Block says it has submitted an application to US regulators to establish a federally regulated, uninsured national trust bank called Builders Bank & Trust
THE SO WHAT
Block moving to form a federally regulated, uninsured national trust bank is a bid to own more of the financial stack instead of renting it. Fintechs still leaning on partner banks should revisit their dependency risk and long-term unit economics this quarter.
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