablecoin Fight Inside the Bank
Wells Fargo Brings the Stablecoin Fight Inside the Bank
August 10, 2026  |  Blockchain

Corporate treasurers may soon get the speed and programmability associated with stablecoins without moving their cash outside the banking system. Wells Fargo said it will begin...

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CFPB Open Banking Rewrite Could Put Data-Access Fees at Center of Section 1033 Fight
CFPB Open Banking Rewrite Could Put Data-Access Fees at Center of Section 1033 Fight
August 10, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is moving ahead with a potentially significant rewrite of its open banking regulations. According to a blog post by...

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What the OCC’s Wise and Bunq Denials Mean for FinTech Bank Charters
What the OCC’s Wise and Bunq Denials Mean for FinTech Bank Charters
August 10, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

A national bank charter promises FinTechs a more direct route into U.S. financial services. But the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is...

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Startup Bank Erebor Eyes Valuation of $8 Billion
Startup Bank Erebor Eyes Valuation of $8 Billion
August 10, 2026  |  Investments

Startup-focused bank Erebor is reportedly close to netting $1.5 billion in new funding. The lender, founded with the goal of filling the void left by Silicon Valley Bank’s...

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