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Goldman Sachs, Citi and 19 Other Banks Plan a Dollar Stablecoin by 2027
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Fusion42 · 2 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
A consortium of 21 major global banks plans to launch a US dollar-backed stablecoin by the first half of 2027, aiming to build a regulated multi-currency digital payments network starting with the dollar and then the euro. The initiative intends to comply with US and EU stablecoin regulations, challenging existing crypto-native issuers like Tether and Circle by leveraging banks' embedded roles in corporate treasury and payments systems.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 13 sources have reported it between 1 Sep 2026 and 4 Sep 2026.
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The launch of a stablecoin backed by 21 global banks shifts payment rails decisively into regulated banking hands, opening a major new market for payment and treasury tech founders. If your product supports bank-grade compliance or liquidity management, this consortium just created a new customer base and a competitor to crypto-native tokens.
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13 sources · first reported 1 Sep 2026 · latest 4 Sep 2026
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