Brazil-based bank Itaú Unibanco Holdings S.A. has secured preliminary approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a new national bank in the United States called Itaú Bank, National Association, the OCC said in an Aug. 14 corporate decision. Get...
U.S. banking regulators are racing the clock to complete a new federal rulebook for payment stablecoins before the GENIUS Act takes effect in January. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is now targeting November for its final regulations. Get the Full Story...
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Comment letters filed with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency show where implementation of federal stablecoin regulation may require further work, particularly around the information regulators expect issuers to produce regularly. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
August 26, 2026
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s charter-granting activity doesn’t just show that a new rash of financial services firms are successfully becoming banks or bank-like institutions. The applications, viewed collectively, also show what the 21st century financial sector thinks a bank charter should permit them to do. Get the Full Story Complete the […]
August 12, 2026
Comment letters filed with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency show where implementation of federal stablecoin regulation may require further work, particularly around the information regulators expect issuers...
December 12, 2025
Crypto just got chartered. 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...
October 08, 2025
Federal regulators are overhauling how they determine when a bank crosses the line from prudent to “unsafe.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
August 24, 2026
Brazil-based bank Itaú Unibanco Holdings S.A. has secured preliminary approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a new national bank in the United States called Itaú Bank, National Association, the OCC said in an Aug. 14 corporate decision. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article […]
August 16, 2026
American regulators have granted a banking license to a President Donald Trump-affiliated cryptocurrency company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
August 09, 2026
American banking regulators have reportedly turned down Dutch FinTech Bunq’s request for a banking license. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
May 19, 2026
Federal regulators are touting their efforts to ease rules governing community lenders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
