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OCC Finds nine Big Banks’ Debanking Activities & CFPB Opens Probe

[Ongoing Story] - Oct 23, 2026 - Startupfortune.com - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency spent months combing through records at the nine largest banks it supervises, and on October...

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OCC Releases Report on Large Banks’ Debanking Activities

[Press Release] - Oct 14, 2026 - OCC.gov

CFPB Announces New Initiative to Address OCC-Uncovered...

[Press Release] - Oct 14, 2026 - Consumerfinance.gov

OCC Announces Enforcement Actions for October 2026

[Press Release] - Oct 22, 2026 - OCC.gov - The OCC uses enforcement actions against banks to require the board of directors and management to take timely actions to correct...

MSBA Member Announcement

Circle Outlines USDC Treasury Strategy for Faster Global Payments

Oct 23, 2023 - Cointrust.com - Circle has published a treasury management guide explaining how businesses can use USDC to improve settlement speed, manage cross...

Announcements

Thunes expands real-time payouts to Venezuela

Oct 23, 2026 - The Paypers.com - Thunes has extended its Direct Global Network to Venezuela, enabling real-time payouts to bank accounts, mobile wallets, and cash pickup points...

Arf partners with Ripple to support cross-border payments

Oct 23, 2026 - IBS Intelligence.com - Arf, a Swiss-regulated financial institution, has partnered with Ripple to provide RLUSD-powered settlement liquidity to licensed...

Standard Chartered to acquire digital asset custodian Zodia Custody

Oct 22, 2026 - Fintechfutures.com - Zodia Custody's digital asset custody business will be integrated into Standard Chartered's existing digital asset custody activities...

Stripe launches Treasury for agents to automate startup finances

Oct 23, 2026 - The Paypers.com - Stripe has launched Stripe Treasury for agents, enabling startups to manage financial operations via AI agents such as ChatGPT and Claude...

LemFi launches rebuilt app as it broadens financial services portfolio

Oct 23, 2026 - IBS Intelligence.com - LemFi, the financial platform serving people living and working across borders, has launched a new global brand platform, ‘Ambition...

SoFi Launches SOFIE: The First National Bank-Issued Tokenized...

Oct 22, 2026 - FF News.com - SoFi has launched SoFi Earn (SOFIE), the first national bank-issued tokenized deposit for consumers, offering 4.40% APY with FDIC insurance...

Paymentology partners with Asia United Bank on digital payments

Oct 22, 2026 - The Paypers.com - Asia United Bank (AUB), a universal bank in the Philippines, has selected Paymentology to provide the payments technology behind its...

TD Bank U.S. Partners with Akoya to Scale Secure Open Finance...

Oct 22, 2026 - FF News.com - TD Bank U.S. and Akoya are launching an Open Finance Solution to enable secure API-based data sharing, allowing customers to connect...

HSBC Launches RedCoin Stablecoin for Payments in Hong Kong

Oct 23, 2026 - Asia Business Outlook.com - HSBC has launched its first stablecoin in Hong Kong, marking a new step in the bank’s digital payment services...

Deutsche Bank to Launch Crypto Custody Services in Germany

Oct 23, 2026 - Cointrust.com - Deutsche Bank is preparing to launch its first digital asset service within weeks, marking a significant step in the German lender’s...

Solidgate Secures MiCA Authorization as a Crypto-Asset Service...

Oct 23, 2026 - Streetinsider.com - Solidgate, a payment orchestration platform, today announced it has been authorized as a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) under...

Nigeria’s Nomba extends DRC payments corridor into Zambia

Oct 22, 2026 - Disruptafrica.com - Nigerian business banking platform Nomba has extended its Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) payments corridor into Zambia...

Anti-Corruption Around the World

Beyond anti-corruption: Xi Jinping’s next push to tighten control...

Oct 23, 2026 - Thinkchina.sg - As the Chinese Communist Party prepares for its Fifth Plenum, the leadership is looking beyond its anti-corruption campaign to tighten...

Corruption causes disruption, Tonga’s anti-corruption Commissioner...

Oct 22, 2026 - Matangitonga.to - Tonga’s first Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Chris LaHatte, said the office’s ultimate function was to raise awareness about corruption prevention...

Indonesia: Unraveling the Impact of the Proposed Redefinition of...

