Rain Seeks OCC’s Approval to Create National Trust Bank

# Rain Seeks OCC’s Approval to Create National Trust Bank

> Evidence tier: B1
> Evidence type: Source-grounded media reporting or interview; claims attributed
> Source: [PYMNTS](https://www.pymnts.com/legal/bank-regulation/2026/rain-seeks-occs-approval-to-create-national-trust-bank)
> Published: 2026-10-06
> Captured: 2026-10-06T18:24:29.086Z

## Source summary

PYMNTS reports that Rain applied to establish Rain National Trust Bank. If approved, a separate subsidiary would provide fiduciary custody, reserve management and stablecoin issuance/redemption under OCC supervision. This is an application and proposed operating structure, not an approved charter or a currently operating national trust bank.

## Why it matters

The report concerns payment access, execution or controls. Announced plans, interview claims and trials must remain distinct from verified general availability and measured outcomes.

## Key numbers

No independently checkable key number was extracted from this report.

## Topics and entities

- Industry lane: Web3 & stablecoin payments
- Entities: Rain
- Web3 payments
- Cross-border payments

## Evidence and credibility note

Reviewed against the readable original source. Company statements, forecasts and interview views remain attributed; plans are not established outcomes.

Date evidence: Automatically verified from article:published_time: 2026-10-06T17:36:18+00:00

## First-party corroboration

No directly corresponding A1 company announcement is currently linked.

## Original-source traceback

[Open the original PYMNTS report](https://www.pymnts.com/legal/bank-regulation/2026/rain-seeks-occs-approval-to-create-national-trust-bank)

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