The stablecoin cross-border integration will only be for payments coming from and going to the United States, Zelle’s parent company said.
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Early Warning Services, the parent company of payments platform Zelle, said on Friday that stablecoins will be integrated into Zelle to facilitate cross-border transactions for money flowing to and from the United States.
Zelle launched in 2017 and already between users that are integrated into the online banking services of many US banks. Early Warning Services said in Friday’s :
“We’re investing where consumer need, bank capability and global opportunity intersect.”
The Zelle platform is collectively owned by the member banks that use the service, including, but not limited to, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan, Capital One and PNC.
The announcement came amid and blockchain technology, as the legacy financial system integrates blockchain rails for real-time settlement and cross-border commerce.
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Stablecoins milestone in October, according to , totaling over $308 billion at the time of this writing.
The asset class has experienced renewed attention and adoption since US President Donald Trump the GENIUS Act into law in July, which in the US.
Dollar-pegged stablecoins, which were created as critical plumbing for crypto markets to allow traders and investors to store their gains in a low-volatility token, are now also used for cross-border commerce, remittances and savings for residents in inflationary economies.
Individuals and businesses in Latin America are increasingly to store their savings and conduct daily commerce as an alternative to traditional banks in the region, which often suffer from poor infrastructure.
“Crypto is actually changing the lives of people. You see adoption in Argentina, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Mexico increasing rapidly,” Patricio Mesri, co-CEO of crypto exchange Bybit’s Latin American arm, told Cointelegraph.
Reeve Collins, the co-founder of overcollateralized stablecoin issuer Tether, forecast that by 2030.
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