Nubank Secures Conditional OCC Approval to Establish U.S. National Bank
The conditional approval allows Nubank to offer deposit accounts, credit cards, lending and crypto custody in the United States under a federal charter.
Brazil-based Nubank (Nu Holdings) received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national bank in the United States, enabling the firm to provide deposit accounts, credit cards, lending and digital asset custody services in the U.S. market [2][3].
The OCC authorization is conditional and moves Nubank into the bank-organization phase; the federal charter would allow the fintech to operate under a single national license rather than navigating state-by-state banking regimes [3][4].
Observers note the approval is a rare milestone for a non-U.S. fintech and could reshape the digital banking landscape by positioning Nubank to directly compete with traditional banks using its customer-centric model [3][1].
Nubank must complete the OCC’s remaining organizational conditions before the new national bank can commence full operations in the United States [2][4].
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