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What changed in banking regulation and policy this week?
Government decisions, new rules and policy shifts reported this week.
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The Indian government is reportedly considering a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) of 40 basis points for select UPI transactions.
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The Federal Reserve faces increased pressure to raise interest rates following the August Consumer Price Index report.
Read at nytimes.com ↗04
On September 10, 2026, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued an interim final rule.
Read at federalreserve.gov ↗05
Senator Cynthia Lummis released a revised version of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (H.R.
Read at thedefiant.io ↗06
Block has applied to establish a federally regulated national trust bank.
Read at finextra.com ↗07
The Chinese government, led by Beijing, plans to inject billions of dollars into major state-owned banks and insurers to stimulate economic growth.
Read at wsj.com ↗08
Block, led by co-founder Jack Dorsey, filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on September 4, 2026, to establish a national trust bank named Builders Bank & Trust.
Read at decrypt.co ↗8 of 12 regulation and policy events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What funding rounds and acquisitions happened in banking this week?
The week’s notable investments, financing rounds, acquisitions and strategic deals.
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Municipal Credit Union has signed a 15-year lease for a 6,000-square-foot retail branch at 162-15 Jamaica Avenue in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, New York.
Read at commercialobserver.com ↗10
US-based financial technology company Chime has acquired its long-term banking partner, Stride Bank, for $590 million in cash.
Read at finextra.com ↗11
Portuguese bank Banco BPI has agreed to sell its remaining 33.35% stake in Banco de Fomento Angola to Congolian Financial SA for $451 million.
Read at techcabal.com ↗What products launched in banking this week?
Notable product launches, releases and platform updates from the week.
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On September 10, 2026, the international banking group Standard Chartered launched a free platform called Supply Net Zero to help its smaller suppliers track and reduce their carbon footprint.
Read at esgtoday.com ↗13
Visa and Revolut have successfully executed the first passkey-authenticated agentic card payment in France.
Read at finextra.com ↗14
Scotiabank has published Canada's first defence bond framework, marking a new development in the country's financial sector.
Read at responsible-investor.com ↗15
U.S. Bank conducted a live cross-border payment pilot between its North American and European entities using its proprietary dollar-backed stablecoin, USBDC, issued on the Stellar blockchain.
Read at thedefiant.io ↗16
Matter Labs, the developer behind ZKsync, has open-sourced the permissioning engine for its DLT platform, Prividium.
Read at theblock.co ↗17
CRIF has launched an AI-powered fraud detection tool in the UK to identify document tampering during customer onboarding for banks and insurers.
Read at finextra.com ↗18
Barclays launched a new Fast-Track Remortgage service on September 7, 2026, to streamline the mortgage switching process.
Read at finextra.com ↗19
DBS and Citi successfully completed a cross-border U.S. dollar payment between Singapore and New York on September 5, 2026, using tokenized deposits on Swift's blockchain-based Digital Ledger.
Read at thedefiant.io ↗8 of 10 product launches events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What financial results were reported in banking this week?
Earnings, guidance and other financial results reported this week.
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The US Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased more than anticipated in August 2026.
Read at bloomberg.com ↗21
Standard Chartered analyst Geoff Kendrick issued a forecast for the Sky protocol's SKY token, predicting a price increase to $0.325 by the end of 2028.
Read at thedefiant.io ↗22
Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra stated on Friday, September 11, 2026, that the central bank's foreign-currency deposit drive will generate additional income rather than prove costly.
Read at bloomberg.com ↗23
Goldman Sachs retracted its forecast of no interest rate hike for the upcoming week on Friday, September 11, 2026.
Read at coindesk.com ↗24
The Bank of Japan is facing increased market expectations for monetary tightening, which, combined with U.S. pressure, has triggered a recovery in the yen.
Read at wsj.com ↗25
The Australian dollar reached a 13-year high against the New Zealand dollar on September 8, 2026.
