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Catena Labs agentic finance platform raises $30M Series A and files for OCC national trust bank charter

Agentic Finance Startup Catena Raises $30M, Applies for National Trust Bank Charter—What Founders Should Know

27 May 2026·6 min read

Catena Labs raised $30M and filed for an OCC national trust bank charter—marking a first attempt to build a regulated bank purpose-built for AI financial agents.

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