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Fiserv Moves Into Stablecoin Arena With Solana-Powered FIUSD

Shares rose over 6 percent in premarket trading following last week’s passage of the GENIUS Act.

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Overview

  • Fiserv plans to introduce its FIUSD stablecoin and digital asset platform by the end of 2025, built on the Solana blockchain.
  • Technology partners Circle and Paxos will support FIUSD issuance and the token is designed to interoperate with other major stablecoins.
  • Collaboration with PayPal will enable seamless transfers between FIUSD and PayPal USD for cross-platform payments.
  • The digital asset platform is expected to serve about 10,000 financial institutions and six million merchant locations worldwide.
  • Fiserv shares climbed more than 6 percent in premarket trading as the stablecoin market cap jumped 8 percent over the past week to $271 billion.