Ramp Applies to the United States OCC for a trust bank charter, intending to provide digital asset custody services
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Ramp has applied to the United States OCC to establish a trust bank and, if approved, intends to provide investment management and digital asset custody services.
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Ramp Applies to the United States OCC for a trust bank charter
PANews October 20 reported, citing Bloomberg, that fintech company Ramp has submitted an application to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Ramp National Trust Bank。Ramp stated on X that, if the application is approved, the trust bank will provide fiduciary investment management and digital asset custody services, without accepting deposits or making commercial loans. Since the beginning of this year, companies including Revolut and Crypto.com have received OCC conditional approvals for different types of charters. Bloomberg previously reported that Ramp was valued in a new funding round at 60000000000 USD, with annualized revenue increasing to 2000000000 USD。
According to Bloomberg, fintech company Ramp has submitted an application to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Ramp National Trust Bank。
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Ramp stated on X that, if the application is approved, the trust bank will provide fiduciary investment management and digital asset custody services.
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Ramp said that the trust bank will not accept deposits or make commercial loans.
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Since the beginning of this year, companies including Revolut and Crypto.com have received OCC conditional approvals for different types of charters.
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Bloomberg previously reported that Ramp was valued in a new funding round at 60000000000 USD, with annualized revenue increasing to 2000000000 USD。
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Ramp The application is for a trust bank charter regulated by the United States OCC. According to the plan disclosed by Ramp, if approved, the bank will focus on managing fiduciary investments and safeguarding digital assets, rather than accepting deposits or making commercial loans. The application has been submitted, but the original text does not state that the charter has been approved.
Why it matters to readers
If the application is approved,Ramp will be able to provide services such as digital asset custody as a trust bank within the approved scope; therefore,OCC's approval outcome and specific business scope warrant attention.
Beginners should distinguish between “an application has been submitted” and “approval has been granted”: this news does not mean that Ramp has obtained the charter, nor does it mean that the related services have launched.
Risks and unknowns
OCC It remains unclear whether the application will be approved.
The original text does not state the approval timeline, application status, or whether supplementary materials are required.
It remains unclear whether the final approved business scope will include digital asset custody.
The data concerning the valuation 60000000000 USD and annualized revenue 2000000000 USD were previously reported by Bloomberg; the original text provides no further verification materials.
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