Fiserv launches digital-asset platform using Solana for bank stablecoin
Fiserv said its digital-asset platform is now live and processing Roughrider Coin, a dollar-backed stablecoin created for Bank of North Dakota to improve interbank money movement. Transactions for Roughrider Coin run on Solana while VersaBank acts as issuer and Fireblocks supplies tokenization and security infrastructure, with Fiserv integrating the product into financial-institution systems. The live deployment gives Solana a regulated interbank settlement role and demonstrates a vendor-embedded pathway for banks to adopt blockchain settlement; if Fiserv can scale the model across its client base, blockchain settlement could shift from bespoke pilots to a standard banking feature.
Fiserv's platform now settles a bank stablecoin on Solana.
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Fiserv turned on its digital-asset platform and Roughrider Coin went live. Transactions…
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