Nearly $1 million in loans in the first 48 hours shows consumers want a safer, regulated alternative to offshore lenders and DeFi

DALLAS, TX — October 19, 2026 — Many Americans hold cryptocurrency. Until today, if they wanted to borrow against it without selling, they had to go to an offshore lender or a decentralized finance (DeFi) app. Starting now, they can go to their own bank or credit union.

BankSocial^® (Fivancial^™ Inc.), a Dallas-based financial technology company specializing in AI, Open Banking and Web3 infrastructure, today announced that its patent-pending Digital Asset-Backed Loans (DABL^™) platform is live with a multi-billion-dollar U.S. financial institution. The launch partner originated nearly $1 million in loans…