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.

WaFd Merges With Digital Lender EverBank in $3.9 Billion Deal

WaFd Merges With Digital Lender EverBank in $3.9 Billion Deal
WaFd Merges With Digital Lender EverBank in $3.9 Billion Deal
September 08, 2026  |  Banking

Seattle-based bank WaFd has agreed to merge with EverBank in a $3.9 billion deal. The combination, announced Monday (Sept. 7), will see WaFd remain a...

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Iran War Puts New Pressure on Banks to Police Transactions
Iran War Puts New Pressure on Banks to Police Transactions
September 06, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

American banks are reportedly facing increased pressure to halt financial activity tied to Iran. But as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Saturday (Sept. 5),...

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FDIC Deposit Rule Gives Banks More Room for Business Cash
FDIC Deposit Rule Gives Banks More Room for Business Cash
September 04, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

For banks seeking a larger share of their commercial customers’ operating cash, new federal deposit rules may help those efforts. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s...

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PicPay Launches Anthropic Claude Integration for Banking Inquiries
PicPay Launches Anthropic Claude Integration for Banking Inquiries
September 04, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Brazilian digital bank PicPay has begun rolling out an integration with Anthropic’s Claude that enables PicPay customers to check financial information in Claude by using...

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24/7 Money Means Treasury Needs to Figure Out Its Weekend Plans
24/7 Money Means Treasury Needs to Figure Out Its Weekend Plans
September 04, 2026  |  B2B Payments

The banking day is disappearing faster than the treasury operating model built around it. Citi on Thursday (Sept. 3) said it processed live U.S. dollar...

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Banks Rewrite Their BaaS Strategies Around Deposits and Fees
Banks Rewrite Their BaaS Strategies Around Deposits and Fees
September 03, 2026  |  Banking

Embedded finance can bring banks deposits, fee income and assets generated through somebody else’s distribution. Earnings results showed banks don’t all want the same mix....

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Diameter Pay Raises $10 Million to Expand Stablecoin Payments Infrastructure
Diameter Pay Raises $10 Million to Expand Stablecoin Payments Infrastructure
September 03, 2026  |  Investments

Diameter Pay has reportedly raised $10 million in a Series A funding round as the stablecoin payments infrastructure provider looks to expand its banking, payments...

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MoneyLion Founder Gets $25M From a16z for OpenReserve Digital Bank
MoneyLion Founder Gets $25M From a16z for OpenReserve Digital Bank
September 03, 2026  |  Banking

FinTech company OpenReserve has gotten conditional approval for a U.S. banking charter. The company received that permission from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency this week, CEO Dee...

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