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A court stayed the CFPB Section 1033 deadlines in 2025. US banks are building open banking APIs with Plaid, Akoya and MX anyway.
18 SEP 2026
The CFPB's Section 1033 open banking rule is enjoined and under review. Here's the current status for US banks, lenders and data aggregators.
17 SEP 2026
The US Senate rejected a cloture motion on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on Tuesday, 15 September, leaving the crypto market structure bill stalled. The motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.
16 SEP 2026
How spot Bitcoin and Solana ETFs work, who issues them, and what their reported asset totals show about institutional crypto demand in 2026.
16 SEP 2026
The US Senate is scheduled to consider a cloture motion at 2:15pm ET on Tuesday on whether to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed to the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, H.R. 3633.
15 SEP 2026
US banks are expanding into digital asset custody as OCC rulings clear the way, choosing safekeeping over crypto trading risk.
15 SEP 2026
The GENIUS Act created the first US federal licence for payment stablecoins. Here's what banks must do as OCC finalises its stablecoin rules.
14 SEP 2026
Visa has set out a new approach to onchain credit, designed to let stablecoin-linked card programmes and fintechs borrow working capital by combining VisaNet settlement data with blockchain-based lending infrastructure.
10 SEP 2026
BVNK, the stablecoin infrastructure firm whose acquisition by Mastercard closed on 3 August, has partnered with card-issuing platform Marqeta. The integration is designed to let Marqeta's customers embed stablecoin capabilities into payment cards, wallets and other financial products, the companies said.
10 SEP 2026
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a standing framework for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets, giving companies two ways to raise money without triggering the agency's full securities-registration regime.
24 AUG 2026
Fiserv's merchant platforms and marketplaces can now send money to pay employees, bills and suppliers anywhere in the world in real time, after the payments group struck a deal with cross-border payments network Thunes.
17 AUG 2026
Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada have agreed to sell their jointly owned payments processor, Moneris, to US private equity firm Francisco Partners for cash consideration of about $1.44bn. The two banks aren't making a clean exit.
11 AUG 2026
