Customers Bank
Crypto-friendly bank holding stablecoin issuer cash reserves
About
Customers Bank is a US commercial bank that has become a key banking partner for crypto firms and stablecoin issuers, holding cash deposit reserves and operating CBIT, a real-time blockchain-based instant payments network used by digital-asset clients.
Stablecoins
Key products
- Founded
- 2009
- HQ
- West Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
- Stage
- Public
- Funding
- Public (NYSE: CUBI)
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