Category : Banking

Banking Finance News

Mercury Receives OCC Conditional Approval to Establish Mercury Bank, N.A.

Business Wire
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The approval marks a significant milestone in Mercury’s application to become a full service national bank — one that will give its 300,000+ customers access to banking built specifically for how modern companies actually operate Mercury, the technology company that provides radically different banking* for ambitious companies and individuals, announced......
Digital Payments Finance News

Thunes and WireBarley Launch Real-Time Payment Solution for 1.1 Million Users Across Asia and Beyond

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The alliance redefines B2B and consumer capital flows for South Korea’s surging $7.45B remittance market, establishing a high-speed digital corridor between North Asia and the global economy. Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, announced a strategic collaboration with WireBarley, a rapidly growing Asia-Pacific payment platform. The......
Banking Finance News

First Bank & Trust Company of Illinois Appoints Nicholas “Nick” Dizonno as Chief Executive Officer

Business Wire
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First Bank & Trust Company of Illinois (“FB&T”) announced the appointment of Nicholas “Nick” Dizonno as its Chief Executive Officer, effective April 20, 2026. Dizonno is a seasoned community bank leader known for driving disciplined credit performance, building reliable and recurring profitability, and leading organizations through periods of transformational growth. Read......
Banking Finance News

Sallie Mae Announces Senior Leadership Appointments

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Chief Financial Officer Peter Graham and Chief Operational Officer Kerri Palmer Named Co-Presidents of the Company Sallie Mae® , formally SLM Corporation, announced it has named Chief Financial Officer Peter Graham and Chief Operational Officer Kerri Palmer Co-Presidents of the company. Reporting to Chief Executive Officer Jon Witter, Graham and Palmer......
Blockchain Digital Payments News

Paystand Launches USDb: The First Bitcoin-Aligned Stablecoin Purpose-Built for the $100 Trillion B2B Economy

Business Wire
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With USDb, Paystand brings Bitcoin-aligned infrastructure into the heart of enterprise operations, embedding stablecoin settlement across AR/AP, payroll, treasury, and AI-driven workflows, purpose-built for a new era of business where finance is automated, how are you programmable, and agentic. Paystand, the leading blockchain-powered B2B payments network, announced on stage during......
Banking Finance News

Changi Airport Leads on Brand Strength; DBS Marks 14-Year Streak as Singapore’s Most Valuable Brand

Business Wire
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New Brand Finance data shows Singapore’s top 100 brands are valued at $84.1 billion in 2026, up 7% year-on-year $18.6 billion: DBS remains Singapore’s top brand with an 7% brand value increase Changi Airport is Singapore’s strongest brand with a Brand Strength Index (BSI) score of 91.2/100 TeleChoice International’s brand......
Artificial Intelligence Digital Payments News

Ant International Launches Open-Sourced Agentic Mobile Protocol to Drive AI Commerce

Business Wire
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Agentic Mobile Protocol (AMP) is the world’s first agentic payment framework designed for mobile interfaces, including digital wallets, super apps, and wearable devices. Fully open-sourced, the protocol enables LLMs, platforms and merchants’ seamless agentic connection to 4.4 billion digital wallet users worldwide through simple and secure integration. Ant International is......
Banking Finance News

COCA Launches COCA 3.0: A Banking Experience Where Users Fully Control Their Funds

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The financial app that combines a full banking experience — bank accounts, real-time yield, and market-leading cashback — with complete non-custodial ownership of user funds. COCA, a self-banking app with over one million users across 75 countries, released COCA 3.0 — introducing bank accounts and market-leading real-time yield to its......
Banking Finance News

Nubank to Invest R$ 45 Billion in Brazil in 2026

Business Wire
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The amount has nearly doubled in the last two years and will support advances in artificial intelligence, new products, office expansion, hiring, and financial inclusion Nubank, one of the largest digital financial services platforms in the world, announces investments of approximately BRL 45 billion (US$8.2 billion) in Brazil in 2026.......
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