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Stablecoin Issuance Partnership

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN · 2026-09-01 · Importance 31 · Surprise 42 · In source text

Wells Fargo joined 20 other financial institutions backing a new company that plans to issue a stablecoin. The initiative is expected to launch in the first half of 2027 with an initially U.S.-dollar-denominated product. The partners plan to expand the solution to other G7 currencies and target secure, compliant digital-money use cases.

Key facts

• The stablecoin initiative Wells Fargo is backing is expected to launch in the first half of 2027. source
• The stablecoin initiative backed by Wells Fargo will initially focus on a U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoin with plans to expand to other G7 currencies. source
• Wells Fargo is one of six of the largest U.S. banks among 21 financial institutions backing a new company that will issue a stablecoin solution. source

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