Standard Chartered Plc said it’s the first global systemically-important bank to offer a spot crypto trading service, ...

The bank’s U.K. branch offers regulated, deliverable spot trading for Bitcoin and Ether to institutional clients.

The trio serve somewhat different functions within the crypto ecosystem, but they’re all jockeying to get in line with ...

Circle Internet Group, which debuted on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this month, has applied for a bank charter.

Circle, the issuer of the world’s second-largest stablecoin, USDC, is making moves to redefine its role in the global financial ecosystem.

The application follows stablecoin issuer Circle's similar effort to expand crypto services and move into federal regulatory ...

The application follows on the heels of Circle and Wise, as crypto and payment companies seek crypto custody approval and ...

The national trust charter that it is seeking is regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and will ...

If the national bank regulator grants Circle approval, it plans to spin up a national trust bank called First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A. Such a charter would allow the crypto firm to custody ...

Avanti Bank, a blockchain bank formed by former Wall Street veteran Caitlin Long, has received a bank charter from the Wyoming State Banking Board. It's one of several bank charters awarded recently ...

With an eye on providing banking services later this year, online lending startup SoFi is planning to apply for an industrial bank charter in the next month, according to CEO Mike Cagney. If ...

A bank charter allows SoFi to offer best-in-class products for student loans, personal loans, checking accounts, and savings accounts.