Oct 23, 2026 - Kompas.com - Efforts to combat corruption hinge not only on punitive measures against offenders but also on legal frameworks that delineate what...

Jamaica: Justice Minister calls for stronger regional cooperation to...

Oct 2026 - Jamaica-gleaner.com - Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Delroy Chuck has called for stronger regional cooperation, greater transparency...

Artificial Intelligence

Major US banks block AI agents from accessing customer accounts

Oct 23, 2026 - Gulfnews.com - Major US banks are blocking third-party artificial intelligence (AI) agents from accessing customer accounts and making transactions after...

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Gould: Banks preparing for rogue AI agents for 'months'

[Subscription Required] - Oct 22, 2026 - Americanbanker.com

UK finance leaders struggle to measure AI’s business impact...

Oct 23, 2026 - IBS Intelligence.com - AI adoption is strong, but ROI remains unclear: 90% of UK finance leaders see a business case for AI in cash and liquidity management...

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FCA Chief Names AI as Greatest-Ever Financial Crime Risk; Uses...

Oct 23, 2026 - Techtimes.com

Africa’s AI moment must be more than imported intelligence

Oct 23, 2026 - Mg.co.za - Africa’s debate over artificial intelligence should begin with a technology it helped redefine. When Safaricom and Vodafone launched M-Pesa...

The next financial crisis could start with an algorithm

[Opinion] - Oct 23, 2026 - Straitstimes.com - AI is no longer a futuristic concept in finance. Banks, asset managers, payment providers and fintech companies increasingly...

The growing financial risks from this AI boom

[Opinion] - Oct 20, 2026 - Straitstimes.com - Moving risks off balance sheets suggests the AI boom has forgotten a hard lesson from the 2008 global financial crisis...

Banks

Why banks should care about the new romance scam law

[Subscription Required] - Oct 22, 2026 - Americanbanker.com - The new law mostly codifies existing practice. Most dating services already send fraud-ban notices to all users...

Cybersecurity

Cyber Security Challenge in Digital Banking

[Opinion] - Oct 23, 2026 - Daily-sun.com - Cyber security is not only about protecting a bank’s website or mobile application. A single transaction may involve a...

Bangladesh: Govt rings alarm over global cyber security flaws

Oct 23, 2026 - Thedailystar.net - The national cybersecurity response team has warned of a high risk of hacking and advised government agencies, financial institutions...

Digital Assets

Bitcoin Billionaires Are Racing to Ride a 3,000% Crypto Boom

[Subscription Required] - Oct 23, 2026 - Bloomberg.com - Some of the most prominent early investors in Bitcoin are squaring off again. This time they are seeking to...

Europe: DeFi Compliance Gets a MiCA Wake-Up Call in 2026

Oct 23, 2026 - Onesafe.io - When a Layer-1 foundation tells EU legislators to fix the rulebook before dragging DeFi into scope, it’s a signal that defi compliance...

Sweden’s central bank revives e-krona debate as stablecoins and...

[Subscription Required] - Oct 23, 2026 - Coindesk.com - he Riksbank sees an e-krona as critical to securing national payments and monetary control....

Bank of Korea Seeks Monthly Crypto Transfer Reporting

Oct 23, 2026 - Businesskorea.co.kr - The Bank of Korea is pushing for a plan that requires monthly reporting of the domestic virtual asset balances of users who have a...

China Sets 2030 Target for National Blockchain Network

Oct 23, 2026 - Thedefiant.io - The plan prioritizes trade and finance in the Yangtze River Delta and industrial applications in Chengdu-Chongqing, alongside continuing...

Stablecoin Payments Cross a New Border in 2026

Oct 23, 2026 - Onesafe.io - Stablecoin payments left the sandbox behind at Money20/20 USA 2026, where Nium stablecoin CFO Andre Mancl laid out a compliance-first, multi...

Financial Inclusion Around the World

India: Finance Ministry Launches Nationwide Fin'l Inclusion Campaign

Oct 21, 2026 - Newsonair.gov.in - The Union Finance Ministry today launched a nationwide Financial Inclusion Campaign, along with other key initiatives, at the Gram...

How technology can enable financial inclusion while also...