Read at bloomberg.com ↗26
Borrowers across the Asia-Pacific region initiated a significant surge in dollar bond issuance on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
Read at bloomberg.com ↗27
The distress rate for commercial real estate collateralized loan obligations (CRE CLO) rose from 19 percent in July to 28 percent in August 2026, according to CRED iQ.
Read at commercialobserver.com ↗8 of 11 financial results events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What court rulings and legal actions hit banking this week?
Court rulings, filings and legal actions reported this week.
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India has lifted a trading ban on a unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co. The company complied with regulatory requirements by depositing 29.6 million rupees ($311,230) into a designated bank account.
Read at bloomberg.com ↗29
Ashlyn Nassif, daughter of property developer Jean Nassif, pleaded guilty in a Sydney court to falsifying documents to secure a $150m construction loan from Westpac in 2021.
Read at theguardian.com ↗What incidents and outages hit banking this week?
Incidents, outages and safety events reported this week.
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Tesco has reported unlicensed casinos to the City of London police after its brand was used in unauthorized advertisements on Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram.
Read at theguardian.com ↗31
British fintech company Revolut confirmed a data breach involving unauthorized access to sensitive customer information, including identity documents and contact details, following a sophisticated impersonation scam using a legitimate government email domain.
Read at techcrunch.com ↗32
Brazil's Supreme Court has cancelled sessions for two consecutive days amid a corruption scandal involving Justice Alexandre de Moraes and banker Daniel Vorcaro.
Read at aljazeera.com ↗What partnerships were announced in banking this week?
Partnerships, integrations and joint projects announced this week.
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Saldo Bank and finperks announced a partnership on September 11, 2026, to integrate rewards and cashback programs into Saldo Bank's services in Finland.
Read at finextra.com ↗34
Nacha and the Digital Sovereignty Alliance have launched the Next-Gen Currency Project Team to explore the use of stablecoins and tokenized deposits in global payments.
Read at finextra.com ↗35
Backbase and Mastercard have announced a collaboration to integrate Mastercard's toolkit into the Backbase AI-native Banking Operating System.
Read at finextra.com ↗36
FinScan, a provider of AML and sanctions compliance solutions, has entered into a strategic partnership with Quantifind to integrate AI-powered adverse media screening into the FinScan platform.
Read at finextra.com ↗4 of 6 partnerships events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What people moved in and out of banking roles this week?
Executive appointments and departures reported this week.
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The CRE Finance Council has appointed Paul Vanderslice as its new president and CEO, effective September 30, 2026.
Read at commercialobserver.com ↗38
Kevin Warsh is being considered as a potential candidate for the position of Chair of the Federal Reserve.
Read at ft.com ↗2 of 4 people moves events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What else happened in banking this week?
Developments from the week that fit none of the other sections.
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The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is approaching the 5% threshold as a persistent bond selloff continues.
Read at wsj.com ↗40
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent challenged traders to bet against his efforts to strengthen the Japanese yen during an event at Southern Methodist University in Texas on September 8, 2026.
Read at bloomberg.com ↗41
The Quarterly Review features interviews with financial executives including Carl Slabicki of BNY, Jeff Pomeroy of PayPal, Prashant Sharma of J.P.
Read at tearsheet.co ↗42
The Japanese yen strengthened against the U.S. dollar and other major currencies during early Asian trading on September 8, 2026.
Read at wsj.com ↗43
The Wall Street Journal reports that billions of dollars in Iranian funds are being processed through U.S. financial institutions.
Read at wsj.com ↗44
The NCAA transferred its Rhode Island case to Foley & Lardner after Holland & Knight lawyers were disqualified for insulting a judge and plaintiff in an email.
Read at abovethelaw.com ↗45
Jun Tay, a finance technology specialist at DBS Bank in Singapore, argues that AI adoption in Asian organizations is primarily a human and organizational challenge rather than a technical one.
Read at hrexecutive.com ↗7 of 10 other developments events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.