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Modern Treasury applies to establish national bank trust
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Fusion42 · 5 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Modern Treasury has applied to the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a federally regulated national trust bank focused on integrating stablecoin custody with its payment platform, pending regulatory approval.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 2 sources have reported it.
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You now face a clearing path to offer integrated stablecoin custody under federal supervision, which could open a regulatory moat around your payment operations. This move forces you to rethink how your platform handles digital assets before competitors lock in this advantage.
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