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A growing number of fintech and crypto companies are pursuing US banking charters to gain direct control over financial infrastructure rather than relying on partner banks. Neobanks like Revolut, bunq, Nubank, and PayPal see charters as a way to scale globally and deepen customer relationships, while crypto firms such as Circle, Kraken, and Ripple view them as a path to regulatory legitimacy and institutional trust. A banking license also unlocks benefits like direct access to payment rails, reserve backing, digital asset custody, and tokenization, while reducing exposure to sponsor-bank and third-party risk that has long defined the fintech partnership model.
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Beyond payments, Stripe has positioned aggressively around crypto and agentic commerce as a catalyst for online spend. It acquired stablecoin orchestration platform Bridge for $1.1B, wallet infrastructure provider Privy, and is building Tempo, a payments-focused L1 blockchain being tested by Visa, Nubank, and Klarna. Its latest tender offer at $159B is a 74% increase from last year.
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