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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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A former Citigroup banker currently working for the U.S. Treasury Department conducted a secretive diplomatic mission to pressure foreign nations to sever financial and transportation links with Iran.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve has proposed new regulatory guidelines for stablecoin issuers, including requirements for capital charges and formal bank approval processes.
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The Trump administration is evaluating a strategy to promote USD-backed stablecoins internationally through joint ventures with private firms.
Read at coindesk.com ↗05
The Federal Reserve has proposed new regulatory rules under the GENIUS Act for stablecoin issuers, including reserve and capital requirements.
Read at unchainedcrypto.com ↗06
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Anna Paulson stated on September 24, 2026, that further interest rate increases might be necessary.
Read at bloomberg.com ↗07
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that Australia's unemployment rate rose to 4.6% in August 2026 from 4.5% in July.
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The European Central Bank and the European System of Central Banks have proposed expanding the ban on stablecoin interest to include indirect yield products like lending, borrowing, and staking.
Read at coindesk.com ↗8 of 22 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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UK-based fintech company Monzo is currently in acquisition talks with Nu Holdings, the parent company of Nubank.
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Truist Bank is exiting its auto-finance business and closing the Regional Acceptance Corporation facility in Arlington, Texas.
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FintechOS, a Romania-founded fintech startup headquartered in London, has raised $28 million in a mix of equity and debt funding from existing investors.
Read at tech.eu ↗What products launched in banking this week?
Notable product launches, releases and platform updates from the week.
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The US Federal Reserve is developing plans to integrate cross-border payment capabilities into its FedNow real-time payments system.
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Seven of the U.K.'s largest banks, including Barclays, HSBC, and NatWest, completed the world's first interbank transactions using tokenized British pound deposits.
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Bunq has become the first bank to launch the Wero payment system across four European markets: the Netherlands, Germany, France, and Belgium.
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Payments Canada announced that the nation's real-time rail (RTR) infrastructure is scheduled to launch in Q4 2026.
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Paywhere announced the commercial availability of its programmable banking platform on September 23, 2026.
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SoFi has launched live stablecoin settlement using its SoFiUSD token on the Mastercard network.
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ACI Worldwide Inc. announced on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, that its ACI Connetic payments hub now supports Swift ledger transactions, enabling banks to process tokenized deposits alongside traditional payment methods.
Read at digitaltransactions.net ↗19
The European Central Bank has launched a new solution called Pontes.
Read at finextra.com ↗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 yield on US 30-year government debt surpassed 5.5% on September 25, 2026, reaching new multiyear highs.
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Commercial banks in London are utilizing cheap financing from the Bank of England through repo operations to generate profits via bond trades.
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Bank lending to businesses in the Eurozone decreased by 50% in August 2026.
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Traders are pricing in four quarter-point interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve by June 2027.
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Yields on 30-year US Treasury bonds reached 5.44% on September 24, 2026, marking the highest level since 2004.
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Bitcoin's price declined to approximately $84,490 on September 24, 2026, retreating from a recent high of $87,397.
Read at decrypt.co ↗26
The yield on five-year US Treasuries exceeded 5% on September 23, 2026, marking the highest level since 2007.
Read at bloomberg.com ↗27
The Qatar Investment Authority has established a new division, Doha Investment, to manage over 40 domestic assets, including Qatar Airways and Qatar National Bank.
Read at semafor.com ↗8 of 15 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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On September 24, 2026, the Federal Reserve Board issued an enforcement action against Renee Nicole Brown, a former employee of Sandy Spring Bank.
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A Singapore court has appointed KPMG executives as interim judicial managers for Radiant World Corporation Pte., stripping founder Pinkesh Nahar of operational control.
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The U.S. Department of Justice argued in an appeals court on September 23, 2026, that the reinstatement of two fired National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) board members should be reversed.
Read at bankingdive.com ↗31
The ongoing investigation into Banco Master is impacting the presidential election in Brazil as of September 2026.
Read at bloomberg.com ↗32
An investigation by the Financial Times revealed that the Russian fintech company A7 allegedly exploited Swift controls to facilitate billions of dollars in payments for Russian state-owned entities.
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Glencore Plc informed Mizuho Bank Ltd. last month that Radiant World allegedly created fraudulent emails.
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The US Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint on July 15 in the Eastern District of California seeking $84.2 million from accounts linked to Capstone Ltd. Prosecutors allege that Capstone, a Montana-based payments firm, operated as an unlicensed money transmitter for Tether.
Read at decrypt.co ↗35
Tether stated that less than 0.034% of its total assets are held at EQIBank, a Dominica-licensed bank currently facing US asset seizures.
Read at unchainedcrypto.com ↗8 of 9 courts and legal events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What research was published in banking this week?
New research findings and studies published this week.
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The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released its September 2026 Summary of Economic Projections (SEP).
Read at stlouisfed.org ↗What incidents and outages hit banking this week?
Incidents, outages and safety events reported this week.
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Revolut customers have been affected by a security breach originating from the third-party broker used by the fintech company for US stock trading.
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Cybercriminals are increasingly using physical mail scams, such as fake credit card replacement letters, to trick victims in Portugal, France, and Germany into visiting phishing websites via QR codes.
Read at wired.com ↗What partnerships were announced in banking this week?
Partnerships, integrations and joint projects announced this week.
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BNP Paribas has signed a five-year partnership agreement with Google Cloud to expand its access to cloud infrastructure and AI capabilities.
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DBS and Avaloq have signed a memorandum of understanding to extend their 18-year partnership.
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The Clearing House has selected UK-based infrastructure provider Quant to develop a new interoperable payments network.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with private-sector executives and US government officials on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 24, 2026.
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JPMorgan Chase is exploring partnerships with private-credit firms to underwrite rejected credit card applications for its co-branded card portfolio.
Read at wsj.com ↗44
Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) and Bitpanda are expanding their strategic partnership to provide digital asset services across Central and Eastern Europe.
Read at finextra.com ↗45
Canada's six largest banks, including RBC, TD, BMO, Scotiabank, CIBC, and National Bank, announced a joint initiative on September 22, 2026, to develop a shared infrastructure for tokenized Canadian-dollar deposits.
Read at decrypt.co ↗7 of 10 partnerships events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.