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This Week in Stablecoins: Interoperability vs Competing Interests
Cryptocurrency // August 28, 2026

Interoperability is what the financial space has touted as a prerequisite for stablecoins to reach commercial scale. But, at the same time, the banks, card networks, stablecoin issuers, blockchain operators and infrastructure providers all building that interoperability are each simultaneously competing to control the layer...

Hong Kong Tests ‘Know Your Agent’ Controls in Payment Workflows 
Banking // August 27, 2026

Financial institutions have spent decades learning how to identify customers. Hong Kong is starting to test how they might identify the artificial intelligence (AI) agents acting for them. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

How Jack Henry, FIS and nCino Put Bank Modernization to Work
Earnings // August 27, 2026

Earnings season is showing that bank modernization demand is landing in faster payments, cloud and digital banking, and artificial intelligence tools aimed at credit, fraud and other defined operating workflows. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

BankChain Puts Community Banks in the Digital Money Race
Banking // August 27, 2026

Thirty-nine state banker associations this week announced plans to create an industry-owned, industry-designed and industry-governed blockchain network capable of supporting smart payments, tokenized deposits, stablecoins and automated settlement. But the most important verbiage in the BankChain Alliance’s Tuesday (Aug. 25) release wasn’t “blockchain.” It was...

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How Jack Henry, FIS and nCino Put Bank Modernization to Work

August 27, 2026
Earnings season is showing that bank modernization demand is landing in faster payments, cloud and digital banking, and artificial intelligence tools aimed at credit, fraud and other defined operating workflows. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. […]

X9 Wants Fraud Data to Move as Fast as Money

August 26, 2026
The U.S. payments industry does not lack fraud data. It lacks agreement about what that data means. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

i2c Wants Payments Executives to Worry Smarter

August 25, 2026
Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Jason Goldberg of i2c Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Banks Built for Paychecks Meet the Cash Flow Generation

August 17, 2026
For much of the past century, banking products evolved around the regular paycheck. But findings in the August 2026 edition of The Millennial Playbook, a report by PYMNTS Intelligence, reveal...

Quick Reads
OCC Rewrites Enforcement Playbook to Focus on Big Bank Risks

August 28, 2026
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued two revised policies and procedures manuals and proposed amendments to Violations of Laws and Regulations framework Thursday (Aug. 27), saying in a press release that these moves will focus supervisory attention on the most significant risks and violations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this […]

UK Wants Central Bank to Support Stablecoin Innovation

August 27, 2026
England wants its central bank to support innovation in stablecoins and other digital money. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

39 State Bankers Groups Join Forces to Build Blockchain Network

August 26, 2026
Thirty-nine state bankers associations have formed an organization dedicated to creating a blockchain network that will be owned, designed and governed by the industry. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Dallas Fed Warns Tokenized Deposits Could Trigger Bank Rate Wars

August 26, 2026
Widespread adoption of tokenized deposits could make it easier for depositors to move their funds to pursue higher interest rates and therefore require banks to raise their rates to remain...