Banking

Fintech Futures published the highest volume of banking-related coverage last week, spanning multiple regions and deal types. Its stories included Queensland Country Bank's digital transformation work with Fiserv and VeriPark, a report that Vietnam's Techcombank is reportedly in talks to sell a 15% stake to a first major foreign investor, and Nayax's planned acquisition of smart parking provider IPS Group for $350m. The newsletter also covered a personnel move at Triodos Bank, where Lauren Couch was recruited to lead the UK business banking unit.

American Banker Fintech focused on a mix of security, political, and institutional banking topics. It addressed what banks can do about the latest Chinese hacking campaign, and separately identified the most important state-level elections for banks. It also reported on an Orlando bank starting a trust unit in response to Florida's wealth boom, and on BMO citing "good progress" in its push to boost U.S. profits.

Coverage of blockchain and stablecoins appeared across several newsletters. Payments Wrap Up reported that U.S. banks are joining forces to build their own blockchain, while Bankless covered JPMorgan weighing a stablecoin as its bank push accelerates. Fintech Wrap Up rounded up reports touching on stablecoin compliance in 2026, a piece titled "Revolut - The Dawn of Modern Banking," and a stablecoin playbook, without further detail provided in the title.

Taken together, the newsletters' banking coverage last week combined cybersecurity and political risk reporting from American Banker Fintech, international deal and personnel news from Fintech Futures, and a concentration of blockchain- and stablecoin-related items from Payments Wrap Up, Bankless, and Fintech Wrap Up.