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Archive · October 27, 2026

October 27, 2026.
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Story 01

Debit Interchange Ruling Sends Covered Issuers’ Fee Standard Back to Fed

An Eighth Circuit panel ruled October 26 that the Federal Reserve must establish a debit interchange standard consistent with the Durbin Amendment’s permitted cost categories, PYMNTS reports. The decision challenges the existing formula for issuers with $10 billion or more in assets, subject to Regulation II’s asset-measurement and exemption rules. It sets no replacement rate and does not establish immediate merchant savings; changes to issuer revenue and merchant costs depend on subsequent legal proceedings, the Fed’s response and contractual pass-through terms.

Source: PYMNTS
Also Worth Knowing
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Citi Offers Savings Rates Up to 4.35% to Attract Customers’ Outside Assets

Citi launched Premium Boost on October 26, offering eligible relationship-banking customers variable savings APYs ranging from 3.50% to 4.35%. Relationship tiers begin at $30,000, $200,000 and $1 million in combined balances. Citi says its customers hold approximately $3 trillion elsewhere. By linking savings rates to broader banking and investment relationships, the program gives customers a financial incentive to consolidate qualifying balances at Citi rather than simply open another account.

Source: Banking Dive
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Revolut Begins Phased UK Personal-Loan Rollout

A limited portion of Revolut’s 14 million UK customers can initially access its new unsecured personal loans of £2,000–£25,000, repayable over one to five years. Revolut plans to expand availability over several months and says approved borrowers receive near-instant funding with no early-repayment fee. The launch adds lending to its existing app distribution, but the initial eligibility limits mean its full UK customer base cannot yet access the product.

Source: PYMNTS
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Canada’s Stablecoin Proposal Retains Yield Ban and Reserve Custody With Canadian Financial Institutions

Canada opened a 60-day consultation on draft stablecoin regulations that retain a yield-payment ban and require nonbank issuers to hold reserves with Canadian financial institutions, according to PYMNTS. The proposed custody requirement assigns a role to that broader institution category, not exclusively to banks, while the yield ban limits how issuers can compensate holders. The consultation covers implementation requirements including Bank of Canada registration; December 23 marks the comment deadline, not the rules’ commencement.

Source: PYMNTS
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Customer-Manipulation Scams Account for 22.4% of Surveyed Institutions’ Fraud Dollars

Customer-manipulation scams accounted for 22.4% of fraud dollars at surveyed institutions, compared with 12% in 2025. The research surveyed 90 executives at U.S. banks, credit unions and fintechs in July; it does not represent a national census of fraud losses. These scams distinguish customer authentication from payment intent: a legitimate account holder can authorize a payment under manipulation. Among respondents, 78% cited customer communication as a planned investment, up from 41% in 2025.

Source: PYMNTS Intelligence
The Long Memory
“Hong Kong launched its Hong Kong-dollar Real Time Gross Settlement system in December 1996. It settles interbank payments individually in real time rather than accumulating them for later net settlement, reducing interbank settlement exposure. The Faster Payment System launched separately in 2018; it did not replace the RTGS system, and the two serve different purposes. Source: Hong Kong Monetary Authority, “Payment Systems” — https://www.hkma.gov.hk/eng/key-functions/international-financial-centre/financial-market-infrastructure/payment-systems/

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