Bank Charter news and trends

FDIC Approves Square For Banking License
Banking // March 19, 2020

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) gave the green light to an application from the FinTech firm Square to create a de novo industrial bank in Utah, the agency said on Wednesday (March 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Bitcoin Daily: Avanti Preparing To Apply For Banking Charter; NJ Lawmaker Introduces Regulatory Rules On...
Bitcoin // February 25, 2020

A “future bank” focused solely on providing regulated services for digital assets is preparing to start, according to Coindesk on Monday (Feb. 24). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Robinhood Rolls Out Interest-Earning Bank Account
Startups // December 12, 2019

Online brokerage startup Robinhood has introduced a cash management service that will give customers 1.8 percent interest on any money they don’t have in stocks, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday (Dec. 11). This new service follows last year’s unsuccessful launch of a checking and savings account...

PayPal, Google Give OCC’s Bank Charter The Cold Shoulder
B2B Payments // June 17, 2019

The dispute over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency‘s (OCC’s) national bank charter, which became available to FinTech firms last year, has reportedly caused technology conglomerates to shy away from a tool that aims to provide nonbank firms with a more streamlined way...

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Varo Awarded FinTech National Charter

July 31, 2020
Colin Walsh got lots of laughs five years ago when he talked of his intention to launch a financial technology (FinTech) startup. 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 […]

FDIC Approves Square For Banking License

March 19, 2020
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) gave the green light to an application from the FinTech firm Square to create a de novo industrial bank in Utah, the agency said...

Bitcoin Daily: Avanti Preparing To Apply For Banking Charter; NJ Lawmaker Introduces Regulatory Rules On...

February 25, 2020
A “future bank” focused solely on providing regulated services for digital assets is preparing to start, according to Coindesk on Monday (Feb. 24). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Robinhood Rolls Out Interest-Earning Bank Account

December 12, 2019
Online brokerage startup Robinhood has introduced a cash management service that will give customers 1.8 percent interest on any money they don’t have in stocks, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday (Dec....