[Opinion] - Oct 23, 2026 - Weforum.org - Digital financial tools such as mobile money accounts, bank accounts linked to a card or phone and digital payments made at...

Indonesia to Open 25 Million Bank Accounts in Push for 99%...

Oct 23, 2026 - Jakartaglobe.id - The Indonesian government plans to allocate Rp 1.28 trillion ($70.8 million) to open bank accounts for approximately 25 million adults...

Nigeria: CBN highlights FX reforms, recapitalisation, financial inclusion

Oct 23, 2026 - Punchng.com - The Central Bank of Nigeria has highlighted foreign exchange market reforms, banking sector recapitalisation, and financial inclusion as...

Fines, Crimes & Cases

High Court hits TSB Bank with $877,500 responsible lending penalty

Oct 23, 2026 - Thelawyermag.com - The High Court has ordered TSB Bank to pay an $877,500 penalty for responsible lending failures that spanned more than eight years...

Fintech Around the World

FinTechs Face Tough Licensing Choices as They Outgrow Early Setups

Oct 22, 2026 - Pymnts.com - Launching a FinTech often starts with a simple plan. Get the right state licenses, team up with a bank and start moving money. But success...

Canada: Federal government proposes new Fintech & non-financial...

Oct 23, 2026 - Mccarthy.ca - On October 17, 2026, the Department of Finance published four sets of proposed regulations to implement expanded non-financial business...

Fintech M&A outlook improves, but investors remain selective on...

Oct 23, 2026 - The Hindu Business Line.com - Valuations of fintech companies have come under pressure across several segments as investors reassess businesses, while global...

Fintechs Undercut Banks on Cross-Border Payments as Stablecoins...

[Opinion] - Oct 22, 2026 - Payments Industry Intelligence.com - Fintech money transfer providers have substantially reduced the cost of cross-border payments compared...

Payment Services

US: Currency Costs Test the Promise of X-Border Payment Bundles

Oct 22, 2026 - Pymnts.com - Small businesses in the United States purchasing overseas want faster payments, lower fees and better exchange rates. Financial providers...

The next phase of payments: Preparing for the rise of agentic..

[Opinion] - Oct 2, 2026 - Fintechfutures.com - Payment providers, banks, and fintechs are exploring how intelligent agents can simplify commerce and reduce friction...

SAs digital payments future has a cash problem

Oct 23, 2026 - Mg.co.za - South Africa can build faster payment systems, introduce smarter banking technology and bring artificial intelligence into financial services...

Need To Activate Financial Engine For X-Border Payment Businesses

[Opinion] - Oct 23, 2026 - Independent.ng - “Cross-border payments shouldn’t feel like a penalty. When we saw businesses losing up to 20% of their funds simply moving...

Malaysia, Thailand Join Singapore to Expand X-Border Stablecoin...

Oct 23, 2026 - Tradingview.com - Malaysia and Thailand are joining Singapore to make cross-border digital payments work more smoothly, bringing three central banks...

Nigeria, China seek better X-border payments as CBN engages...

Oct 23, 2026 - Guardian.ng - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is seeking stronger banking links and more efficient cross-border payment arrangements with China to...

Remittances & Immigration

Remittances from Azerbaijan to Georgia drop 15.7% in September

Oct 23, 2026 - Azernews.az - Financial transfers between Azerbaijan and Georgia showed contrasting trends in September, according to the latest figures released by the...

Nigeria: Remittance inflows hit seven-year high, in boon for naira

Oct 23, 2026 - Businessday.ng - The naira has remained relatively stable in the foreign exchange (FX) market as remittance inflows through international money transfer...

Philippine peso hits record low as government urges OFWs to send...

Oct 23, 2026 - Khaleejtimes.com - Finance secretary Frederick Go is pushing for lower remittance fees so overseas Filipino workers can send more money and help their...

Tanzania: Diaspora Special Status: A bridge, not a privilege

Oct 23, 2026 - Dailynews.co.tz - The economic case rests largely on remittances, which are increasingly seen as a driver of development and not merely private transfers...

United Kingdom

UK Bank Regulator Promises A Clearer Link Between Rules And Growth

Oct 22, 2026 - Finimize.com - The Bank of England’s bank supervisor says it wants to show, in plain terms, how its rules can support UK growth, while easing some...