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.

Revolut Secures French Banking License to Supercharge European Expansion
Revolut Secures French Banking License to Supercharge European Expansion
August 10, 2026  |  Banking

Revolut Bank S.A. has received a French full banking license and plans to begin expanding across Europe. The company received the license after a joint...

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OCC Says No to Bunq US Banking License Bid
OCC Says No to Bunq US Banking License Bid
August 09, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

American banking regulators have reportedly turned down Dutch FinTech Bunq’s request for a banking license. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) denied...

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Enova CEO Says Better Data, Not AI Hype, Will Decide Who Gets Credit
Enova CEO Says Better Data, Not AI Hype, Will Decide Who Gets Credit
August 07, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Watch more: Need to Know With Enova’s Steve Cunningham Enova doesn’t want its customer relationships to end when the loan is repaid. That’s the larger...

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Zaria Seeks Trust Bank Charter for Crypto-Backed Loans
Zaria Seeks Trust Bank Charter for Crypto-Backed Loans
August 06, 2026  |  Banking

Zaria Systems, a builder of real-time infrastructure for mark-to-market credit and structured finance, aims to secure a charter for a special-purpose national bank that will...

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Nayax Aims to Transition From Payments Platform to Bank
Nayax Aims to Transition From Payments Platform to Bank
August 06, 2026  |  Banking

Payments solutions platform Nayax is the latest FinTech seeking an American banking charter. The Israel-headquartered company announced Thursday (Aug. 6) that it had applied to the Connecticut Department of Banking to...

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Maximum Emerges From Stealth With $30 Million to Build AI Banking OS
Maximum Emerges From Stealth With $30 Million to Build AI Banking OS
August 05, 2026  |  Investments

Maximum emerged from stealth Monday (Aug. 3) and said it raised $30 million in a seed round to build an artificial intelligence (AI)-native operating system...

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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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