TLDR
- Coinbase announced a partnership with Stablecore on Sept. 16 to embed crypto trading, custody, staking and stablecoin payments into U.S. banking systems.
- Stablecore’s existing technology reaches more than 3,000 U.S. banks and credit unions, though no contracts with all of them have been confirmed.
- Amarillo National Bank in Texas is among the first institutions working with the partnership.
- Stablecore also announced a Sept. 15 deal with Nasdaq Verafin for crypto financial-crime monitoring, currently in beta.
- This is Coinbase’s second community-bank partnership in less than a week, following a similar deal with Moov covering 1,000+ institutions.
Coinbase announced on Sept. 16 a partnership with financial technology company Stablecore to bring crypto services inside existing U.S. bank platforms. The deal covers crypto trading, custody, staking and stablecoin payments.
Crypto and stablecoins are coming to your local bank app.
We're partnering with Stablecore to integrate regulated digital asset custody, trading, and payments into thousands of community banks and credit unions.
Finance is moving onchain – banks included. pic.twitter.com/SwDmrF0S1V
— Coinbase 🛡️ (@coinbase) September 17, 2026
Stablecore says its current technology integrations touch systems used by more than 3,000 U.S. banks and credit unions. That figure refers to Stablecore’s existing tech footprint, not the number of banks that have signed contracts with Coinbase.
Under the arrangement, Coinbase provides the custody and exchange infrastructure. Stablecore connects that infrastructure to each bank’s core banking systems, digital banking software and compliance tools.
The setup uses a white-label model. Banks keep their own branding and customer interface while running Coinbase’s digital asset services in the background.
Amarillo National Bank in Texas has been named as an early participant. The bank was already working with Stablecore through Q2 Innovation Studio, a banking technology platform, which moved Stablecore’s integration from development into production in under six months by Sept. 9.
No public announcement confirms that Amarillo customers can currently buy, sell, stake or send stablecoins through their bank accounts. Both companies describe the work as underway, with the customer-facing launch depending on each individual institution.
Compliance Tools Being Built Alongside Banking Features
Stablecore announced a separate deal with Nasdaq Verafin on Sept. 15. The partnership combines digital asset transaction data with traditional bank customer records for financial-crime monitoring.
Stablecore holds digital asset transaction data without storing personal customer information. The bank keeps its own customer records, and both data sets flow into Verafin for risk assessment.
Amarillo National Bank is testing this system in beta. Stablecore expects the Verafin integration to roll out to mutual customers in the fourth quarter of 2026 and the first quarter of 2027. Real-time sanctions screening is planned after the initial rollout.
William Ware, president of Amarillo National Bank, said customers want access to emerging payment methods while the bank maintains visibility across traditional and digital activity.
Regulators Have Already Cleared the Path
U.S. regulators have already given banks room to work with third-party crypto providers. The OCC confirmed in May 2025 that national banks can provide crypto custody and execute customer-directed trades. Banks can outsource these activities as long as they maintain proper vendor oversight.
The Federal Reserve removed its advance-notification requirement for state member banks in April 2025. Crypto activities now fall within its standard supervisory process.
This Stablecore deal is Coinbase’s second community-bank partnership in under a week. Six days earlier, Coinbase announced a deal with Moov covering more than 1,000 community banks, focused on stablecoin payments and merchant settlement.
The two deals target different parts of banking. Moov handles payment acceptance and funding, while Stablecore covers trading, custody, staking and compliance integration.
Coinbase has not disclosed fees, staking terms or a general launch timeline for the Stablecore partnership. Neither company has published transaction volumes from early deployments.
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