Crypto in Banking
Digital assets, tokenization, and the evolution of crypto in banking
American Banker delivers trusted, journalist-driven analysis on how banks are navigating the world of crypto. From regulatory updates to use cases for
American Banker highlights the areas where crypto is intersecting with core banking functions like compliance, settlement, and liquidity management. Our reporting avoids the hype and focuses on what matters to banks: oversight, infrastructure, and risk. Whether you're shaping strategy or monitoring market shifts, this is where the industry's crypto story takes shape.
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Startups focused on crypto and digital assets will now be able to join Mastercard’s Start Path program, which gives fledgling companies access to the network’s executives and technology to help them grow, Mastercard said.
July 27
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Amazon.com’s payments team is exploring letting customers use cryptocurrencies to pay for their orders, a development that’s roiling digital currency markets.
July 26
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A U.S. probe into Tether is homing in on whether executives behind the digital token committed bank fraud, a potential criminal case that would have broad implications for the cryptocurrency market.
July 26
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Ex-Director Kathy Kraninger became vice president of regulatory affairs at Solidus Labs as the crypto market comes under increased scrutiny in Washington.
July 22
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The card brand's spots will focus less on credit cards and more on real-time payroll, cryptocurrency and mobile commerce.
July 21
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The Securities and Exchange Commission accuses the company of improperly profiting from sales of the digital token XRP. Here’s how Ripple’s high-priced legal team is trying to poke holes in the government's case.
July 19
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Widely perceived as the architect of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren used the occasion of the agency's 10th anniversary to call for more robust oversight of cryptocurrency and banks' overdraft practices.
July 19![“Even in the face of...opposition from politicians and from industry, the agency survived [the Trump administration] and stayed strong, in part because it is built right," Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said of the CFPB.](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d94cc1d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5795x3260+0+301/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F73%2F8b%2Ff7e050bd44529ac3c4914f3a9781%2Fwarren.jpg)
![“Even in the face of...opposition from politicians and from industry, the agency survived [the Trump administration] and stayed strong, in part because it is built right," Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said of the CFPB.](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8e5cc05/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5795x3260+0+301/resize/1440x810!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F73%2F8b%2Ff7e050bd44529ac3c4914f3a9781%2Fwarren.jpg)
Frequently Asked Questions:
How is American Banker’s crypto coverage different from crypto-native sites?
We don’t cover meme coins or speculative investing. Our editorial team reports from a banking-first lens — focusing on regulation, enterprise use cases, compliance, and tech partnerships involving banks, fintechs, and regulators.What are the main ways banks are engaging with crypto today?
- Digital payments innovation
- Cross-border payments using blockchain rails
- Tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) like treasuries and mortgages
- Compliance tech for crypto transactions and AML screening
- Partnerships with fintechs and exchanges