Regulation & Compliance

Several newsletters focused on digital currency and crypto oversight. Andrew's Angles covered the Digital Euro project, describing it as reaching for sunlight in 2027, while Fintech Futures also addressed the ECB's digital euro project in an episode on building Europe's digital currency. Stack and Story covered crypto regulation in two posts, noting that Thailand caps crypto ETFs at BTC and ETH and that ESMA set a 3-month deadline on USDT access. Fintech Business Weekly covered how Revolut's data breach puts crypto whales' lives in danger.

Trust bank charters were another recurring subject. Banking Dive Newsletter published two items on the topic, one on the elder statesman of trust charters making its move and another noting that Rain and Modern Treasury are seeking OCC trust charters. Payments Wrap Up also covered this subject, reporting that Rain is seeking the OCC's approval to create a national trust bank.

Prediction markets received attention from multiple outlets. Bankless published two posts on the subject, one titled "The NFL Audibles on Prediction Markets" and another stating that the NFL is joining states in the fight against prediction markets. American Banker Fintech also touched on prediction markets, discussing how legal interpretation matters for both de novos and prediction markets.

American Banker Fintech additionally covered Navy Federal's fight against military payment scammers and argued for redefining what it means to be "unbanked" or "underbanked." Connecting the Dots in FinTech covered Incognia bringing AI agent detection to financial institutions, and Fintech Futures reported that regtech firm MyComplianceOffice named John Schobel president.