U.S. Bancorp reports third quarter 2026 results

U.S. Bank launches USBDC Stablecoin
U.S. Bank has successfully completed a live pilot transaction using USBDC, its proprietary U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, for a cross-border payment between U.S. Bank entities in North America and Europe, demonstrating the potential for 24/7 transactions. Conducted on the Stellar blockchain, the pilot showed the bank can move value on-chain while maintaining integration with its existing finance, risk, compliance and operations infrastructure. The transaction also validated U.S. Bank's internally developed Digital Asset Platform and evaluated key capabilities, including minting, payment redemption, freezing and clawbacks, managing and moving tokenized assets, and creating a foundation for issuing. Looking ahead, U.S. Bank is exploring applications including liquidity management, collateral mobility and cross-border treasury operations, with the initiative representing another step in its broader digital asset strategy to use blockchain technology to improve efficiency, transparency and settlement speed while maintaining the safety, security and reliability expected by clients.

U.S. Bank launches new credit cards for small businesses
U.S. Bank has launched two new small-business credit cards, Business Essentials and Business Essentials Plus, offering unlimited 2% cash back on eligible purchases and additional rewards for customers with qualifying business checking balances. Business Essentials has no annual fee and can earn up to 2.5% total cash back, while the $295-annual-fee Plus card can earn up to 3.5% and automatically provides 5% cash back on the cardholder's top spending category, subject to an annual limit. Both cards include tools designed to simplify expense management, including Spend Management and ExtendPay, while new cardholders can qualify for cash-back welcome offers of $500 or $1,000, depending on the card. U.S. Bank is supporting the launch with a new advertising campaign featuring entrepreneur and actress Jessica Alba as the spokesperson for both cards, emphasizing its broader strategy of building deeper relationships with small business owners through integrated banking, payments and expense management solutions.