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Mercury nabs conditional OCC charter
Mercury has secured conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to launch its own national bank, marking a major step toward owning its financial infrastructure. The move allows the startup-focused fintech to expand into lending, payments, and services like Zelle while reducing reliance on partner banks, though it still needs final sign-offs from regulators including the FDIC and Federal Reserve. If completed, the charter positions Mercury to compete more directly with full-stack digital banks, signaling a broader trend of fintechs seeking deeper control over their economics and product stack.
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