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Ripple Gets OCC's OK to Launch National Trust Bank
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Fusion42 · 27 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Ripple received final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to launch its own federally supervised national trust bank, enabling it to offer digital asset custody and support its RLUSD stablecoin. Ripple also expanded partnerships with BNY Mellon for institutional digital asset custody and Robinhood to integrate RLUSD into its digital asset ecosystem.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 5 sources have reported it between 27 Oct 2026 and 28 Oct 2026.
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You now have a direct path to offer regulated crypto banking services federally if you move fast on national trust bank charters. Ripple’s win forces a rethink on how crypto firms must comply to gain banking access and signals federal oversight as the new standard.
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5 sources · first reported 27 Oct 2026 · latest 28 Oct 2026
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