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Scotiabank Wins Fed Approval to Buy Oklahoma-Based MapleMark Bank

October 30, 2026
Scotiabank
Galaxy Digital Seeks Bank Charter to Expand Financial Services Reach
Banking // October 30, 2026

Digital assets and data infrastructure company Galaxy Digital aims to create a national trust bank that would provide fiduciary investment advisory services along with Galaxy’s custody, trading and staking services, the company said in a Thursday (Oct. 29) press release. To further this goal, Galaxy...

Ripple Moves Deeper Into Banking With Stablecoin Deals
Cryptocurrency // October 30, 2026

Stablecoins continue to seek mainstream usage and acceptance, and this week, Ripple was at the forefront. The company spent the week securing more places for its dollar stablecoin to be held, traded and used. Agreements with Coinbase, Robinhood and BNY, alongside federal approval for a...

American Express Turns Card Rewards Into Bank Deposits
Loyalty & Rewards // October 29, 2026

American Express has introduced new ways for consumer and business cardholders in the United States to redeem rewards for a deposit into eligible American Express bank accounts, the company said in a Thursday (Oct. 29) press release. For consumers, U.S. Consumer Cash Back Card members...

UBS Employees Run 12,700 AI Agents as Bank Automation Accelerates
Banking // October 29, 2026

UBS employees are using more than 12,700 personal artificial intelligence agents in their daily activities, the bank said in a press release outlining its third quarter results. These AI tools include ones used for software development, which are employed by 18,000 of UBS’s software developers,...

Interviews & Exclusives
Ripple Moves Deeper Into Banking With Stablecoin Deals

October 30, 2026
Stablecoins continue to seek mainstream usage and acceptance, and this week, Ripple was at the forefront. The company spent the week securing more places for its dollar stablecoin to be held, traded and used. Agreements with Coinbase, Robinhood and BNY, alongside federal approval for a national trust bank, give the company a broader opening into […]

Scams Gain 10 Percentage Points in Share of Fraud Dollars

October 27, 2026
Banks have an opportunity to strengthen fraud protection by helping customers recognize when someone is persuading them to send money to a criminal. That’s a central finding of “Scams Get...

Banks Buy the Same Fraud Tools but Get Different Results

October 26, 2026
Regional and community banks and credit unions surveyed by PYMNTS Intelligence now report behavioral analytics and artificial intelligence adoption approaching the levels seen with large banks, although their financial results...

Who’s Responsible When AI Agents Go Rogue?

October 26, 2026
Watch more: Need to Know With ClawSecure’s JD Salbego Warning: This story will go fairly deep into the details of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) and agentic security. And another warning:...

Quick Reads
Scotiabank Wins Fed Approval to Buy Oklahoma-Based MapleMark Bank

October 30, 2026
The Federal Reserve Board approved the application by the Bank of Nova Scotia to become a bank holding company by acquiring Dallas, Texas-based Maple Financial Holdings and thereby indirectly acquiring Tulsa, Oklahoma-based MapleMark Bank, the Fed said in a Thursday (Oct. 29) press release. Bank of Nova Scotia operates as Scotiabank, according to the company’s […]

Galaxy Digital Seeks Bank Charter to Expand Financial Services Reach

October 30, 2026
Digital assets and data infrastructure company Galaxy Digital aims to create a national trust bank that would provide fiduciary investment advisory services along with Galaxy’s custody, trading and staking services,...

American Express Turns Card Rewards Into Bank Deposits

October 29, 2026
American Express has introduced new ways for consumer and business cardholders in the United States to redeem rewards for a deposit into eligible American Express bank accounts, the company said...

UBS Employees Run 12,700 AI Agents as Bank Automation Accelerates

October 29, 2026
UBS employees are using more than 12,700 personal artificial intelligence agents in their daily activities, the bank said in a press release outlining its third quarter results. These AI tools...