Press Release: FDIC Board Approves Proposal to Address Bank Secrecy Act and Sanctions Compliance Standards for FDIC-Supervised Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers
PRESS RELEASE | MAY 22, 2026 FDIC Board Approves Proposal to Address Bank Secrecy Act and Sanctions Compliance Standards for FDIC-Supervised Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board of Directors approved a notice of proposed rulemaking that would implement Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and sanctions compliance standards applicable to FDIC-supervised permitted […]
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