Eleven Companies, Eighty-Three Days: The Race for a Federal Crypto Banking License – FinTech Weekly
From Circle to Morgan Stanley, eleven companies filed for or received OCC national trust bank charter approvals in 83 days.…
From Circle to Morgan Stanley, eleven companies filed for or received OCC national trust bank charter approvals in 83 days.…
Before the Focus AI announcements in tech often focus on new products. Block’s latest move focuses on something…
Before the Focus AI announcements in tech often focus on new products. Block’s latest move focuses on something…
Zimbabwe’s 2026 tech regulations introduce sweeping changes for cryptocurrencies, mobile money, and startups. Key updates include new licensing requirements, increased…
Tether acquires a minority stake in Gold.com to expand tokenized gold distribution and integrate XAU₮ into physical precious metals markets…
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Apple Inc. has announced a major acquisition of the Israeli artificial intelligence start-up Q.ai for nearly $2 billion, underscoring its…
Polygon Labs’ purchases of Coinme and Sequence show a strategic shift toward owning stablecoin payment infrastructure, bringing licensing, wallets, and…
Jan 30, 2026 12:12:00 by Ethen Rera On January 29, 2026, a federal district court in San Francisco, California, found…
Capital One has agreed to acquire fintech firm Brex for $5.15 billion in a cash-and-stock deal, expanding its business payments…
Since 2016, Future Branches has been THE meeting place to benchmark against the best of the best in financial services.…
Learn More Before The Focus U.S. crypto regulation just hit a political fault line. Coinbase has withdrawn its support…
Omar Saleh co-founded Khazna, a fintech platform targeting underbanked salaried workers in Egypt and the Middle East. …
The Focus As 2026 begins, some of the most consequential changes in payments are happening out of sight,…
The Focus As 2026 begins, some of the most consequential changes in payments are happening out of sight,…
PayPal invests $14 million in Amsterdam-based Klearly, signaling a deeper push into European fintech and hardware-free payment systems as digital…
As SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic near potential IPOs and Ripple opts to stay private, 2026 may redefine how frontier tech…
Lejit AI Software Pvt Ltd, a Thiruvananthapuram-based legal technology start-up, has launched Lejit.ai, a mobile app aimed at simplifying access…