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  • May 08, 2026

    OCC Says AI Presents A Double-Edged Sword To Banks

    Artificial intelligence is "significantly transforming" the cybersecurity threat landscape for banks while also presenting opportunities to help defend against those heightened risks, according to a new report from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

  • May 08, 2026

    Panama Beats Banesco Claim Over Public Works Bonds

    Panama has defeated a multimillion-dollar claim brought by the multinational financial institution Banesco, in which it accused the country of violating due process by arbitrarily seeking to redeem bonds guaranteeing certain unfulfilled public works contracts.

  • May 08, 2026

    6th Circ. Backs Ex-Fed Worker's Long COVID Benefits Denial

    The Sixth Circuit backed a win for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, its long-term disability plan, and a benefit management company in a former Cleveland Fed employee's suit seeking additional benefits for long-haul COVID symptoms, holding a lower court properly applied New York state contract law in reaching its decision. 

  • May 08, 2026

    Crypto Co. Kraken Files For OCC Trust Charter

    Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, the first digital bank to hold a Federal Reserve master account, announced Friday it has applied for a national trust company charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish Payward National Trust Co., which would provide services for digital assets.

  • May 08, 2026

    SEC's Atkins Mulls Broker, Exchange Rule Tweaks For Crypto

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins on Friday floated a series of potential rulemaking efforts to address how regimes for brokers, exchanges, clearing agencies and other types of regulated functions apply to cryptocurrency software projects that don't fall within traditional categories.

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