Daily brief

September 28, 2026

4 stories curated for this day.

Thunes has signed an agreement with Aljazira Bank, one of Saudi Arabia's leading banks, to modernize and expand its international remittance services through Thunes' Direct Global Network. Under the collaboration, announced in Riyadh on September 28, 2026, Aljazira Bank's retail customers will gain real-time access to pay billions of bank accounts and mobile wallets worldwide, with broader endpoints and destinations. Sources: thunes (opens in a new tab)
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency formally rejected Wise's application to establish Wise National Trust, a proposed non-depository national trust bank headquartered in Austin, Texas, citing AML failures, in a decision letter signed 21 July 2026. Wise retains money transmitter licences across 48 US states and continues serving 18.9 million active users. Sources: thefintechtimes (opens in a new tab)
Brazilian neobank Nubank is reportedly in talks to take over UK digital bank Monzo in a deal that would value the British challenger at around $10 billion. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)
Revolut has received the regulatory go-ahead to acquire small Argentinian lender Banco Cetelem from BNP Paribas. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)