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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 6 sources have reported it between 1 Sep 2026 and 2 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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6 sources · first reported 1 Sep 2026 · latest 2 Sep 2026
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