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Brazil-based bank Itaú Unibanco Holdings S.A. has secured preliminary approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a new national bank in the United States called Itaú Bank, National Association, the OCC said in an Aug. 14 corporate decision.
LAS VEGAS, NV / ACCESS Newswire / August 17, 2026 / AI Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:AIFC)(FRA:5AR1) ("AiFi" or the "Company"), today congratulated World Liberty Financial ("WLFI"), a strategic partner and shareholder of AiFi, following the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's ("OCC") preliminary conditional approval to organize World Liberty Trust Company, a national trust bank purpose-built for stablecoin operations. Tony Isaac, Chief Executive Officer of AI Financial Corporation, said: "We congratulate the entire World Liberty Financial team on achieving this important milestone.
Dutch fintech Bunq said on Friday that the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) had rejected its application for a national bank charter, dealing a setback to the company's plans to expand its banking operations into the United States.
OCC's data center growth and PLPC's infrastructure strength drive standout gains as both companies build on improving fundamentals.
Shares of Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL | CRCL Price Prediction) are up 13% in early Friday trading to $71.44, rebounding sharply from Thursday's $63.01 close.
Stablecoin issuer Circle surged in premarket trading after the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted it approval to operate as a trust bank. The approval gives the company the ability to directly manage reserves for its regulated stablecoins, primarily the USDC stablecoin.
Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) shares are trading higher Friday in sympathy with Circle Internet Group Inc. (NYSE:CRCL) after that company announced the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency approval to open a national trust bank.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), one of the world's leading internet financial platform companies, today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A., a national trust bank. The bank will operate under the name Circle National Trust. OCC approval of a national trust bank charter represents a major U.S. regulatory milestone and strengthens the infra.