Banking 2 news and trends

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

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 limit its activities to the operations of a trust company and related activities, the company said in a Wednesday (Aug....

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

Payments solutions platform Nayax is the latest FinTech seeking an American banking charter. 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 completing...

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

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 for banks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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

Santander says the Federal Reserve has approved its acquisition of Webster Bank. 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...

Interviews & Exclusives
Quantifind Raises $200 Million to Find the Fraudster in the Financial Chain

August 05, 2026
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Real-Time Payments Help Banks Win the Whole Commercial Relationship

August 04, 2026
Instant payments are no longer simply a payments product. They are becoming commercial banking infrastructure. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Banks Move Credit Decisions to the Transaction Level

July 31, 2026
For most of modern banking, credit and commerce have occupied separate systems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

How the Top 17% of Card Issuers Build High Customer Lifetime Value

July 30, 2026
Seventeen percent of card issuers have reached the high customer lifetime value (CLTV) tier. What sets them apart isn’t the number of capabilities they’ve deployed, but the order in which...

Quick Reads
Zaria Seeks Trust Bank Charter for Crypto-Backed Loans

August 06, 2026
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 limit its activities to the operations of a trust company and related activities, the company said in a Wednesday (Aug. 5) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form […]

Nayax Aims to Transition From Payments Platform to Bank

August 06, 2026
Payments solutions platform Nayax is the latest FinTech seeking an American banking charter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Maximum Emerges From Stealth With $30 Million to Build AI Banking OS

August 05, 2026
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 for banks. Get the Full...

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

August 05, 2026
Santander says the Federal Reserve has approved its acquisition of Webster Bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...