Bancários de todo o Brasil realizam uma paralisação de 24 horas nesta quinta-feira (20) para pressionar por reajustes salariais e benefícios na campanha de 2026. A categoria aguarda uma proposta da Fenaban após o início das negociações em julho.
UniCredit seeks to increase its stake in Commerzbank beyond 60% as the German government considers selling its remaining 12.7% share. The move reflects a broader push for European banking integration, despite significant political resistance and cultural integration challenges.
The OCC plans to finalize stablecoin rules by November to meet the digital-dollar law's requirements, allowing the agency to begin processing applications by 2027.
US Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould announced at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium that the OCC will release final rules for the GENIUS Act by November, ahead of its January 2027 enactment.
India's banking sector is transitioning to AI, with private banks reducing staff while public sector hiring offsets losses. Strong credit growth, low household debt, and expanding branch networks may limit near-term job displacement, but AI will transform core banking functions.
Russians withdrew approximately €24.4 billion from banks in the first seven months of 2026, driven by fears of state asset seizures and economic instability caused by the ongoing war in Ukraine and infrastructure attacks.
Citi announced the integration of Bitcoin custody into its Custody+ platform, allowing institutional clients to manage traditional securities and digital assets through a unified framework. The move builds on the bank's digital infrastructure expansion.
The US OCC granted conditional approval for World Liberty Financial's national trust bank application, sparking conflict of interest concerns and new legislation from lawmakers over Trump family affiliations and UAE investments.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces a high-powered committee to define the banking sector's role in achieving 'Viksit Bharat 2047', leveraging low NPA levels and stakeholder recommendations for future reforms.
The Blockchain Association has filed an amicus brief supporting Custodia Bank's petition to the Supreme Court, challenging the Federal Reserve's denial of a master account, which could set a precedent for federal regulators to override state banking decisions.
Ether.fi has launched tokenized asset trading, portfolio-backed loans, and fiat accounts in its self-custodial app, aiming to serve as an alternative to traditional banks.
Ten state attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit against the OCC and Comptroller Jonathan Gould to invalidate new rules allowing federal banks to bypass state laws requiring interest payments on mortgage escrow balances.
Chinese AI start-up ModelBest has initiated pre-IPO tutoring with Citic Securities for a mainland listing, leveraging its small-model strategy amid US chip shortages.
ModelBest, a Chinese AI startup, has initiated its pre-IPO tutoring process for a mainland China listing, leveraging demand for compact AI models and navigating chip shortages with lightweight, domestically optimized systems.
Summer heat waves in northern Italy threaten Parmigiano Reggiano cheese aging in bank warehouses, driving up cooling costs, reducing milk yields, and creating downstream financial risks.
JPMorgan Chase has become the Olympics' first-ever global banking partner in a massive nine-figure deal spanning the LA 2028 and French Alps 2030 Games, offering exclusive marketing rights and a vote of confidence after several corporate departures.
Revolut announced that Revolut Bank S.A. has received a full French banking licence following a joint assessment by the ECB and ACPR, paving the way for expansion across Western Europe and a new headquarters in Paris.
AI Financial Corp. traded subsidiary ALT5 Sigma Canada for a $12M secured note and restricted Prime Delta shares, deferring most cash proceeds while awaiting a conditional WLFI token transferability window.
Vietnam struggles with labour shortages at home due to annual emigration of 130,000-150,000 workers, despite significant remittance revenue of $6-7 billion/year, impacting key sectors like seafood export.
NBFC loans against gold jewellery grew 69.3% YoY to Rs 3.41 lakh crore by June 2026, outpacing overall retail loan growth of 20.3%, despite RBI's tightened regulatory framework for gold-backed lending.
Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott says the Senate should vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before the August recess, as lawmakers face a tight deadline to schedule floor action.
Bybit's European payments subsidiary, Bybit Payments GmbH, secured an electronic money institution license from Austria's Financial Market Authority to add payment and e-money services to its regional platform.
Europe's Stoxx 600 index closed at a record high of 656.86 points, rising 0.7% on Tuesday. While semiconductor and banking stocks surged in 2026, luxury and auto sectors faced severe struggles amid geopolitical tensions and slowing demand.
American CryptoFed has withdrawn its second registration attempt for the Locke governance token after SEC staff identified material disclosure failures, leaving the organization without a current registration route.
